This morning we sent the kids out to play on the playground (which we could see from our cabin) while we packed up. Jane immediately found a friend. She was very concerned that it was hurt, but when we checked out, they told us that the cat (Carmel Sue) had turned up a few years ago and it's nose was just scarred.
Four years ago when we made our last cross-country trek, we ended up in Tulsa, Oklahoma on a Monday. When the Woody Guthrie Center is closed. What a sad day.
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| "No weapons allowed except guitars." |
But, we finally made it back and this picture alone made it totally worth it! Joseph and Rosalie are listening to "Take Me Riding in the Car Car" and just cracking up!
I also got to see Pete Seeger's banjo!!! I sent Arthur to go ask where Woody's "This Machine Kills Fascists" guitar was - and apparently, they've (there were several) have been lost to the ages. They may still be out there somewhere, but no one knows where.
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| Woody's fiddle that went with him overseas in WWII and his hat. |
Jane has always loved the song "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key," a Woody Guthrie song covered by Billy Bragg, and they had a whole display with the lyrics and album cover! We made sure to listen to it as we left town.
The best part of this museum was not just finally getting to see it, but watching my children revel in the music I love.
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There was a virtual reality experience of a huge dust storm. Really incredible. There is an extensive archive there for researchers. They had a facsimile of the handwritten lyrics to "This Land is Your Land" on display.
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The rest of the day was just driving, driving and more driving. We loved watching the sunset and the moonrise while we sang Christmas carols (thanks, Rachel, for the caroling songbook!).
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| Thanks for the glow gloves, Aunt Jane & Uncle Ed! |
Tonight's KOA is "two-layered" much to their delight and they spent a good hour playing wolfpack while Arthur and I laid out church clothes for tomorrow and did some blogging.
Tomorrow we'll reach Fort Wayne!
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