We left Midwest City late enough that we were in Okemah by 11 o'clock and ready for lunch. Once on I-40, our favorite place to eat is in Okemah, at the Hen House. The food is so good, the service great, and the inside interesting to look at. Once upon a time they had antiques and kept quite a few for decorations.
This shows Mom sitting on the side porch waiting for them to open . . .
While I parked on the front porch in the shade, rocking, and feeling the cool breeze coming by . . .
The Hen House is open only for lunch - beginning at 11, but I haven't noticed when they close. It's worth getting off the highway for one of their meals.
After lunch we headed east again. It's sure a long drive to Little Rock, especially once you get past Ft Smith. The road is good, the scenery mostly trees, but being Interstate highway, there's nothing to see or to do unless you get off to explore. We'll do our exploring after our visit.
We're headed Thursday for Newport, Arkansas. Mom grew up in Newport, Wales; cousin Pam lived for many years in Newport, Oregon. I made up a list one time of the Newports in in the US and we had a plan to visit as many as we could. We've finally gotten around to it. Someone asked why visit all the Newports? - because they're there!
We'll also go to Batesville and Mountain View where, according to the brochure we picked up, they have folk crafts aplenty. That's the plan for the day - we'll see how it works out.
