After driving all afternoon, one of the first things we noticed on arrival in Evansville was how pretty and clean it was. That may not be the case everywhere you might look, but from our vantage point, it held true. Approaching our destination we were thrilled to see signs reading "Storytelling," with arrows pointing to our destination, but things got even better...
Approaching the wide, curving drive of our hosts, we were met by a young couple who showed us where we needed to go and helped us with parking. Debarking at the house, we were met by storyteller and educator Mary Jo Huff, our contact in Indiana.
After greeting us with hugs like old friends, which by that time we were, she led
she led us to the porch which was decorated with a large version of the invitation they had created, and tons of flowers. You might say we felt like royalty by this time, and that is exactly how we were treated all that evening.
Our hosts had emptied both the living room and dining room to accommodate the over seventy guests who attended. The house was a perfect spot for us as those two rooms flanked the foyer and led straight into a delightful den where we told with Mary Jo and another guild member, Tammy, to an enthusiastic crowd.
A break took us to the back porch where a sumptuous feast of chocolate - cookies, brownies... awaited us. Leaving, our emcee, Mike, presented us with small boxes of exquisite chocolate turtles...
We left for our hotel knowing we were doing something beyond breaking new ground for storytellers with our trip; we were performing as a troupe and were exceeding what we had ever done before. Heady, it was with a more-ish taste to it, and one lavished with more than a hint of chocolate!
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