On the Moove...Home Away from Home
Being on the road can be a little hard, but it's all worth it for the excitement we see in people over what we're doing, and the hosts who make us feel at home wherever we are.
“A home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”
-Robert Frost
When we arrived on Joan Knoertzer doorstep last night, she welcomed us into her library-themed B&B with open arms. Upon entering we discovered a wonderland brimming with laughter, stories, nibbles (her word for candy), and more books than you could possibly imagine. Sometimes being on the road gets tiring, but great Bed and Breakfasts give the impression that you are at a place where they would always take you in.
We fell asleep enveloped in the softest sheets we had ever felt and awoke to an elaborate breakfast. As we prepared for another full day of petitioning, Joan set us up for success.
Enjoying a cooler day in Ann Arbor, Becca, Alex and I hit the ground running. We donned the fashionable heifer suits, and over the course of the day, we collected nearly 150 postcards. As the sky darkened at the late hour of 10 pm, we treated ourselves to ice cream from the local parlor and reflected upon the day. It seemed appropriate that we would share some of our musings below.
We are thankful for kind and hospitable hosts, for receptive ears, for new coalition partners, for enthusiastic supporters, for artificial hormone-free ice cream, and for the breathability of two of the three cow suits.
-Meredith, Becca, and Alex
