Focus on Life Evening Moments

There is a moment when the day begins to quietly slip away from the earth and the calm of evening floods over the land.  Colors deepen, stars peek through pin holes in a twilight sky.  We begin to exhale and slowly let the world of the day slide from our shoulders.

I'm cheating a bit this week as our two older kids were back in Kansas for the Easter Holiday and  I totally forgot to see what our assignment was for this week. So I'm sharing a photo from the past.

This photo was taken at a farm in Kansas. The farm sits near the Kaw River.

The owners host a summer Feast in the Fields. Here the sun has gone down making a soft glow over the lovely table set in the corn field. The feast is over and the guests are nearly gone.

Here is the beautiful table setting which was taken early in the evening. There are around 100 guests and the food is fantastic.

In the fall the family hosts a feast in their stone barn.  And this June they will be hosting a feast in the pasture, which is something new. I can't wait!

Dining In a Corn Field

My husband’s birthday was at the end of May. So what do you get the man that has everything? At our age, if we need something we usually go out and buy it. I struggled to come up with something unique, and found the perfect gift while reading the Kansas! Magazine several months back. The article that caught my eye was about agritourism and featured a Kansas couple who hosted a gourmet meal right in their corn field. After visiting their website I signed up for the event. I had a few moments of nail biting because I really didn’t know what to expect, or if my husband would enjoy it.



The evening was to be a surprise for my husband. The only thing he knew was the directions since he was the one doing the driving. Here’s what greeted us as we arrived for Hors d’oeuvres. Just look at that gorgeous farm table, which really wasn’t a table at all, but more like a well –used work bench. We were served curry pheasant salad on crusty bread, gooey miniature grilled cheese sandwiches, and a couple Kansas wines.



My husband and I could not keep our eyes off the tables all lined up in a row, the colorful napkins, the white chairs, and the sun shining on the goblets making them sparkle. We took 17 photos of that stunning table, and that’s just the beginning.





This is the menu for the evening. With each course a different California wine was featured. The food was fabulous and I wish I would have snapped a photo of each course, but I was too distracted by the food to even think about taking pictures.



Here are just a few of the many photos my husband took that night. Debbie Miller of Midwest Living Magazine was there, but I didn't get to visit with her other than to let her know how much I love the magazine.

Another photo of the table, but if you look closely towards the back left you'll see Chef Scott Benjamin explaining each course. The Wild Rice Risotto was to die for and my mouth is watering just thinking about it.









This is where the meal was served from. Who would think a gourmet meal could be put together under a tent!


Below: The couple on the right are the original owners of the farm. If you've ever been to Kansas you might hav seen the signs that read 'One Kansas Farmer feeds 128 people and you!' This couple helped make and place 60 billboards across the state.





The evening ended with the glow of the torches and a full moon hanging low in the sky.