The Red Geranium

Tomorrow night we are going to the Red Geranium in New Harmony Indiana which is one of my favorite places both to eat and to experience. This historic town boasts an art museum, concert series, a theatre festival, two labyrinths, a roofless church and a theologians garden. That garden is Paul Tillich's final resting place. It also has been the home to several Utopian communities. As is the nature of Utopian communities, they had limited runs. It's definitely a unique spot in a part of Indiana more famous for its cantaloupe than its culture.

The Red Geranium has been the site for many of our family celebrations in particular our wedding anniversary and those special times when all our children are home. We like to take our out of town visitors there as well. A most memorable time was the night we were there and caught snippets of OJ giving chase in the now famous white Bronco on the little TV over the bar. Such a peaceful evening linked forever with the insanity of what became the prime media circus for years.

Tomorrow we celebrate Father's Day and our 35th wedding anniversary. There was a new chef the last time we were there so some favorite dishes were missing, but such is life. We change, the chefs change, but the Red Geranium remains a place dear to our hearts and rich in memories.