Planning Our Cruise My family and I recently went on an seven day Eastern Caribbean Cruise. We began planning this cruise over a year before we actually sailed away. While it was fun to begin the planning and booking activities, it was a little overwhelming as well. There is so much to do and to…
07.28.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Frame of Reference. I absolutely love the metal and all the color hues of this mechanism. I think the wildflowers growing between the railroad ties just adds to the beauty of the image of the hard metals and changes the frame of reference from just a train wheel…
North East Ohio Quilt Show The summer months are a busy time for Quilters and Quilt Displays. The county and state fairs display creative arts items and the Quilts are no exception. This is the time of year, quilters get to showcase their hard work through out the year. As many quilters are inspired, Quilt…
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium located in Delaware County, OH has always been a family favorite which houses The Grand Carousel. We love visiting the Lions, Tigers and Bears (oh my), but also ride on one of the wood carved horses. During on one of our recent visits to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, we…
07.21.2023 || Sharon the Moments ™ … To the Moon or least the Stars. We recently visited the Space Coast of Florida which included the Kennedy Space Center. During our bus tour, we learned about the Launch of Apollo 12 mission and the instrument malfunction and possible catastrophe. It was then that Flight Controller John…
During 2020, the pandemic played havoc on the world, but the quilters and crafters settled in, pulled out their stash scrap fabrics and got to work. I was no different. I was watching YouTube on the daily and loving all the new scrappy tutorials available. When I came across this video from Lori Holt, I…
Sailing Away Our family recently traveled to Port Canaveral to board a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship. We were headed to the Eastern Caribbean for an 8 day cruise of fun, sun and relaxation and of course all the food we can eat. Cruising has always been known for the unlimited cuisine ranging from pastries, main…
On our drive to Summit County recently, we passed by this Ohio Historical Marker for the Boston Township Hall designed by John Eisenmann. Located on Main Street in Peninsula, Ohio, it marks this school building designed by Eisenmann; designed to consolidate two one-room school houses when the Peninsula and Boston Township Boards of Education merged…
07.14.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … The Great Vastness. I have always known there is so much of this physical world I have yet to explore or witness but it is just hard to understand the great vastness of this world. It wasn’t until we were at sea in the middle of the Atlantic…
Scrappiness is Happiness In the quilting world, one can never have too much fabric. There are always patterns to browse and fabrics to sew and quilts to be made so when you have left over fabric scraps (usually bigger than 2″x2″), a quilt can in fact be created. For this scrappy quilt, I choose to…