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Lodging in Shipshewana IN
With so many family activities, shopping and restaurants to enjoy in Shipshewana, Indiana; spending at least several days in Shipshewana is a must. Two of my recommendations for lodging include the Farmstead Inn & Conference Center and the Blue Gate Garden Inn both conveniently located on S. Van Buren Street. I stayed in the Farmstead…
Week 1: Four Weeks of Christmas Series … Pay it Forward
Christmas Holiday Season to pay it forward bringing joy to others
Four Weeks of Christmas Series …
Christmas season of giving during the four weeks of Christmas Holiday for family
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Sunrise in Ohio Amish Country
12.01.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Have you ever waken early in the morning and thought about the sunrise? Well, I do often and on this particular day, I was in Ohio Amish Country on a Quilting Retreat and decided to step outside for some fresh air. PJs and slippers, I wondered around the Inn…
Some of the Best Christmas Activities in Shipshewana
Lights of Joy (Christmas Light Drive) Wanting to step it up this Holiday Season, or create memories your entire family will be begging for more? Then a visit to Shipshewana in Northern Indiana is the place with the small town in likeness of a classic Hallmark movie. Shipshewana has perfected the Christmas season into a…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Shipshewana
11.17.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Shipshewana, Indiana. Have you been to Indiana Amish Country? This quaint town if full of activities for the entire family of all ages. This time of year, the Christmas Season has so much to offer, from the Shipshewana Lights of Joy to Shopping at the Davis Mercantile to the…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Happy Veteran’s Day (Observed)
11.10.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Today is not just a day off from work for some, or the inconvenience of the post office and banks not open. Rather today is Veteran’s Day; a day which is a Federal Holiday to honor the Military Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Veteran’s Day is different…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Do you Dare?
11.03.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Have you ever thought about the “what if’s” in life? How things might be different if you made a different decision? Or make a choice that was not fear based? Or even stepped out of your comfort zone to see what would happen? Yea… me too. Whether it is…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Love all things Pumpkins
10.20.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ October is a month full of everything pumpkins. From Pumpkin Spiced Lattes to the begging of the Pumpkin pie season, this is the time of year families gather pumpkins from the patch, drinking hot apple cider and get to wear those warm and cozy sweaters. Pumpkins are like puppies;…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Quilt Retreat Weekend
10.13.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ It is that time again… a Quilting Retreat Weekend! With the season of Fall, also comes the flannels, fireplace working overtime, pumpkins, pumpkin spiced lattes and weekends away with other Quilting lovers. Spending a long weekend in Amish County (Ohio) during the cooler month of October soothes my soul;…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … For the Love of October
10.06.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ For the love of Fall, flannels, football and pumpkins, and the Sunflowers too. For the love all things October. I love me a beautiful Sunflower; the goldfinches are in heaven feasting on the heads full of seeds; the colors so bright against the crisp air and cozy blue sky…
October – Showcase an Ohio Quilter …
Welcome back for another monthly installment of Showcase an Ohio Quilter. I though it would be fun and interesting to meet and greet some of Ohio Quilter’s; discover a little about them and what inspires them in their art of Quilting. Every month I will be showcasing a Quilter from Ohio. We will talk about…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Honor our Veterans
09.29.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ A few weeks ago, I attended the HOPS Quilt Award Ceremony where one-hundred resident Wayne County Ohio Veterans were each awarded a Quilt of Honor. say it was an honor to supporting these well deserved Veterans is an understatement I had the privilege meeting and talking with a local…
Hometown Heroes Ceremony Honoring Wayne County (OH) Veterans a Quilt
Wayne County Ohio Fair Honoring Hometown Veterans Several months back, I attended the Northeast Ohio Quilt Show in Wayne County (Ohio) hosted by the Tree City Quilt Guild. Not only were there many vendors for shopping and quilts on display for inspiration; the Guild was promoting their 3rd year where about 100 Wayne County Ohio…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Convergence
09.22.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Have you ever looked at a life event or thought about a past experience where things just sort of came together? Regardless of the planning and preparation, the starts aligned if you will and wondered what happened? Maybe thought about how crazy two worlds collided into perfect harmony and…
Remarkable Ohio … Ohio Historical Marker #6-2 Servicemen’s Free Canteen
Servicemen’s Free Canteen Ohio Historical Marker As my mom and I continued our journey through Lima Ohio in search of more Quilt Store shopping for the All Ohio Shop Hop, we visited another Ohio Historical Marker, the Servicemen’s Free Canteen located in Allen County. With the historical markers just a few minute drive apart, we…
Remarkable Ohio … Ohio Historical Marker #2-2 The Interurban Era
The Interurban Era Ohio Historical Marker Here in Central Ohio, the Fall weather that has arrived and if you are like me, I associate Autumn with quilting. My mom and I recently set out on a Saturday day trip to enjoy the Autumn sights, shop at several All Ohio Shop Hop Quilt Shops and visit…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … This is for Real
09.15.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ A few weeks ago while away at a retreat, folks began walking outside at dusk to catch a glimpse of the falling sun. As the sun continued to fall, more and more people joined to watch. Was it because we needed a break from what we were working on?…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Great Beauty
09.08.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Recently I spent a long weekend on a Quilting Retreat. The grounds were incredible always displaying God’s Country to all that would notice. This reflection of the Church during sunrise was no exception. Sometimes, being open to whatever the world has to show you, being in the right location…
September – Showcase an Ohio Quilter …
Welcome to the first installment of Showcase an Ohio Quilter. I though it would be fun and interesting to meet and greet some of Ohio Quilter’s; discover a little about them and what inspires them in their art of Quilting. Beginning in September, I will be showcasing a Quilter from Ohio. We will talk about…
Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Home Away from Home
09.01.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ It has been a few weeks since my one and only has left the nest. He is loving this next chapter and doing a great job navigating this journey. I, on the other hand miss him terribly and just want to hug him tight. Meanwhile, I can’t help but…
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