Arrived Prior to Cruise Departure Prior to our Cruise out of Port Canaveral, we arrived in the Cocoa area several days before our cruise was to depart. We wanted to sight see the area and needed a budget friendly and clean hotel. We landed with the Holiday Inn Express located in Cocoa, Florida. Located right…
06.30.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Lake Ontario. WoW… that view is breathtaking. Not only because I could see for miles, but in order to get this view, I had to climb 235 steps of the Brock’s Monument located in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, Canada. While visiting the Niagara Falls Canadian Style, we visited the tower…
My Favorite Quilt One of my favorite and fun quilts to create was this 16-patch color themed block. Over several years of creating quilts, I have accumulated a lot of fabric scraps left over from other quilting projects. Of all the quilts, I just love all the colors of the previous used fabrics and couldn’t…
My family and I have been to the Lake Erie Shores and Islands numerous times. On our last adventure, we came across this historical marker for the first ship to shore radio broadcast. Located on Put-in-Bay at the Jet Express Landing in Ottawa County, Dr. Lee deForest broadcasted the first ship to shore radio message…
06.23.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Summertime. Wow. Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday we were listening to Christmas music and ringing in the New Year. The summer solstice is just a few shorts weeks away. I love summertime; all the late sunsets, cookouts, fireworks, ball games, bike rides and…
While there is so many incredible activities for locals and tourists in Holland Michigan, the views are just as incredible. Enjoy! Loving the sunset view over Lake Michigan during the summer months. The cool breeze coming from the water as the quietness sets in. Walking the 275 steps of the Mt. Pisgah Dune Boardwalk to…
I LoVe this Quilt!! I know.. I say this about all my quilts but they really are like my children; I love them all the same in their own special way. One of my favorite colors is red and when paired with black and white in a quilt, my hearts sings. This quilt was super…
Quilt Retreat Getaway Quilting and attending Quilt Retreats go hand in hand. Attending a quilt retreat provides a nice community with other quilters. It provides an opportunity to learn from your quilting peers and make new friends. People with similar interests in quilting attending the retreat provides the environment for encouragement and comradery that make…
06.16.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Dog Days of Summer. With the summer solstice about a week away and the heat of the Midwest hitting us like a brick, I remember the days growing up when visiting my grandparents house. They lived in the country where we always played outside. Swinging on the tree…
Quilts on Display Do you enjoy looking at Quilts on display at local fairs and festivals? Have you been gifted a Quilt and thought, wow, I wish I knew how to make a Quilt? Do you enjoy looking at all the beautiful fabrics every season? Have you been secretly wanting to learn to quilt? If…