05.26.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … an Adventure. This week has been everything including an adventure. So many lasts this week that I don’t know if I should cry or laugh or maybe both … at the same time. Within one week, my son became an adult (turned 18) and graduated High School. I…
Being a quilter, one of the things I look forward to year round are the Quilt Retreats. Not only is it about quilting the entire long weekend, but included a great quilting community and always wonderful lodging. For more years than I can remember, my mom has been attending the Rise and Shine Quilt Retreat…
Living in Columbus most of my life, I love learning about local history in my hometown. The Charity Newsies Building just down the road is no exception. I drive by this building about every day of the week and marvel at the idea of such a philanthropic organization is so close to home. The Charity…
05.19.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … the Future. So much is happening this Month. We are celebrating birthdays, high school graduations and the excitement of all the wonderful adventures in the near future. I have always loved sunset and sunrise images because unless you know the sun is setting or rising, they look the…
My family and I recently took a short road trip to Cleveland, Ohio to visit the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Situated along the northern coast on Cuyahoga County on Lake Erie, it is just minutes from Downtown Cleveland. As we walked toward the entrance of the Hall of Fame, we passed the Ohio…
My family and I visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH along Lake Erie recently. It was about a two hours drive northeast of Columbus. We pre-purchased our tickets online on their website here. We wanted to see all the exhibits and the list of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…
In honor of Mother’s Day, I would like to wish all the Moms on earth and in heaven, soon to be moms; mom’s that have experienced loss; person’s affectionately referred to as mom, momma, mum, or some other word; a wonderful and joyous Mother’s Day. I hope today brings you smile, laughter and lots of…
As my son and I continued several road trips through out Ohio for College Visits, we toured the home of the RedHawks, Miami University in Butler County, Ohio. Not only was a beautiful campus in Oxford Ohio our tour was very informative. But what I didn’t know about the University was the history of the…
05.12.2023 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ … Paradise. I will be celebrating another wonderful trip around the sun this week and was reminiscing about my 50th Birthday. To say that I celebrated my half century in paradise is an understatement. I loved spending my birthday in Maui, Hawaii with this gorgeous view. Not sure there…
During the summer in the Midwest, some days are raining and just blah. It is days like these, I love to spend in my sewing room. I found this pattern awhile back and while I didn’t know the fabric that would look great, I knew I wanted to make this quilt. I especially love this…