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Good afternoon, my friends. We're one day closer to our month-long destination in Escondido, California. This afternoon, we find ourselves in Red Bluff...about an hour south of Redding, if that helps. We had a nice day's drive today with relatively good weather. Mike is happy because he washed both the truck and the RV before we left home, and both are still clean.

As we left Wolf Creek this morning, I got my own photo of the Wolf Creek Inn mentioned in yesterday's post. It's the oldest continuously-operating hotel in Oregon, having begun operation in ...

Good afternoon, my friends. We're one day closer to our month-long destination in Escondido, California. This afternoon, we find ourselves in Red Bluff...about an hour south of Redding, if that helps. We had a nice day's drive today with relatively good weather. Mike is happy because he washed both the truck and the RV before we left home, and both are still clean.

As we left Wolf Creek this morning, I got my own photo of the Wolf Creek Inn mentioned in yesterday's post. It's the oldest continuously-operating hotel in Oregon, having begun operation in ...

Good evening, my friends. Hey! I'm back! And I'm over 200 miles from where I was the last time we chatted. We left our home under dark and cloudy skies and drove through the fog until we reached the bottom of our hill. There, we found blue skies and sunshine. Mt. Hood did everything in its power to avoid having its picture taken, but I captured it anyway.

We also see lots of birds of prey ...

Good evening, my friends. Hey! I'm back! And I'm over 200 miles from where I was the last time we chatted. We left our home under dark and cloudy skies and drove through the fog until we reached the bottom of our hill. There, we found blue skies and sunshine. Mt. Hood did everything in its power to avoid having its picture taken, but I captured it anyway.

We also see lots of birds of prey ...

Good morning, my friends. I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas Day. Our son and daughter-in-law did the cooking for our family get-together, and it was delicious as always. (They are both excellent cooks.)

Before we headed over to their place, I took some time to bake Jumbo Breakfast Cookies for our trip. They're made with peanut butter, oatmeal, raisins and multi-grain Cheerios. We always carry Clif bars in the truck when we travel. They're filling enough to substitute for lunch on days when we don't want to stop. These are a nice alternative to Clif ...

Good morning, my friends. I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas Day. Our son and daughter-in-law did the cooking for our family get-together, and it was delicious as always. (They are both excellent cooks.)

Before we headed over to their place, I took some time to bake Jumbo Breakfast Cookies for our trip. They're made with peanut butter, oatmeal, raisins and multi-grain Cheerios. We always carry Clif bars in the truck when we travel. They're filling enough to substitute for lunch on days when we don't want to stop. These are a nice alternative to Clif ...

Good morning, my friends. We're back to our dark skies and drenching rains today. I'm worrying about you folks up in Washington. We have a trip planned in your area for next fall. I'm hopeful we won't have to change our plans after all the flooding y'all have experienced. That's a long time from now. Hopefully, it can all be set right between now and then. And if you're one of the folks whose home I saw with water up to the eaves...well, you have my sympathy. Having to change our plans ...

Good morning, my friends. We're back to our dark skies and drenching rains today. I'm worrying about you folks up in Washington. We have a trip planned in your area for next fall. I'm hopeful we won't have to change our plans after all the flooding y'all have experienced. That's a long time from now. Hopefully, it can all be set right between now and then. And if you're one of the folks whose home I saw with water up to the eaves...well, you have my sympathy. Having to change our plans ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, I can't lie...it was good to sit down at the machine yesterday and do some real sewing. I had a lot going on yesterday, and so I didn't have much time in the sewing room. Still, it was good to be doing something that required a needle and thread rather than a ruler and a rotary cutter.

When I finished yesterday's post, I happened to glance out the window to see the raindrops on the tree outside sparkling like diamonds in the sunshine. Just seeing the sunshine was a huge mood-booster ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, I can't lie...it was good to sit down at the machine yesterday and do some real sewing. I had a lot going on yesterday, and so I didn't have much time in the sewing room. Still, it was good to be doing something that required a needle and thread rather than a ruler and a rotary cutter.

When I finished yesterday's post, I happened to glance out the window to see the raindrops on the tree outside sparkling like diamonds in the sunshine. Just seeing the sunshine was a huge mood-booster ...

Good morning, my friends. Oh my goodness! I have so much to show you today. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I met up with Matthew yesterday for a visit to the Portland Puppet Museum. His house was looking very festive. Not bad for two single guys sharing a household.

The Portland Puppet Museum is one of just ten puppet museums in the United States, and it's the only permanent puppet museum on the West Coast. The collection boasts over 2,000 puppets from over 38 countries, and is so large that the museum rotates exhibits every four ...

Good morning, my friends. Oh my goodness! I have so much to show you today. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I met up with Matthew yesterday for a visit to the Portland Puppet Museum. His house was looking very festive. Not bad for two single guys sharing a household.

The Portland Puppet Museum is one of just ten puppet museums in the United States, and it's the only permanent puppet museum on the West Coast. The collection boasts over 2,000 puppets from over 38 countries, and is so large that the museum rotates exhibits every four ...

Good morning, my friends. If you don't recognize that acronym in the title, then you should know that it stands for Fabric Acquisition Road Trip. That took up most of the day yesterday. We were up and out early to run some errands, and then we made the half-hour drive south to The Cotton Patch, where they have a "backing day" at the end of each month. Bring in a finished quilt top, get 25% off any backing fabric. As it turns off, they were celebrating "Small Business Saturday," and so everything in the store was 25% off. Even ...

Good morning, my friends. If you don't recognize that acronym in the title, then you should know that it stands for Fabric Acquisition Road Trip. That took up most of the day yesterday. We were up and out early to run some errands, and then we made the half-hour drive south to The Cotton Patch, where they have a "backing day" at the end of each month. Bring in a finished quilt top, get 25% off any backing fabric. As it turns off, they were celebrating "Small Business Saturday," and so everything in the store was 25% off. Even ...

This post was supposed to go up last week, but with all my computer issues last weekend, it didn't even get written.  We ended up taking a few weeks with this challenge card because fall didn't really set in till early November.   

Both My Guy and I went out for walks and we both captured a few leaves that were changing, but definitely nothing spectacular in the week after we drew this challenge card.  It was very different during my walk after I got back from Houston. 

Kate: Reds and Yellows

Though I didn't have to walk ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy sewing day yesterday. I managed to finish off my "Motion" challenge, and then I had time to quilt the first row of the Whimsical Garden quilt.

My sewing started with embroidery, as always. But then I moved to hand-stitching the binding for the "Motion" project. It was a small quilt, but I'm sure it was easier to stitch with the help of my trusty stitching cat.

In short order, my quilt was finished. Here's your final peek ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy sewing day yesterday. I managed to finish off my "Motion" challenge, and then I had time to quilt the first row of the Whimsical Garden quilt.

My sewing started with embroidery, as always. But then I moved to hand-stitching the binding for the "Motion" project. It was a small quilt, but I'm sure it was easier to stitch with the help of my trusty stitching cat.

In short order, my quilt was finished. Here's your final peek ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Halloween!

I'm happy to say it was a day for slow yesterday. I took care of a few domestic things in the morning, and then I plopped myself down in a chair and spent ...