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Petit Jean State Park; Morrilton, Arkansas from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We've moved along to Petit Jean State Park in Morrilton, Arkansas. When I plan trips, I'm using this book to choose the best state parks in a given state.

Originally, I had one other park selected (Mt. Magazine), but decided against it when this trip got too darned long. There's always so much to see on a road trip like this one, and never enough time. We're here for two more nights. It's supposed to start raining around lunch time, and so we're going to try to get out early ...

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Petit Jean State Park; Morrilton, Arkansas from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We've moved along to Petit Jean State Park in Morrilton, Arkansas. When I plan trips, I'm using this book to choose the best state parks in a given state.

Originally, I had one other park selected (Mt. Magazine), but decided against it when this trip got too darned long. There's always so much to see on a road trip like this one, and never enough time. We're here for two more nights. It's supposed to start raining around lunch time, and so we're going to try to get out early ...

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Hot Springs National Park: Part One from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Hot Springs. We'll be moving along later this morning, heading to Morrilton, Arkansas, and Petite Jean State Park. We have three nights at our next stop, and we're hoping to see a big waterfall and to do some hiking. The weather is looking a little iffy for one of our days, and so we'll have to see how it goes when the time comes.

For now, I want to tell you about our visit to Hot Springs National Park. First, however, let's get an update on ...

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Hot Springs National Park: Part One from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Hot Springs. We'll be moving along later this morning, heading to Morrilton, Arkansas, and Petite Jean State Park. We have three nights at our next stop, and we're hoping to see a big waterfall and to do some hiking. The weather is looking a little iffy for one of our days, and so we'll have to see how it goes when the time comes.

For now, I want to tell you about our visit to Hot Springs National Park. First, however, let's get an update on ...

added by Barbara 20 hours, 57 minutes ago. under embroidery , every blooming thing , every little thing , photography , travel

Hot Springs National Park: Part Two from ... Cat Patches

A second good morning to you, my friends. This is Part Two of our visit to Hot Springs National Park. You can find my Part One post right here. So let's start again at the beginning of Bathhouse Row.

We were preparing to walk this main walkway along the bathhouses.

This first structure was "Superior Baths." It was a bathhouse, restaurant, and craft brewery. We had lunch here on the walk back. I was hoping to pick up a t-shirt for Erik here, but the only one in his size was kind of dumb. I passed.

added by Barbara 20 hours, 58 minutes ago. under every little thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

Hot Springs National Park: Part Two from Cat Patches

A second good morning to you, my friends. This is Part Two of our visit to Hot Springs National Park. You can find my Part One post right here. So let's start again at the beginning of Bathhouse Row.

We were preparing to walk this main walkway along the bathhouses.

This first structure was "Superior Baths." It was a bathhouse, restaurant, and craft brewery. We had lunch here on the walk back. I was hoping to pick up a t-shirt for Erik here, but the only one in his size was kind of dumb. I passed.

added by Barbara 20 hours, 58 minutes ago. under every little thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

Hot Springs, Arkansas from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and yahoo!!! Yesterday I added a new state to the side of the RV. It's been months since I added anything to the map. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, okay? Please hold your applause for a bit.

It was an easy drive from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to Hot Springs, Arkansas. This was our view for most of the day. We are still surprised at how green it is in this part of Texas. I might have thought we were driving in Michigan or Minnesota.

We're still seeing plenty of wildflowers. Yellow ...

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Hot Springs, Arkansas from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends, and yahoo!!! Yesterday I added a new state to the side of the RV. It's been months since I added anything to the map. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, okay? Please hold your applause for a bit.

It was an easy drive from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to Hot Springs, Arkansas. This was our view for most of the day. We are still surprised at how green it is in this part of Texas. I might have thought we were driving in Michigan or Minnesota.

We're still seeing plenty of wildflowers. Yellow ...

added by Barbara 1 day, 22 hours ago. under barns , cats , every blooming thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

A Week in Kentucky from From My Carolina Home

Last week we met my husband’s brother and sister-in-law for a vacation together. They’ve only been married for a year and 10 months, and we really wanted to spend some time with them. Kentucky was a good halfway point, as they live in Ohio, so we planned to do a few distillery tours and a couple of other things. You all know that I am a bourbon gal. It is my drink of choice when I am going to have one, and I also like to cook with it. Sometimes I put it in the food, too, see ...

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Mt. Pleasant, Texas from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Take a good long look around because this will be our last morning to wake up in Texas. We'll be crossing the state line into Arkansas today. And I know y'all are as excited as I am to be adding a new state to the side of the RV. I'll warn you before I do it, so you'll have time to buckle your seatbelt. You'll be completely safe, my friends.

Sadie had some time for one last morning sunbath before we left Grapevine yesterday morning.

The traffic heading out of Dallas ...

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Mt. Pleasant, Texas from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Take a good long look around because this will be our last morning to wake up in Texas. We'll be crossing the state line into Arkansas today. And I know y'all are as excited as I am to be adding a new state to the side of the RV. I'll warn you before I do it, so you'll have time to buckle your seatbelt. You'll be completely safe, my friends.

Sadie had some time for one last morning sunbath before we left Grapevine yesterday morning.

The traffic heading out of Dallas ...

added by Barbara 2 days, 22 hours ago. under cats , every blooming thing , mindless musings , travel

Grapevine Walk from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Grapevine. We'll be moving along once we get ourselves together and packed up. We'll be heading to Sulphur Springs, Texas, and that will be our last night in Texas before crossing the border into Arkansas. Arkansas will be the first of four new states for the side of the RV.

It was a lovely day yesterday. Our first task was to get the birthday boy out for a short walk. This is another place where it's a little too exposed for his taste. Our "walks" are better ...

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Grapevine Walk from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Grapevine. We'll be moving along once we get ourselves together and packed up. We'll be heading to Sulphur Springs, Texas, and that will be our last night in Texas before crossing the border into Arkansas. Arkansas will be the first of four new states for the side of the RV.

It was a lovely day yesterday. Our first task was to get the birthday boy out for a short walk. This is another place where it's a little too exposed for his taste. Our "walks" are better ...

added by Barbara 3 days, 22 hours ago. under cats , every blooming thing , every little thing , mindless musings , photography , travel

Wednesday Catch up! from Humble Quilts

I went to a Meet the Teacher event in Pleasant Hill, CA this week.

I was thrilled to see my long time friend Nancy! She used to come to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show and we'd sew, laugh and have a grand time together with a group of ladies. We had a lot of fun times together so it was so lovely to give her a big hug!

Teachers sign up to present and we have 3 minutes to give a spiel to guilds and encourage them to hire you.

A quilt of Guatemala. You know my heart is ...

added by Lori 3 days, 23 hours ago. under meet the teacher , travel

Quilt Shop: Must Love Fabric; Colleyville, Texas from ... Cat Patches

Hello again, my friends. I'm here to tell you about the quilt shop we visited yesterday. My friend, Lenelda, told me this was her favorite quilt shop in the area. How could I not go? Impossible!

We had a lot of running around to do, but this was our first stop. It opened at 9:30 a.m. We were just a few minutes early. I was messing around on my phone when I looked up and saw the "Open" sign was lit. Yahoo!

Walking through the front door, it looks like this.

Directly in front of me, I ...

added by Barbara 4 days, 17 hours ago. under cats , every little thing , mindless musings , quilt shops , travel

Quilt Shop: Must Love Fabric; Colleyville, Texas from Cat Patches

Hello again, my friends. I'm here to tell you about the quilt shop we visited yesterday. My friend, Lenelda, told me this was her favorite quilt shop in the area. How could I not go? Impossible!

We had a lot of running around to do, but this was our first stop. It opened at 9:30 a.m. We were just a few minutes early. I was messing around on my phone when I looked up and saw the "Open" sign was lit. Yahoo!

Walking through the front door, it looks like this.

Directly in front of me, I ...

added by Barbara 4 days, 17 hours ago. under cats , every little thing , mindless musings , quilt shops , travel

The Runaround from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! It was a busy day yesterday with more harrowing driving on these Dallas-Fort Worth highways. We had some errands to run and then dinner with a friend as our plan for the day. With much to accomplish in the morning, we were on the road early. It was raining, of course. The weather was pretty awful for most of the day, eventually culminating in a big wind storm. Today...blue skies and sunshine.

But let's get back to our day of errands. Heading out, Fort Worth loomed ahead.

Before we country mice headed into the ...

added by Barbara 4 days, 21 hours ago. under cats , mindless musings , photography , travel

The Runaround from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! It was a busy day yesterday with more harrowing driving on these Dallas-Fort Worth highways. We had some errands to run and then dinner with a friend as our plan for the day. With much to accomplish in the morning, we were on the road early. It was raining, of course. The weather was pretty awful for most of the day, eventually culminating in a big wind storm. Today...blue skies and sunshine.

But let's get back to our day of errands. Heading out, Fort Worth loomed ahead.

Before we country mice headed into the ...

added by Barbara 4 days, 21 hours ago. under cats , mindless musings , photography , travel

Grapevine, Texas from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I hope you slept well. We find ourselves in Grapevine, Texas, this morning. It looks like a fun town to snoop around.

Backing up to our departure from Whitney yesterday, I had plenty of time for some slow stitching. The kitten's head is finished.

Now I've moved my hoop to encompass most of the body.

That's where I'll pick it up today sometime.

We waited as long as we thought we should in order to arrive at check-in time in Grapevine. I didn't take many pictures yesterday because it rained most ...

added by Barbara 5 days, 23 hours ago. under cats , embroidery , mindless musings , photography , travel

Grapevine, Texas from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I hope you slept well. We find ourselves in Grapevine, Texas, this morning. It looks like a fun town to snoop around.

Backing up to our departure from Whitney yesterday, I had plenty of time for some slow stitching. The kitten's head is finished.

Now I've moved my hoop to encompass most of the body.

That's where I'll pick it up today sometime.

We waited as long as we thought we should in order to arrive at check-in time in Grapevine. I didn't take many pictures yesterday because it rained most ...

added by Barbara 5 days, 23 hours ago. under cats , embroidery , mindless musings , photography , travel

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