So I apologize for not a lot of posting going on here. Might find time to catch up in a bit.
Charleston was fabulous, and having my son along was even better. He came down to visit with some friends from high school who are in college down there, and stayed one night with them, and two nights with me...we found great places to eat, and he put up with mom stopping to take pics every 30 seconds on our walk down E Bay to the Battery...
I just LOVE Charleston!
Our workshops were held in Old St Andrew's Parish....the oldest (I think I got that right) surviving church building in Charleston, founded 1706! Yes....1706! It was just unbelievably cool and I had to wander the graveyards and try to find the oldest head stones....Which proved difficult, since the oldest ones you can't read anymore..
Today? Packing packing packing, and helping Lisa with the quilting part of some very special gift quilts for a project she's been working on. Paid bills, did book orders, mailed off class supply lists, sent off paperwork for a magazine thing, unpacked suitcase, repacked suitcase....
And went and got a massage! 90 minutes of bliss.....(Needed it)
Lisa met me for dinner after, exchanged some quilted quilts for unquilted ones, did a drive up bank deposit and here I am at home again. I'm headed for the hottub..and to bed. That's all I can squeeze out of this day, there just isn't any energy or time left in it to make a better effort than this one!
Night Night, World! I'll catch up later..promise!
You're in luck-- the leaves are still pretty, and it's sweatshirt weather. This time of year reminds me why at heart I love N Indiana.
ReplyDeleteYou deserve every special moment you can find - massage, hot tub, whatever you need to keep those batteries charged, you do it!! And enjoy your down time. You are one special lady, and we love you!!
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful that I only have to read all you do in a day and I don't have to keep up with you!
ReplyDeleteHave a great retreat.
have a great retreat Bonnie!!! I understand that you and JudyL will be getting to meet one another ;) Can not wait to read all about it sometime next week. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove from Texas! ~bonnie
Lucky, lucky you. I was fortunate enough for a friend to host me on a trip to the US in 2003, we went to the quilt show in Paducah and then spent 3 days in Shipshewana.
ReplyDeleteIt had been a long held ambition of mine to spend time in an Amish Community, I have been intested in them and their way of life since I read a book about them as a teenager......for me it was a wonderful opportunity to spend time in the community, see their wonderful hanidwork and visit their shops and resturants We stayed in an Amish guest house where the rolls etc for breakfast came from the bakery next door.......
Enjoy your trip............
We used to live about 45 miniutes from Shipshewana back when I lived in Indiana, but at that time I wasn't a quilter, just a quilt lover! Enjoy your visit to Amish country, I loved living there, not to mention the food was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOh I am jealous of massages and Shipshewana. Love it there. Hubby's family lives in Indiana. Have a cinnamon roll for me.
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wow - really making some progress lady! I can't wait to see how you quilt it!
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