400 Miles & A Nap!

What a difference a few sunny days makes!

When I drove from Quiltville Inn to Louisville on Wednesday, it was pouring, foggy and pretty much awful the whole way.

I left our hotel in Louisville yesterday morning around 9am – and THIS is what I saw.

I took the back roads, following route 15 for most of the way across Kentucky until I finally crossed into southwest Virginia, hooking up with I-81 around Abingdon.

VERY few cars.  NO semi trucks.

The roads get windy.  You pass through small towns and there are some stop lights – but it was a WONDERFUL drive.

I got off of I-81 near Marion, VA and followed route 58 all the way to Quiltville Inn where I off loaded some of the goodies I brought home from Kentucky, and then this girl had ONE THING on her mid – a cool bedroom at the cabin for a nap.  7 miles from retreat house to cabin – perfect!

I wasn’t actually sure I was going to stay the night.  There is so much to do today before heading out to England tomorrow morning.  I’ve got to pack.  I’ve got to get out what orders I can before bed tonight.

But an evening of quiet at the cabin?  I just couldn’t say no to myself.

After-nap chair rocking on the porch!

That nap?  3 hours dead to the world.  I think I am still running on some kind of quilt retreat hangover.  I sat here for the longest time and just listened to the birds and cicadas as evening fell.

There wasn’t much here in the way of food stuffs for dinner, but let me tell you, a can of chili, some crumbled corn chips still left in the bottom of the bag, a sprinkle of shredded cheese and a couple dollops of sour cream are a FEAST when you are that hungry.  A sliced apple for dessert and I’m good.

Catching the last daylight with green behind me.

So much has changed up here on the mountain since I’ve REALLY been able to spend more than one night here.  Everything is the deep full green of late summer.  Flowers are losing their petals and going to seed.  There is just a hint of autumn yellow coming around the bed, and before we know it Summer 2018 will be in the books.

I’m really glad I stayed just for ONE overnight, no matter how busy today is going to be.

Settling in with some binding and Dr. Blake on Netflix.

3 hour nap or not, I was done in by 10:30 and crawled off to bed.  I swear I slept without dreaming.  Waking with NO ALARM was wonderful.  And to be able to sleep without the sound of a hotel wall unit going on and off?  Wonderful.

I know I usually post our Show & Share photos right after the workshop photos have been posted – 

I’ll have those ready for tomorrow when we reveal the winner of our Ecolux Lighting Gift-Away!  

(Did you enter to win ON THAT POST?!) 

Entries close at 6pm Eastern tonight – so don’t delay and get your entry in!

I’m not looking forward to the next 100 miles that will get me home but as soon as this posts, I’m out the door.  I’ll catch you from there!

Oh, I forgot:  Jason update!

He has arrived in Portland, Oregon with no hiccups along the way at all.  So happy for my son and the fact that he is not afraid to pack up and move to somewhere he has never lived in order to start a new chapter of his life while he can still do it.

We wish him much happiness and success and I'm looking forward to hearing about all of the discoveries he will make about the area, his new life, and about himself over the next while.

Yes, I'm going to miss having him close, but he is only a call or text away.

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

Vintage Double Wedding Ring quilt shared in Louisville!

Have a lovely Monday, folks!