What a Wonderful 4th!

There is nothing like a small town 4th of July!  Being as it was my first in the Quiltville Post Office, the day felt extra festive -

And what better than to set out the lovely okay table that Melinda brought me last fall – and adorn it with the flag quilt that came from Donna for 4th of July last year – and bring a bit of Patriotic Happiness into my new space.

Misty morning view off the back porch at Quiltville Inn!

It was just morning mist – and I knew the sun would burn it off within a few hours, so I quickly captured this shot of green before Brigadoon returned to reality.  Misty mornings are just my favorite!

Quilting with a view of the inn through my windows!

THIS made me smile!

And the quilt only has a couple of rows to go before it is done – but it got put on hold due to some visitors:

This lovely 1950 ford pulled up in front of my 1950s Post Office!

I ran right out to meet my “neighbor” and to find out about his classic car – Classic cars are like Vintage machines and I love them!  This one is just a beauty!

Isn’t this so cool!

The “old coot” in the front seat was on his way to near by Independence Virginia to ride in the annual Independence Day parade – it’s a big deal in Independence!

There was also a big bin of candy on the front seat next to him – and if I hadn’t had that quilt to finish, I may have begged to go with him!

(And then that reality of riding in cars with strangers who offer you candy came to mind…LOL!)

Independence – 13 miles THAT way!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cook out fun down on Martha’s farm!

We joined Martha and her hubby Don along with other neighbors and friends for a good old fashioned spread of burgers, salads, all of the fixin’s down by the creek that burbles across Martha’s land.  Home made peach ice cream with peaches brought up from Georgia for the occassion – yes please! 

I think I ate more onion dip than anyone else – my favorite for as far back as I can remember – and I don’t have it often because no one else in my family likes onions.  YUM!

Martha and Don arriving in style -

New Holland Tractor Style!

Good Evening Betsy!

(Who are all these people in my pasture she seems to say!)

How we chill a melon in these parts!

With all the other food, I am sad to say I never made it to the melon, nor to the plans for S’mores as the wind kicked up and it seemed a storm was about to move in – and we needed to get back to Mouth of Wilson to get Lisa’s jeep up the cabin road so she didn’t have to navigate that 16 percent grade and hair pin turn in the dark.

Thanks for a wonderful evening, friends!  It was a fabulous 4th!

The plan here for day two of this long holiday weekend?

SEWING and more SEWING.

Lisa is working on a couple of projects, as am I – and we will be spending most of our time in the quiet basement studio at the cabin enjoying the mountain surroundings. 

There will be a jaunt back to the QPO in a couple of hours as Mary is arriving to drop off a machine.  And then we’ll be back up here sewing away -

This is the long holiday weekend I’ve been longing for and we are going to take it at our leisure.

However you spend your long weekend ahead – have a wonderful one!

And did you catch that our new 2019 Leader & Ender Challenge Shoo, Fly Shoo was posted yesterday??  Find it HERE.

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Happy Friday, everyone!