Next to last day of vacation, and I had it in mind to visit two really special shopping areas. I read about these in a review of Wilmington shopping so I had to visit. The Cotton Exchange is a downtown shopping area of eight restored old buildings connected by walkways and stone paths with a …
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Oysters!
One of the best things about visiting the coast, is all the seafood you can eat. I love seafood especially shellfish, and spent the week eating as many oysters as I could, along with shrimp, scallops and crab too. The Pamlico Sound is home to a huge shellfish and fishing industry and I certainly wanted …
NC Lighthouses
We have returned home from a wonderful week of vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. DH and I spent the entire week working our way from Currituck to Wilmington. Now, I know there are not many things more boring than other peoples vacation photos, and I promise not to bore you with the …
Le Challenge – Wood
I like the idea of a challenge where you have barely 30 days to figure something out, make it and then show it, all within a challenge theme. That is how it works at Le Challenge, and this month the theme was Wood. Just so happens that I have a project I have been putting …
Spring Drive with the Car Club
Saturday was a spectacular day, warm and sunny with lazy clouds drifting around. The car club had planned a drive along the French Broad River and its tributaries, ending at a member's home for a home smoked barbeque dinner with all the fixin's. We met at one of our rural grocery stores, lining up in …
Early May Garden 2015
Oh, finally! Spring has taken over, and I am able to do some planting. Even though our last frost date is still over a week away, I feel confident that we won't have one again this month. So, I went to the garden center and picked up my torenias, along with a few other pretties. …
Giveaway Winner
The Random number generator did its thing, and we have a winner for the book giveaway. Thank you to everyone that left a comment and entered the drawing for the Stars Unlimited book. I wish I could send a book to each and every one of you, I so appreciate your comments and your support. …
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt – book review
Reading some of the reviews on this book, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the time on 770 pages, but it won a Pulitzer Prize. Those are certainly not given for bad writing. After reading it, I think most of the people that didn't enjoy this book didn't understand what it was really about. …
NC Quilt Symposium Gift Baskets
With the NC Quilt Symposium so close by, I thought I'd make up some gift baskets to use as door prizes for the guests. Naturally, I am hoping they will come visit my blog. There were a couple of retailers that graciously provided some of the goodies. If you come to Symposium, you might win …
Spring Tulip Mini Quilt finishing
The second afternoon, I finished up the table top mini quilt to fit the stand I have. This project is small enough to quilt on your domestic machine. Since I have the longarm, I use it even for small projects. If you missed the first post on paper piecing the top, click HERE. We left …
