So it has been almost a year since my last post. I know, I know, bad blogger, bad. Anyway a bunch has happened in the past year, I got a new job, I moved and I have renewed my excitement for travel. So I begin this blog again with a renewed sense of dedication to keeping it updated. My first adventure will be going back to Virginia for the Fourth of July. It is a six hour trip and I am leaving after work on Friday. The trip down should be interesting. One thing I have noticed since living here in Charleston, West Virginia and traveling east on the turnpike is what seems to be a mass exodus out of Ohio every Friday. Hopefully they will begin their fleeing in the morning and by the time I leave they will be almost to their destinations. After the two tolls on the turnpike and after Beckley the traffic begins to lighten up and I am able to relax and enjoy the rolling hills and towering mountains of West Virginia. The stress free travel will continue well into Virginia until I hit Interstate 81 and the dodging of Tractor Trailers begins. Oh and did I mention the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, that should be fun on the Friday night before the Fourth. Wow I sound really negative. I so did not mean for this post to go in that direction. Alright I will focus on the upcoming weekend. Plans include exploring the Northern Neck of Virginia on Saturday and Fourth of July festivities on Sunday. One of the things I look forward to is the family tradition of exchanging homem
ade Fourth of July presents. Each year around March or April I begin making a gift that one of my family members will get to open for the Fourth. Last year I decoupaged an old crate with patriotic themed magazine articles. It was interesting. I think my cousin uses it as box for her cat toys. This year I got a little more involved and I am quilting, well kinda. I found this(see picture) old frame at an auction and I am tacking the small quilt to it and making a patriotic themed, quilted wall hanging. It isn't fancy but I think it turned out pretty well. I still have some sewing to do and four days to finish. Sigh.
So this blog is officially back and I am dedicated to keeping it updated after every trip, short or long. Happy Fourth of July everyone, Be Safe and Have Fun!
ade Fourth of July presents. Each year around March or April I begin making a gift that one of my family members will get to open for the Fourth. Last year I decoupaged an old crate with patriotic themed magazine articles. It was interesting. I think my cousin uses it as box for her cat toys. This year I got a little more involved and I am quilting, well kinda. I found this(see picture) old frame at an auction and I am tacking the small quilt to it and making a patriotic themed, quilted wall hanging. It isn't fancy but I think it turned out pretty well. I still have some sewing to do and four days to finish. Sigh.
I think the Fourth of July Gift giving is a great idea and I love the framed quilt!
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