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Since our plane didn’t leave until later in the day, Ken and Carol drove us around a beautiful neighborhood before we stopped at—ta-da-da-da—a quilt shop. It was fabulous. Marietta’s was so close and had the best reviews of any quilt shops around—and there were a lot in the Greenville area. Marietta’s had a decent amount …
We stayed with old friends, Ken and Carol, who moved to South Carolina about a year ago. They have a lovely, brand-new home. The upstairs guest room is huge, so we settled in. Our touring group met up about 10:30. We shouldn’t have been surprised when this turned out to be another physically challenging day. …
I have a good sense of direction, so my first order of business on day two was getting myself straightened out. It helped to know my suspicion the hotel faced north was accurate. I presented myself to the front desk to try to make sense of the map they provided. Admitting their map was less …
Who is Dudley, you might ask. It’s not a name you hear much anymore. I don’t know if this is a common problem with crafters, but I tend to start projects and abandon them. Such is the case with Dudley Butterball. One of the truly nice things about home renovation is that everything gets cleaned …
Don’t miss the beginnings of our trip to be found here: Part One and Part Two Pretty much my whole life, I have tootled right by the minute town of Harmony, just south of Cambria. We decided to stop and take a look this trip. It’s definitely a tiny place. This is the pottery, where …
We’ve made a habit of meeting up with friends in Cambria through the years. In fact, we journeyed there during the first summer of Covid. We found plenty to do and dined in the street and parking lots. But state parks were closed then and we were anxious to tour Hearst Castle. Once parks opened, …
Road trips have been all too rare lately, but my friend Betty and I took off for Carpinteria, a small beach town south of Santa Barbara. If I were rich, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a quaint little 1900s-era house blocks from the Pacific in Carpinteria. In my imagination, there would be nightly walks along …
I remember the good old days when it was easy to find a nearby, quirky, fun store. Collectibles have become passe. People aren’t decorating their homes for holidays as they once did. All my eccentric little stores have fallen by the wayside. Even Barbara Cheatley’s went out of business last year. It seems antique stores …
What inspires you? What makes you want to get off the sofa or abandon electronics? To be honest, the older I get, the better the sofa looks. And yet, I have my moments. There’s nothing like a trip to the quilt show or store to inspire sewing. The fabric junkie in me gets a little …
Let’s take another trip down the 126, my favorite route. It wasn’t about antiques or history this time, though. First stop was Cracker Barrel in Camarillo. It never ceases to amaze me, how cool, even wintery it can be at the beach when we are sizzling 40 miles away. After a great breakfast, I managed …