My Trip To B.C.

Ernie and I went for a week away. It was a beautiful time to travel no people and no traffic and lots of nice fall scenery. With many hours to travel we had time to chat, read and I could stitch. I even got the 2 blocks stitched that I took along to do. We went to Penticton to see his folks and then went to Abbotsford to see my dad and Auntie Pauline(my stepmom).From Penticton went south to the border and drove the USA roads to the coast. Dad and me

Dad and Auntie Pauline

Dad and Aunties home

Some of the great things about being away by ourselves (with no kids to contend with)is stopping at a few place's that we like to stop at Quilts shops, hobby shops, coffee shops. (I have a very patient husband who patiently reads a book while I shop.)

Hamels in Chilliwack A new quilt shop just opened up in the country.

Coffee shops ( in Winthrop,WA)

Town of Winthrop,WATook the scenic route through the Cascades. It is a cool road but very twisty and lots of tight turns. I haven't been car sick for a long time but managed to feel a little bit woosy a few times on that drive. We stopped to get some fresh air and this is the picture we saw. In this little area is three dams. The water was such a pretty color. Cascade highway is south of Osooyoos in WA, USA

One day we took Dad and Pauline for a trip with us down memory lane. We decided to go and see where Ernie boarded in Langley. Then we went to check out Silverdale Conv Grounds. The house's and property were pretty run down and overgrown. At first we missed Silverdale altogether. We drove right past the property that once was so familiar to Ernie. His grandparents lived there and he spent lots of time there.

Alf and Agnes house

Barn and fields

We also on the way home drove past my auntie Mabels house in Revelstoke. I spent many holidays there, as that was really the only place we went for a holiday. (visiting my moms family) I don't think anyone was living there at this time. It is always fun going down memory lane and remembering all of the good memories that the the lane brings. Sandi

Fall Happenings and Hobbies In Pprocess

Wow! Has it been that long since I updated this blog.. Where do the days slip by... I will update mine so that my girls will follow and update theirs. HINT hint. I love this time of year as all the new and exciting projects come out. I have about 4 quilts on the go and 2 quilts that just need a binding to finish. What is my problem why do I want to take on more.. But it is so exciting starting but then the process gets boring sometimes. (Just the way I am) But it is always a good to get something finished. So thought that I'd show some of my work in process.

This quilt is done but just hand quilting it now.

These two are in the stitching projects in process.

We had our first over night with this little girlie. She is a busy one but was so much fun. With Zara you just have to entertain her with a lot of bags filled with bottles of this and that, few tubes of lip gloss and lotions. So that was easy. Who needs toys.

Updated family pictures we took on Sunday.

A few new hobbies and some of the Olson's

So that's all for today. Sandi