Organization!

I'm not an organized person. In fact, I may be the most unorganized person I know. That's why it's always so exciting when I actually organize something. I didn't feel like doing anything else today so thought I'd see if I could make heads or tails of my hexagons. Isn't this a great little organizer dohickey? I got it in the fishing department at Walmart. Everything fits in there perfectly.

My take-along project just got more portable!

And this container is the perfect size for the finished flowers. I found it at Rite-Aid.

Stash acquisition road trip

It was a beautiful day to go for a ride. Where did I head?  To quilt shops of course!

One can never have too many Civil War prints.  Never.

A few more 30s prints for my grandmother's garden quilt.

Some new patterns. I'm positive that I'll have them all sewn up within a week...  The large ones were buy one, get two free! What was I to do?

The green polka dot was a spur of the moment purchase. I want to do green pathways on the grandmother's garden quilt (grass of course!) but am not sure if this fabric works or not. Is it too bright? Too busy? Too polka-dotty?

Best tasting acquisition of the day:  Fresh cherries to munch on while driving. They're really expensive this year because of the cold and wet spring but they're very good. I stopped at a couple different roadside stands and bought some different varieties, along with some fresh beets and apricots.

This was one great road trip!

One down....

Many, many more to go!

These are truly addicting! I can now understand the hexie mania that is sweeping quiltdom.

Happy Independence Day!

We were in Colonial Williamsburg a little over a week ago. What a great place to visit. It was nice to have a history course refresher and to remember the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

A visit to Washington DC the next day included a walking tour of many of the memorials there. It was another great reminder of our freedoms, that we often take for granted, and those who fought valiantly for those freedoms. We were reminded again that freedom is never free and a price always has to be paid.

 Visiting the World War II Memorial was especially poignant for us since Doug's dad and my Grandpa served then.

The Vietnam and Korean War memorials also touched me.

Doug met a veteran of the Korean War who had come to the monument to remember and reminisce. They enjoyed talking together of their mutual love for the people and land of Korea.

What a blessing to live in a free country. God Bless America!