June 26 - Fidalgo Bay - last full day in US

After finishing a couple loads of wash, we got on the bikes and rode to town. Stopped at Fabrics Plus. They had so much fabric and projects to peruse. Beautiful store. Enjoyed chatting with the owners who told me this quilt store has been open for 54 years and they don’t plan to close anytime soon. Oh, and they shop - dangerous!  I found some Samish Native American appliqués and fabric. What will I make?

While we were downtown, Arlo FaceTimed us to tell us he on a road trip. Shan said he’s been having a blast and has been a lot of fun. 

Overcast today but luckily il didn’t rain until 3 pm. Watched the USA women’s volleyball match beat Puerto Rico 3-1. 

Made pulled pork in the Instant Pot. 

We will be in British Columbia tomorrow. Campground is Mamquam River Campground. 

May 8 - Aquasize, Quilt and Arlo

We enjoy our morning walk at the Fairgrounds. This weekend is a Wild West Show. 

What are these flowers?




Then it was time for my Aquasize class. It’s so much fun in a beautiful setting and great exercise, too! Thursday’s program is in the deep water, so it’s extra hard. We have to stay afloat a lot of the time by treading water. 

Last night I got a call from the lady who is top quilting my truck quilt. I was so surprised. I only took it to her on Monday. Her meandering pattern finished the quilt perfectly. Now to get it bound. 

I picked up Arlo from GiGi’s. She has a kid’s dream backyard. 

Arlo helped me do dishes. Loves playing in the bubbles.

A beautiful night at the RV

April 26 - Quilt Show and Arlo

The Pine Tree Quilt Guild held their annual quilt show. I love coming to this show because I see different quilts and get so many ideas 🤣

This is a 16’ quilt. Not sure where that would be hung but it’s so beautiful with the quilting. 

This is made with log cabin squares. 

This nature quilt caught my eye. 

For the afternoon, we played with Arlo while Shan drove to Sac for a party and Car drove to Sugar Bowl for their last open day. Who knew it would snow on that day so Carl got to ski. 

On his way home, the road was closed due to an accident. So that meant we got to put Arlo to bed. He’s such a funny kid. Had fun playing and reading books. Then we noticed he was fading so I asked him if he wanted to get ready for bed. He said, Yep.”  So off we went. I read him another book  and then I said let’s sing. He said, Nana.. BED.”  He’s easy to put down, especially when he is tired. 

April 15 - Bike ride, Finish Quilt

Sacramento has a great paved trail along the American River. We road about 15 miles on it today. 

From this trail, we then biked over to Erin’s so I could finish the Truck and Tractor quilt. Still need to find someone to top quilt it for me. 

Here is the outdoor pillow project finished 

Then dinner with Erin in the RV. Made 3 different kinds of pizza. 

Time to pick up Drew at the airport. 

April 11 - Taxes, Sewing and Projects for Bill

Started our day off by attempting to finish our taxes. Had to go to Staples to print some pages, then across town to mail back an Amazon package. 

Finally made it to Erin’s place so Shuff could work on the faucet project. He hardly fits!

But it’s done and looks really updated and nice, plus, it works. 

He also cut apart wine barrel into two parts so Erin could use them as planters. 

While he was working on that project, I used Erin’s sewing machine to continue working on Arlo’s truck/tractor quilt. Had a lot of it done before we left but still have some work to do. This is just one part of it. 

After all that, Erin took us to The Garden @ The Line. This is a unique business with a ghost kitchen. Different vendors work there and you can choose from lots of options. Hard to make your mind up. Beer and cider are good, too. 

Back at the RV, we took a walk on the American River Trail. Sunset was beautiful. 

September 27 - Quilt Shop, Hike and Falls

We’ve stayed at Otter Creek  campground because it’s central to a lot of steering. Today we drove to Grand Marais, east of Munising and the end of Pictured Rock National Lakeshore. 

We hike through woods and down 168 steps to view Sable Falls, a 75’ cascade. 

Once back in Munising, I visited a quilt shop that had topper Fabric and they were having a shop hop so fabric was 25% off. Of course I had to buy some for the memories!

Then we stopped by By George brewery   IPAs were tasty. A winery was just down the street so of course we tried a flight of their wines. 

Back at the campground, we had some cheese and crackers by the lake. A relaxing end to our day. 

April 27 - Quilt Show

The Pine Tree Quilt Guild held their annual quilt show. So many talented artists. Here are just a few that I ooooed and ahhhhhed over. 

This is a blow up of the quilt before. 

This took my eye because of the story, the old Zulu man. 

This was another one that had a great story. This quilt has places and things she has seen in her travels. Love it. 

July 1 - Riley creek

A nice walk along the lake to get us started. 

Then into Sandpoint to visit the Laughing Dog Brewery. Good beer and a huckleberry cider. Both were good. 

Wanted to visit a quilt shop, first one was closed with no notice about her hours. Found another one but she didn’t have any different fabric than I can buy back home. Maybe when we visit Coeur d’ Lene tomorrow I’ll find something. 

Back to Ida to read and relax. Might even stick my toe in the creek at the beach area. 

June 24 - Bozeman shopping and Drew leaves

After our morning coffee, we drove back to Bozeman for a little shopping, lunch and a quilt shop. 

We had a lovely lunch at Sidewall Pizza shop. The city repurposed an old school and there are shops and the pizza place in it. Great use of space. 

Finally was able to visit a quilt shop and bought some landscape patterns of place we saw in Yellowstone. Yippy!

Then it was time to put Drew on a plane back to Sacramento. What a great week of memories for all of us. Only thing that would have made it even better would have been if Erin could have joined us. Next time hopefully. 

Decided to drive just about an hour west of Three Forks, close to Butte for the night, a little rest and repair a few things. 

Not sure where we will end up tomorrow. Check back. 

May 5, 6, 7 - More Rain, Quilt Show, Sunshine

Friday, May 5 was rainy and cold. Not a lot going on except reading and crocheting. 

Carl made dinner, beer can chicken, so moist and flavorful. 

That meant we got to see Arlo for awhile. 

Pappy Shuff’s baby skills are coming back to him. 

May 6 - Pine Tree Quilt Guild held their yearly quilt show. They had 250 quilts, all sizes, styles and colors. Here are just a few of my favorites. 

This was a tribute to the fire people who worked so very hard this past fall. 

Loved this one because it’s a New York Beauty pattern. Linda Zubler and I took a class from Cynthia at Stitch Your Art Out and since then I’ve been in love with them. 

This is a bargello. Has so much movement and is one of my go to patterns when I quilt. 

Tribute Trail is one of the trails we like to hike in Nevada City. 

This one took my eye because it’s so out of my comfort zone but I really liked the colors and the random sized piecing. 

It takes a village … yep it sure does. 

A few pics of Arlo. 

Carl’s sister Angela gave this stuffed doll so Shan could take pictures next to it to see how much he grows. 

May 7 we visited Drew and Erin for a bit before they leave for a wedding. Bill needs to finish putting spouting on their new porch but unfortunately Lowes sent the wing pieces so it’s not going to be finished today. 

Drew and Erin have the most beautiful blooming roses in the front of their house. Drew says he does very little maintenance and they just keep blooming. 

Today is Shan and Carl’s 12th anniversary. Here’s how they celebrated:  takeout, champagne and Arlo. What could be more wonderful.