MORE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PAGE 6

Opps! I found some additional pictures of that wonderful pottery place and thought you would like to see them. Enjoy!!

ADVENTURE 2008 - PAGE 6

While on vacation we had the great good fortune to visit a charming pottery store and gallery. It is housed in a large, airy barn originally built in the mid 1800's. At the time we were there, they were also hosting a fantastic fiberarts show! You know I was all over that one! Do check out their pottery at www.campbellpotterystore.com. We bought two beautiful coffee mugs and a serving dish. We also bought a small oil lamp as a gift for the lady who watched over our house and plants while we were gone. It was a wonderful sensory experience!

ADVENTURE 2008 - PAGE 5 (ON THE ROAD STITCHING)

I took several pieces of "hand stitching" journal pages with me to work on in the car as well as while at Mom's house. I finished one of them yesterday and am posting it for your viewing. It measures approximately 14" X 19". It is all hand stitched and has a few shiny bead things because you just can't have too many shiny bead things! It says" Be yourself, you are magic".

ADVENTURE 2008 - PAGE 4

One of our lunch stops on our cross country adventure was in a sweet little town park with a running stream and ducks all over the place. It was called East Park and was established in 1889. I think it was in Yates Center, KS. We sat at a picnic table under a big tree and ate lunch and watched the ducks. Kinda hated to get back in the car!

Here are photos of the two of us at the park, and a photo of some of the ducks.

ADVENTURE 2008 - PAGE 3

I took this photograph from the car window as we stopped at a traffic light in this little fairytale town. I don't know the name of the town, or even which state we were in! I just know I might like to live here!

BOOK RELEASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - ADVENTURE 2008 PAGE 2

During the past four weeks I was able to release 19 books into the wild. I left several of them in restrooms and one in a telephone booth; one on a church pew outside a restaurant and one on top of the air hose box at a gas station. I left them in hotel lobbies ( on planters and on chairs) and in booth locations in restaurants. I left one in a coffee house and one in a kitchen of a VFW picnic park area.

Here are 2 covert photos of book release locations. What a fun hobby this is!

ADVENTURE 2008 - PAGE I

Those of you who know me know I am a list maker. For several months prior to leaving on our trip I had lists and lists and lists! Most of the "take this" decisions were really easy; take my closet or take my studio. Well, the studio of course! I carefully selected fabrics, paints, brushes, glue, papers, pins and needles, threads and several pieces I had started with the intent of finishing them on the road. I also packed 3 quilts to be presented at the 90th birthday party for my Mother; the party being the "official" reason for the adventure!

Here is a photo of a well packed vehicle the morning we left for Pennsylvania. And yes, we did have room for some underwear and a cooler. Stay tuned for more information on Adventure 2008.

ALMOST THERE !

We are in a lovely motel someplace in Oklahoma and plan to be back at Straw Mountain tomorrow. We are tired but had a wonderful time. As I recover in the next few days I will blog some items about our trip and the attached adventures! See you soon!!