Time Out ~ Sew & Tell - 7/21/25

I'm baaaaa-ack. :)  We had a wonderful time away in Red River last week.  Four days and three nights in the Carson National Forest with daily visits into town.  We enjoyed the 1-mile ride from the Junebug campground to town.  The first stop was a winery where I enjoyed a glass of wine and Dave had a beer.

We visited a few shops and inquired about the chair lift ride to the top of the mountain.  

We had checked with the weather forecast and decided that it would be best to do that Wednesday morning, before the afternoon monsoon rains started.  We followed up the ride to the top with lunch at the Red River Brewery.

On the way to the top

It was a 25-minute trip, one way so we had plenty of time to take in the views.  I wouldn't recommend this if you have a fear of heights... ;) 

After lunch we make the ride back to camp and enjoyed a quiet afternoon relaxing... talking, quilting, playing the guitar, reading and watching the activities of chipmunks and squirrels. 

I got all of the purple hexagons sewn together.  They are now ready to add to the main body of the piece.

It worked out well for my portable hexie project!

A few weeks ago, I had shared with a close friend about a dream that I had.  I woke up frustrated and very angry about several situations and circumstances that I have been praying for and about for years.  

A few days later she stopped by with this little "cosmetic" bag.  She knows that I don't wear makeup and gave me permission to use it for whatever I desired. Hahaha.  She makes me laugh.

Thursday morning we had a walk about in town... we drove this time since they were predicting rain... and my legs just weren't ready for another ride to town and back.  We enjoyed a stop for a cup of coffee and tea, and Dave savored a cinnamon roll.

The rain did indeed come in the afternoon.  It was a steady rain, that sounded much heavier than it was because that's what campers do... it sounds like the floods are coming. ;) 

We entertained ourselves and passed the time assembling a Norman Rockwell "Saturday Evening Post" puzzle.  You know the picture... the doctor preparing to give a shot to a young boy.  

And then on Friday we returned home.  Just as we finished getting everything put away and in the proper place the skies opened up and the rains really did come down!  It rained/hailed for less than 15 minutes.  I don't know how much rain we got, but it dumped on us!  The water was flowing across our yard like a river...  We ended up with about 2 inches of hail on our front porch against the door - and our front porch is covered!  As my daughter said, "Mother Nature was a little aggressive."

The laundry is all clean and I am ready to start a new week.  I'll be quilting the Lavender Patchwork quilt with hanging diamonds and writing a pattern/tutorial for my Christmas in July blog hop quilt.  The hoppin' will begin on Thursday, July 24th with 4 quilters and 25th with 3 more.  Any freebies and give aways that are offered will be available through Sunday, July 27th.  Be sure you come back to find the complete list of participants.

This week's Sew & Tell feature is Kathy S at Kathy's Quilting Blog... she shared her "waiting project", Dicey Quilt.  Head over to her blog to see where she waits and why.  It was Kathy's first time joining Sew & Tell and I enjoyed learning a little about her.  I think you will too. :)

Kathy mentioned that her son loves to "magnet fish."  I've never heard this term before, but I think it would be a kind of fishing I would enjoy. ;)  

How 'bout you?  

Regular Fishing? 

Magnet Fishing?

"No Thanks, I don't like fishing."

Let's kick off this week's party.  🎉

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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