Tennessee Adventures...

We (HobbyHubby, the little people & my Mother-in-law) took a little trip Knoxville at the beginning of August to visit my brother-in-law.

We had a wee bit of time to visit a yarn shop.

Loved it!

We visited downtown Knoxville to see the SunSphere, which is located at the site of the 1982 World's Fair.

Went to the Knoxville Zoo and had such fun! Aren't those little people the cutest animals?

Went to the Dinosaur Walk in Pigeon Forge. Annestelle was in heaven, naming each and every dinosaur replica!

This is the view from Clingman's Dome, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park's highest point east of the Mississippi. Would you believe we saw John Glenn and his wife hiking back down from the Dome? Yes, the astronaut. HobbyHubby took Glenn's picture with a woman (using her camera), but hated to bother Glenn any further so didn't ask the woman to return the favor. Very exciting nonetheless!

Happy Hobbies!

Here in WV!

The little people and I are down in WV visiting with Aunt Mary and her family...

No pictures, because.... um... well....

just haven't taken any!

Been having fun...

Made a purse.

Putting together a quilt.

Going to quilt that quilt on Aunt Mary's Gammill.

Oh... can't wait!

Hoping to make a few other things too!

The little people have met the chickens, barn cat & horses, and have been swimming & fishing.

We're hoping for a hike, horse back ride and whatever other adventures come our way!

Be back at HobbyHouse the beginning of the week!

Happy Hobbies!

Vacation: Just a few more photos...

I'll end the vacation photos with these last few from HobbyHubby's camera.

It was such a good vacation that I'm having a hard time letting it go!

We always pick a new place for a family photo. We're on a little island.
The little people are happy to play on the last chilly morning.
A view of the cottages from a kayak.

We stayed in the middle cottage.
Another view of the cottages from the point.
The fire ring where we spent each evening with our fellow cottagers.

Their children gave us wonderful violin concerts each night before we all made s'mores.

Essentials loaded. Headed for home!

"Can we come back again Daddy?"

Happy Hobbies!

Vacation: Just the Views!

These are just some of the reasons I love Georgain Bay!

Sunset!

Afternoon rainstorm.

Morning.

Rock!

Clear clean crisp happy water!

Happy Hobbies!

Vacation- just the little people

We had an intense desire to stay forever,

but instead returned from Canada late last Saturday afternoon.
It was the most lovely trip and definitely needed for this family.
(My mom ended up hospitalized while we were away, but thankfully is home again! Please keep her and our entire family in your prayers as she continues to fight her illness.)

I'll spend my next few posts sharing some of our trip.

Enjoy!

Little people playing on the rocks:

Happy Hobbies!

Going on vacation!

The van is packed and we're going north as we did last year!

Take good care while I'm gone!

I'll see you in a week with some vacation pictures

and knitting & spinning progress too!

Have a great week,

and, as always...

HAPPY HOBBIES!

Home TOO Soon!

"I'm a little sad that I'm not waking up to the paneled cottage walls..." I heard from HobbyHubby's side of the bed Sunday morning as the reality of waking up at home hit us both.

We REALLY didn't want to come home... I think a good month MIGHT have been enough. It was a wonderful vacation. So much time to relax and just enjoy each moment.

The picture above is the view from my Adirondack chair. The picture below is the view from the plane... HobbyHubby and his brother took the Georgian Bay plane tour!

Anyone who read my prevacation post might wonder how I spent my vacation... Did I finish my knitting or start my crochet project. OR, did I actually read all of those books and magazines I hauled up there? Answers to those questions are big fat NOPES! Are you kidding me? Totally unnecessary! (If you must know, I do have a theory.... In order to ward off vacation rain you must take many reading materials. By my calculations, had I taken just one more magazine we may have completely avoided Friday night's rain.)

Oh well... Instead of the hobbying... we explored a few new places, went kayaking, swam in the VERY cold but crystal clear water, ate lots of ice cream, had lovely campfires (s'mores and all) most nights, took lots of photos...

AND
The little people played in the sand and on the rock and ventured into the water.

HobbyHubby went sailing in the a small boat kindly passed on to us from my Grandpa!

We made some fun little objects from clay given to us by a fellow cottager from a nearby beach! HobbyHubby even fired it during one of our campfires.

I looked for pretty rocks to take home! Found so many....

And the red chair is where I spent lots of time reading THE YARN HARLOT- the only book I finished there!

Home again like it or not!

We're heading right into fall with preschool starting this week.

Better get back to hobbying!

Happy Hobbies!

GOING NORTH...

We're heading north to my favorite vacation spot on Georgian Bay!

This will be my 20th trip to this exact spot!

I went the first 16 years of my life and this is the 4th year out of the last 5 years since I turned 30 for HobbyHubby to take me!

I love...

the wind...

the water...

the rock...

the cottage...

Seven glorious days with HobbyHubby and the little people!

We will swim!

We will sail!

I will knit on the way and finish the red bag.

I will finish my crocheted fingerless gloves.

I will wear my new hat!

I will read, read, read...

two issues of Rachael Ray magazine,

Artful Blogging,

Cloth Paper Scissors

YARN HARLOT & KNITTING RULES by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Amy Butler's IN STITCHES

&

Karen Kingsbury's HALFWAY TO FOREVER & A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS

I will eat s'mores every night by the fire until I run out of chocolate and then I will just eat the toasted marshmallows!

I will RELAX!

I will watch Little Mr. I'm 5 and Little Miss Almost 4 play in the water and walk on the rock in bare feet and tan so brown! I will hear their giggles and giggle right back.

I will take too many pictures and video segments that are so long and all the same.

And I will laugh!

I will see the sun come up (probably just the first morning) and see it set every night!

I will stare out at the glorious water and look at the lighthouse!

Happy Hobbies!