Sunday was a beautiful day and I took some time off from my sewing to go on a hike with my son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons
Sunday was a beautiful day and I took some time off from my sewing to go on a hike with my son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons
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Over at Pampering Beki's blog, she does a feature every Friday called "Fingerprint Friday". Her idea is taken from a Steven Curtis Chapman song that goes like this:
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I spent most of Saturday making new Belts to put up in the shop. I hadn't made any in awhile and it was fun making something besides purses and pouches.
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...or my favorite Isaacisms.
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Today was the first day in weeks that I didn't work in my shop for 15 hours or more. Since before Thanksgiving I've been working pretty much 24/7. I've been starting around 4:30 a.m. and working through until 8:30 or 9:00 at night. My only reprieve has been the two mornings a week when I get to go play with Isaac for a couple of hours.
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I'm not sure when it started. I think it was not long after I started making handbags three years ago. I started sewing with combinations of brown fabrics and the more I used brown in my products the more I loved it! It's a rich, versatile color that can go with almost any other color.
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So just about the time I start whining about not being ready for fall, we get a sunny stretch of summer weather! Who says tantrums won't get you anywhere?
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My intention is to blog at least every other day, but truthfully, when things get hectic, blogging gets put on the back burner. And when I'm running around like a nut trying to get everything done in this 'one woman business', trying to write something interesting becomes a challenge. So, anywhoo, here I am, back after oh, about two weeks, (not even close to blogging every other day). I thought I'd show you what's been going on over here at XSBaggage & Co. HQ.
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So, we walked down on Friday night to watch the 4th of July Parade. The starting point was in front of the County Courthouse, which happens to be about 5 city blocks from our home. One of these days I'll take some pictures of the old courthouse to post here.
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Well, not really Europe. Actually we took a road trip to Leavenworth, in Washington state. It's a really sweet little Bavarian-themed town, surrounded by Alpine-looking mountains.
You can see in the above photo that there was a lot of construction going on. The city is repaving the streets and sidewalks. One business owner we spoke to told us that the new sidewalks will be heated from underneath, to melt the snow and ice in the winter. How cool is that?! Leavenworth is a very popular winter as well as spring summer destination. And, don't forget fall! They do it up big for Oktoberfest!
We're
pretty laid-back vacationers. We don't need a lot of activities to keep us
happy. We both lead such busy lives, each running our own businesses, that when
we finally get away, we're pretty happy to just not have a schedule. I think a
perfect get away for us is waking up slow, then sitting somewhere sipping
coffee. Then maybe a little walk or hike. Next is lunch and then maybe some
shopping/browsing.
The self portrait above was taken in the 'Hat Shop'. If you take a trip to Leavenworth, the Hat Shop is a required stop. Really, it's so much fun! You'll find every kind of hat you could ever think of: Flamingo Hats, Hamburger Hats, King and Queen Hats, Furry Chicken (!) Hats, Viking and Pirate Hats, Rasta Hats, oh I could go on and on. There are hundreds, no, probably thousands of hats crammed into this little store. You walk in and immediately hear giggling and laughing throughout the store as groups of tourists try on the silly hats. Good times, good times.
If you look closely at the above photo, you’ll see that they even have a Starbuck’s Coffee. Yay! You can bet we spent some time there.
There were so many nice little restaurants to choose from.
It was sunny while we were there, which made it even more pleasant. We even managed to spend some time sitting around the hotel’s outdoor pool. And even though we were gone only a few days, it felt like we really got away and were able to relax and enjoy some time together.
[[Man, Typepad is really giving me some grief as I'm trying to post this, so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead here. I apologize if the photos and/or text look wonky!]]
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