The 2025 Sisters’ Weekend was in St. Louis this year. We stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, which gave us an absolutely perfect view of the St. Louis Arch. We started Day 1 at Damn Fine Hand Pies where we tried the seasonal Curried Sweet Potato Hand Pie with a bright cilantro dipping sauce. We … Read more
My friend Cyndie and I were supposed to be taking an art class together in March near her home, but the instructor canceled it at the last moment, so I had to make a quick decision about the plane ticket I no longer needed. We decided to re-route our adventure to San Diego in August. … Read more
I just returned from spending five days with my crafty friend Bev at her home in Alabama. We officially dubbed the experience our Alabama Art Camp. We had lots of different artsy things (and some non-artsy) that we wanted to try during our time together. In the photo above, we were trying to … Read more
I loved getting to enjoy the two new Exhibits at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art this week. Thursday nights from 5-8pm have free admission (thanks Collins Aerospace). The first exhibit is All that Jazz: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten and George T. Henry. I had forgotten that Jazz Poet Langston Hughes was from Joplin, … Read more
We left for Des Moines Friday morning without much of a plan. First stop was Memory Bound Papercrafts, which never disappoints. I picked-up several of their custom stamp sets together with papers and a big stack of pre-cut card bases. After that, I explored Walls of Books, which is just a few doors down in … Read more
Last week, my husband and I spent a few days in Indianapolis for a getaway. We stayed at the Ironworks Hotel, which was surrounded by a number of restaurants, which made eating breakfast and supper and easy experience. They even had a fun photo booth in the lobby (although it was an "old school" one, … Read more
We realized that I had never had a New York City Bagel, so we ventured to Bagel Pub for our breakfast. Choosing a cream cheese was a difficult selection. I went with Cinnamon Raisin on a Multigrain Bagel lightly toasted an scooped … Lauren filled hers with Berry Cream Cheese. Next … Read more
I am so very blessed to be able to spend time in New York City with my card making bestie Lauren. We were trying to decide last night how many trips it has been … we know our first adventure was in 2010, and we have migrated trips from Spring to Fall with at least … Read more
When my sister Darcy and I were in Kansas City, we spent one of our beautiful mornings at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. We got in tons of steps hiking some of the trails and enjoying all of the water features and flower gardens. We even had the luck of spotting a few … Read more
I just returned from Sisters' Weekend 2024 in Kansas City. One of the fun things we did was take a journey down The Rabbit Hole. While it was more for children, my sister and I are both children at heart and lovers of classic books, so we knew we would love it (and we did). … Read more