Alabama Art Camp

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

New Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Exhibits

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

Des Moines Iowa Adventure

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

Indianapolis Vacation

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

New York City 2024 – Day 2

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

The Rabbit Hole

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

Family Adventures

I just returned from a quick trip to Missouri to hang out with my family. We enjoyed a BBQ Lunch on one day at Boomer's BBQ.  It had been forever since I had a loaded baked potato.     And most of the rest of our time was spent playing board games … one of … Read more

Thursday Link Love

So sorry, but with two days stranded in airports trying to get home from vacation, Thursday Link Love is not happening this week. I will return next week with lots of fun links.  Instead I sit here with wonderful memories of reading in the Secret Garden after floating in the pool (miss it already).