I just returned from a whirlwind trip to New York City with Lauren. We were trying to count how many trips we’ve made (our first was in 2010) and we think it’s likely 8 or 9 (I lost my FB account to a hacker, so I can’t go back and look). It was … Read more
We started our day with another amazing three course Jail Hill Inn breakfast. Steel Cut Oats with fruit & an amazing caramel sauce was the first course. Next was a chocolate almond croissant followed by the most amazing candied bacon, potatoes and a egg vegetable strata. When we headed downtown, we … Read more
On our 2nd day in Galena, we started with the three course gourmet breakfast at the Jail Hill Inn. The starter was yogurt with an amazing mix of fruit & house-made granola. He also had Chai in the perfect mug for steeping. I scarfed down the raspberry Danish before I remembered to photograph … Read more
Six months ago I had the foresight to schedule a four day getaway for us in September. The weather has been absolutely perfect to explore. We started by stopping for lunch at Copper Kettle in Dubuque, Iowa. When I see Onion Rings on a menu, I almost always have to order them. This were a … Read more
I was so thrilled my sister and I were able to spend some time together in Kansas City this weekend (a big thank you to the stranger who took our photo & told us we sounded like sisters when we thanked her in unison). We both like finding unexpected public art. … Read more
It's always so fun when long-distance crafty friends become short-distance crafty friends. I just returned from a getaway to Alabama to meet my crafty pen pal Beverly in person. I loved being the recipient of her amazing southern hospitality. We started our trip reading in the shade of her Secret Garden by the … Read more
We just returned from a lovely little trip to the north of us. We started in Minneapolis with a reservation for supper at Pizzeria Lola. We learned about the restaurant watching Chef's Table on Netflix and dining there was how our vacation plans began. I started with an absolutely delicious bowl of olives (my husband … Read more
I just returned from spending a long weekend at the Gather Guest House & Creative Studio in Waunakee, Wisconsin with a group of paper crafting friends. I tried to narrow down what I took to work on, so I could stay more focused on creating. I started with an Anna Griffin holiday cardmaking kit. I … Read more
I had a perfect day yesterday wandering around Madison, Wisconsin … one of my favorite cities. I started the day at Atomic Antiques, which was basically a walk through my childhood. I’m pretty sure we had these mugs … but I surely know that we loved watching this show. I resisted those mugs, … Read more
Our third day in NYC started with a walk across town where we stopped and enjoyed perfectly made breakfast sandwiches. Next we headed to the 11am opening of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, but it turned out the 11am tickets were already sold out, so we bought tickets for 11:20am and headed down the … Read more