April 7 - May 26 - Warren, Indiana

It is a joy to actually be home even if only for a short time. I sorted through mail and did our taxes. We attended programs in Applegate Chapel, went to the villa game night, the townhouse/villa luncheon and the ladies and men’s breakfasts. I was able to go to Scrappy Club 2 times and I took a paper piecing quilt class. I finally finished cutting all my scrap fabric into squares and can now concentrate on sewing them together into quilt tops. We planted flowers and tomato plants in between the rain showers and downpours. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when we return from our next trip.

We went to a spaghetti dinner and a fish and tenderloin fry. We went to see “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” at the Pulse Theater. Debby came up for Easter weekend and we had a wonderful time. She helped lay out some of the quilt pieces into a pattern and also helped me pick fabric for a couple of projects. Bob went to church to help with the Easter egg hunt. We had Ossian ham for Easter dinner and Dad came. I also made a German Chocolate Cake for Bob’s birthday (late). I think it is the first one that I made from scratch in over 8 years. We played some Tic and visited.

We had doctor appointments, hair appointments and car appointments. I finished quite a few small projects.
Bag with the logo for the Berne Quilt Shop

Folder to keep my QFL items in

Scrapbook tote cover for Deb

Quillow made from a pieced top I found in my mother’s things


Spa box cover for Deb

Quilt top for charity

Challenge project for Berne Quilt shop


In the midst of these 6 weeks we also made a trip to New Hampshire for Jared and Alyson’s wedding on May 6.










It was 2 days out, 2 days there and 2 days back, but we got to see both of Bob’s brothers and visit with them a bit. We are thankful to Brent and Christine for having everyone over on Saturday for lunch.


We were staying almost on the New Hampshire and Massachusetts border so on Friday we went to the Lowell National Historical Park. It centered on the industrial revolution and the fabric mills of which there were many in this area.








I also toured the New England Quilt Museum.

These are the lovely flowers that I received from my precious daughter for Mother's Day and our anniversary.



We made a trip to Noblesville and visited with Tom and Sarah Clark. It was wonderful to see them. We dug daffodils up at Dad’s and the rose bush. We replanted the daffodils for him and divided the rose bush into 4 and planted it at our house. The 4-H club washed our windows and we went to a Euchre tourney sponsored by the FFA. The time flew by and before we knew it, it was time to pack and head out for another trip.

March 26 - April 5

We left Big Bend and headed east. We stopped at Judge Roy Bean’s in Langtry.



We had been there in 1980 I think. They have done a lot of work and there is a very nice visitor center. They also have a very nice cactus garden.


We crossed the Pecos River and stopped at the overlook to take pictures. It was very beautiful.

It also was neat to see where it flows into the Rio Grande.

Bob took a picture for a group of bikers from Austria that is traveling from Orlando, Florida to LA. We crossed the Amistad Reservoir and stopped to get our national park passport stamped. We watched an excellent film of the history of the park and the co-operation between the two border cities. We spent the night in Del Rio.

Sunday we drove to San Antonio and checked in to the Wyndham timeshare. We did some grocery shopping, unpacked, did laundry and rested. Monday we walked to the old cathedral


and the Spanish Governor’s house. It wasn't open though. We then walked the entire loop of the river walk.




Tuesday we drove to 4 of the missions and the national park visitor center.









We met Eric and Martha at a Thai restaurant and the food was awesome. It was wonderful to spend a little time with family.
Wednesday we went to the SAS main store and I got a new pair of tennis shoes.


Thursday was Susan’s birthday and we arrived at Phil & Susan’s in the late afternoon. We did stop at the mall and shopped at Bath and Body and the VF Factory Outlet. We ate our salads for lunch at IKEA after doing some shopping there. We ate dinner at a good Japanese restaurant and had cake and strawberries afterwards at the house.

Friday we went to the Texas Ranger Museum. There were many nice displays and the information was very interesting and informative.


We spent the weekend visiting and playing some games. We enjoyed playing with the dogs too.






Phil & James played some golf while Bob drove the cart.



Tuesday and Wednesday we drove to Indiana. We listened to two book cd’s as we traveled. It is great to be home. We unloaded, unpacked and slept in our own bed.