Shop Hop Rocks!
April means it’s time once again for the annual Kansas Nebraska Shop Hop! We participated in our first one last year and have done two Shop Hop related treks so far this year. … Read more
Hobbies
Early Evening, Late Summer
Just a couple of early evening, late summer, photos taken near Lindsborg, Kansas. Sunset view is from Coronado Heights.
August Flowers and Peppers
This hasn’t been the best year for gardening. I hardly got any tomatoes and only a few cucumbers. The beets did OK and so did the herbs. The peppers did the best of … Read more
A Few of My Favorite Things
Quilting and painting and baking and gardening (and kittens!), these are a few of my favorite things! I had a very unproductive month in July (not counting the setup of a new home … Read more
Learning to Quilt
Continuing were I left off last post, I’ve created a few new quilt blocks and I’ve done my first bit of actual quilting! I’ve created a number of different blocks over the past … Read more
Southwest Scenery – Winter 2021
In December, we took a trip out west to visit the kids and as has been our habit the past 20 years, we stopped a few places along the way. From west Kansas, … Read more
Colorado Railroad Museum
Here are a few photos from the Colorado Railroad Museum. Located in Golden, Colorado, the. museum features a large outdoor collection of railroad engines and cars. There are a variety of older steam … Read more
All Hallows Eve
Enjoy these jack-o-lanterns, the first I’ve carved in a number of years. One of them is carved in the traditional manner and I tried something new on the other: I drilled a number … Read more
50 Years of Postmaster Special Stamps – Part Two
This is the second of a two-part series featuring a set of 9 special stamps issued by the United States Postal Service between 1934 and 1978. The first part covers the stamps issued … Read more
50 Years of Postmaster Special Stamps – Part One
This is the first of a two-part series featuring a set of 9 special stamps issued by the United States Postal Service between 1934 and 1978. The first part covers the stamps issued … Read more