Scrappy Hearts: July 2016

Off On An Adventure

Wednesday morning Mark and I headed off for an adventure. I love to travel with my hubby because we travel so well together. We had no set agenda and no time frame. I just had two expectations. First, that we would have a late lunch at Millers’ Smorgasbord because Mark had never been there. Second, I wanted to stop by the classroom of The Old Country Store, just so that I knew where I needed to go for my class on Thursday morning.

We were able to accomplish that and so much more! I love traveling out to Lancaster County and I usually visit at least once a year with Bunkey. This is the first time that I have taken this trip with my hubby. Mark last visited Lancaster over 10 years ago and as far as I’m concerned, that is just too long between visits! On Wednesday we managed not only to enjoy a hearty meal at Millers’, we were also able to spend a good deal of time perusing the quilts at The Quilt Shop at Miller’s. Mark has always wanted a Mariner’s Compass quilt and spent a great deal of time looking at all of the magnificent quilts on display. Me, well I found a wonderful poster to frame for the shop and I also managed to remember to pick up the shop’s license plate and pin! I love participating in the Row x Row!Another visit took us to one of my favorite shops, The Log Cabin Quilt Shop. There I was also able to pick up the shops’ license plate and pin. I had such fun showing Mark around to all of the places that Bunkey and I find the most fun. Once we decided we had explored enough, we checked into our hotel. This visit we stayed at The Inn and Spa at Intercourse. We were one block away from The Old Country Store where I would be taking my class on Thursday, as well as one block away from The Kitchen Kettle Village.Right in the middle of where we wanted to be! Close enough for me to walk to my Thread Painting class on Thursday and for Mark to meet me for a quick lunch between class sessions. After we got ourselves unpacked we ventured out for a long walk. We watched a local men’s baseball game, wandered around the town of Intercourse and marveled at the number of fireflies surrounding us as we sat and took in the night sky. A glorious day which led to a really good night’s sleep!

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July 02, 2016

Hanging At the Shop

Fridays are a great night to hang out at the shop. The first Friday of the month we have a UFO group that gathers to work on their current projects. This past Friday was no different. We were all gathered in the shop, milling around, taking a peek at new arrivals when we heard the sound of rocks against the window. Hale. I tried to capture a photo of the hale through the window, but it was nearly impossible. I think you can see a few pieces of hale on the car above, but the bouncing of hale stones was not to be captured.

Once I ventured outside, it was easier to catch a photo of the hale, but it still does not do it justice. The largest hale stone I saw was about the size of the little balls you get in a package of jacks. I could see the hale falling but was unable to capture a photo of it in the sky.

After the initial storm, the wind picked up and we were treated to a power outage, our third since the shop opened. Fortunately the electricity came back on rather quickly, the rain stopped, the winds ceased blowing and we were able to get back to our UFO’s. It was such a strange afternoon/evening. The sun was shining brightly in less than an hour. The pavement dried in less time than that. There was no rainbow but we did get pizza so it was all good!