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I am loving our hot summer days. I recently went on a road trip with one of my sisters. We travelled through Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Nevada before heading back to our home state of Utah. Along the way we stayed with a cousin in Declo, Idaho, who was a hoot! Loved his family and his place. He installs hardwood floors and his own were works of art. I should have taken a photo!

Next stop were to the quilt shops around Boise, Idaho and surrounding towns as we made our way to Pendleton, Oregon, for the night. Then after church services at the LDS ward in Hermiston, Oregon, we travelled up to Lacey, Washington to see our Uncle Dan and Aunt Susan. They are both getting up there in years and Uncle Dan was recently diagnosed with dementia. He recognized me but not my sister which is understandable since they haven seen each other in years and I go up several times a year to see him.

The next day we were hitting the quilt shops again as we did the Row by Row Experience 2018. We met a lot of people that were so talented at all the quilt shops we visited. We stayed one night at a KOA resort then spent a night at our cousin’s house in Sedro Wooley, Washington, were we had a fabulous time. I spend a lot of time there as well. Then on the road to more shops as we headed down the Oregon coast to Gracie’s Sea Hag – home of the worlds biggest strawberry shortcake. It was a destination that my sister has been wanting to visit for 39 years when she was there with our parents. It was the same restaurant but not exactly the same strawberry shortcake. It was delicious though so well worth the stop!

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We headed home through Sisters, Oregon, then down some back roads as we visited more quilt shops participating in the Row by Row. Spent the last night in Winnemucca, Nevada, in a dive motel but we were so tired we didn’t care. It was marginally clean and our vehicle was still in one piece when we got up. Beds were comfortable too. One final push home, stopping at quilt shops and then home. Nine days away from home and my loved one was an experience. I am so thankful for my family. I’ll be posting pictures in a later post when I figure out how to transfer them from my phone to my google account! That will be a day long adventure, I’m sure!

In the meantime, I’ll be enjoying seeing our lovely state as I travel to family reunions, transport injured wildlife and head to the mountains to see the birds. I hope you are having a great summer too!