I Like Thursday #12

And it has been another week since I blogged.  Wow I AM A BAD BLOGGER.  I will say this week has been much better.  I am sure those "milestone" days will be tough, but I need to figure out ways to get through them, and I will.

Friday morning I took off on a mini quilt shop hop of my own making.  I figured a change of scenery was called for.

I like I can just go, my daughter watches Bobbin.  Meaning Bobbin goes next door and plays with the big dogs and runs everyone ragged.  Sam checks on Lucy several times a day, feeds the chickens and gathers eggs. 

I like my cheapo knock off step counter.    Unfortunately it tells me regularly what a huge failure I am.

I rarely break 5,000 steps a day, unless I go shopping, and it is too darn cold to go outside walking often.  My daughter sent me an app yesterday called Achievement.  You download it and synch it with your phone, and watch.  Whenever you hit your goals you get a cash prize, and they add up.  
My comment to my daughter was "Are you saying I am fat?"  
Her comment was, "Shut up". 
I then asked, "Um do you know how many times I have to go around the kitchen island to get in 500 steps?  After so many times around you start to get dizzy."
OK seriously I know I need to move more, but I refuse to sign up for an app to tell me I am lazy.  The watch reminds me constantly to move. 

I shared that I made my own wallet a few months ago.  While I love it, I didn't have a purse to match, and I wear purses (even expensive ones) out rather quickly.  I decided I was going to try to be at least a wee bit sophisticated and bought myself a new wallet.  I really like my new wallet.

Which I can wear cross body.  Lots of room in it for cash, cards, change, loyalty cards, punch cards, and a pen even.  Pendleton Woolen Mills has been around Oregon since 1863.  I remember when I was a little girl going to their fabric store with my mom.  I love their wool blankets with different Native American motifs.  The design on my wallet is called Harding.  Of course I needed a purse if I wanted to carry just a wee bit more.

Then I saw the matching tote bag.

Can I just say I not only like....I love my new wallet, purse and tote.

As to my shop hop I will share more about that in another post.  It ended up getting dark and I decided to stay the night.  I saw this hotel, and thought what the heck!

It is a little old hotel in downtown Millersburg, Ohio. 

 

 They were decorated for Valentine's Day.  This is looking at the front entryway.

This cute conversation seat was in the upstairs hallway.

 The Lobby with a piano, and Italian mirror over the fireplace was very inviting.

 Loved this door to a private dining area.

The old tin ceilings with the moulding around it was gorgeous. 

And what made this even better?  Is the owner is a quilter!  And she holds quilt retreats several times a year.  There just happened to be one going on the weekend I was there.  And hold onto your garters girls....the room I stayed in was only $79 with tax for the night.

For that amount you get your own table.  Groups can come in and just sew, but so can single ladies without a sewing group or guild.  Isn't this room too cool.  Also there is a restaurant and bar, and I will say that I felt very safe in the hotel.  They lock the front doors after 10 PM and you cannot get in if you don't have a key. 

I liked this cow picture.  I thought it was very cool. 

Meet Junior.  I like him, he is cute.  He will be staked to help keep the fields down this spring and summer.

Now he lives in the barn, in a dog house with a heater.  He likes the heat.  LOL

I want to participate in Amy of Sew Incredibly Crazy's BOM called It's a Wild Life.  I wanted a background fabric.  I couldn't find anything that really spoke to me, so I thought I would try the printed fabric at Hawthorne Threads.  I like the colors, but I am not too sure if I like the hand.

Plume on Glacial Blue

Star Charts in Glacial, and Glacial on White.

Snowflakes on Glacial.

I like surprise packages.  Barbara of Wont to be Quilter sent me an early birthday gift.  

 What girl doesn't love gifts. 

Now wander over to LeeAnna's at Not Afraid of Color and check out the other I Like Thursday posts.