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End of Summer Quilting Recap

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes It’s the end of Summer! How did that happen? Lately, my blog posts have been a lot of how-to posts, however this month I thought I would do a summer quilting recap. Some of my blog readers are armchair quilters, so this post is for...

Finishing Frenzy and Travel Updates

Whew, those Japan posts took a lot to put together. I’m so glad I did though as now I have a great reminder of what a great trip it was. So, what’s been going on around here since I finally finished up the trip. Well, as I think I mentioned in my last blog post-Mom...

Nara Japan

Nara was Japan’s first permanent capital and was established in the year 710. It is located less than an hour away from Kyoto. Nara holds some of Japan’s oldest and largest temples. Karen and I arrived in Nara in the early evening and found our way to our hotel. The...

Hiroshima and Himeji Castle

After breakfast at the Watanabe Inn, we were driven down to the ferry dock. Actually, we asked to be dropped off at the Post Office as Karen wanted to ship some of her purchases back home. You should have seen the confused looks on the two lone Post Office clerks. In...
Going it Alone

Going it Alone

On April 10, 2019, Karen and I were now travelling in Japan on our own. We were up early, long before the rest of our...

Last Day of OAT Tour

Last Day of OAT Tour

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, was the last day of the OAT tour. There was really only one tour scheduled then we had the...

Arashiyama District

Arashiyama District

Monday, April 8, 2019, had us travelling by charted bus to the Arashiyama district of Kyoto. This is a really...

Kamakura Japan

Kamakura Japan

The next day in our pre-trip was an optional trip to Kamakura Japan. Of the six people in our little group, only 4 of...

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Pre-Trip Tokyo

Pre-Trip Tokyo

Sounds weird, doesn’t it. Karen and I had actually already had a pre-trip trip and now onto another one. What this...

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Trip to Seattle

Trip to Seattle

Ok so time flies and I look around and it has been over a month since I have last posted. No excuses really! I have...

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