WARNING!!! Photo-Heavy Post!!!
Welcome to Week 18 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!! This week is my vacation week. DH had a work conference in the mountains of North Carolina and invited me along. Some people love the beach, but the mountains are my happy place. Was there and GREEN scrap sewing involved??? (That's the Color of the Month for the RSC.)
The short answer is... Maybe!!! Read on to find out, but first...
Another Iris bloomed yesterday. I didn't see it until just before we left town. The white one with purple falls didn't bloom last year so I was surprised to see it in the front garden:
There are mountains in the distance. We'll be arriving soon...
Happy tummies and we each have a $50 gift card to play the slot machines:
SUNDAY - Vacation
Timing didn't quite work out for me to attend my Weekly Morning Art Zoom and I wasn't able to access Zoom on my phone..
Then we were leaving the property of Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort...
To check out the golf tournament being hosted at Sequoyah National Golf Club:
After taking in the beautiful views, we took a trip down memory lane with a stop at Oconaluftee Islands Park...
Followed by a delicious grilled trout dinner at Paul's Family Restaurant. We ate there 18 years ago and it hasn't changed a bit! It might not look very pretty and they seem to have mixed reviews, but our food was just as delicious as we remembered.
MONDAY - Vacation
Good morning NCPTA Conference! Thank you to the dining staff for making plain scrambled eggs for me so that I didn't have to risk anaphylactic shock by wading through the ones with mushrooms sauteed in them. Yes. I'm allergic and not happy about it:
Between conference meals and other activities, I managed to squeeze in my Weekly Zoom Call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color:
Later this afternoon, I decided to tackle the task of turning the heel of my latest sock. It's the Lucky 13 Sock by Tracy @ On Woolen Pond:
TUESDAY - #100Days100ThingsDecluttered
Vacation
After lunch, I went out for a walk along the creek that runs through the property...
Then went back to the room to do some GREEN scrap sewing:
When I finished my block components, I started a painting based on a photo I took earlier while on my walk...
As I waited for paint to dry, I thought I'd take a photo of my makeshift sewing set-up to show you and see what I could finish up before dinner:
WEDNESDAY - Vacation/Return Home
The vouchers in the photo below were transformed into cash on my way out. I had a great time playing with the casino's money! We lucked out with the timing of this conference:
Fortunately, we managed to arrive home safely. This book kept me company during the crazy rain storm that dogged us on our path. It is destined to become an altered book journal soon, as it's one of my favorite sizes to work in:
THURSDAY - The Guest Blogger(s)
Day Off
Look what bloomed yesterday! It's a Japanese Iris from my friend Dee Dee:
Thanks for sharing, Dee Dee!
I missed my (Weekly) Quilt Bee today in favor of a trip to the Sewing Expo in Raleigh with Knittingsuek. Wonder of wonders, I stuck with my promise to buy nothing for myself.
We saw a couple of our Monthly Evening Quilt Bee members. Thanks for sharing your table with us Mary Ann and Marianne. Hopefully, we'll see you two again in a couple weeks at our upcoming Sew Day:
Our uneventful excursion took a detour when we were almost back to Sue's house. This happened! :o((
My car broke down on the side of the road (in nearly 90 F heat) and needed to be towed. The guy from Lloyd's Towing thinks it's the fuel pump. DH will do some research:
FRIDAY - Day Off
Knit Group with Stacy and Beth this morning:
Get Messy's Open Studio with Deandra was this afternoon. I worked on starting my pages for Messy May...
... I left early for a skin check appointment at Trillium Dermatology and looked a little different when I returned home. I should hear back about the biopsy in a week or so:
During my Weekly Evening Art Zoom I worked on the SWATCH prompt for Messy May. Of course, my swatches include GREEN paint, paper, AND fabric:
SATURDAY - Day Off
It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge! I hope you were able to visit Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.
No Zoom with Knittingsuek today since I just saw her on the day before yesterday, but I did go art with Britt for the first time in quite some time. We both worked on today's Messy May DRAW prompt:
Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!
That sounds like a great trip to the mountains! I prefer mountains to beaches too.
ReplyDeleteYour irises are lovely. And indeed, you've been on-the-go! You took your sewing machine with you to a conference at a casino? I would never have thought to do that, probably opting to take along handwork instead. It's sure too bad your car broke down. Hope you're back to motoring around very soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip and UGH for your car leaving you on the side of the road in 90 degree heat! I hope the repair is quick and doesn''t cost an arm and a leg! --TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteWe haven't been to Cherokee for years although we loved that area. So glad you were able to spend some relaxing time there. Too bad that your car broke down but better on the way home. ;) Hoping that dermatology report is good when it comes back. ~Jeanne
ReplyDeleteA fun trip. Glad you got to go along.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a busy and fun week, Joy! Any week that includes the word "vacation" is a good one in my book. So sorry about your car, though - hope that is getting figured out.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a safe and fun trip. You and your DH look happy and relaxed. I feel for you and having your car break down :(
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great time accompanying hubby on a work trip. Fun that you got to some favorite spots. Sorry about your car and the biopsy, but it seems like a mostly good week for you!
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