I’m Back

I’m back from my little trip away and my break from the computer.  Although the break will be continuing on a modified basis.  I’ve felt so much better these days that I have not spent long hours at the computer.  I don’t want to go backwards in my healing process, so time here will be limited.  However, I did want you to know that I’m on the mend!

We had a great trip to visit family in Gettysburg.  It was a short one -- we left last Wednesday afternoon and arrived home almost exactly 3 days later.  My daughter, Johannah, and I crammed a lot into that short trip.

As you know, every spring we take a trip out to visit family and go on a day trip with my sister and her oldest daughter.  This year we went to a place called Meadowbrook Gourds.  What an interesting place!  They grow gourds and then turn them into the most amazing things.  The pics below show gourds in the field as they look before they are picked, gourds after they are cleaned and gourds after they are made into something really interesting.

My niece, Carol Jean, is on the left and Johannah on the right.

Gourds as they look in the field.

Cleaned and ready to use.

Some of the interesting things that can be made out of these gourds.  Some people are really creative!

 

 

 

These creations just amazed me!  So, of course, I had to get my own gourd creation and I knew exactly what I wanted.  Do you remember the roses that my dh got for me back in February?  They have been dried and hanging in my kitchen waiting for just the right vase.  So, I got a gourd “vase” and think it looks great!  What do you think?

After the gourd store we went to this great grocery store that has things so cheap!  I got around $400 worth of groceries for about $210!  I was excited to say the least.  I still have to get meat and other perishables, but my grocery bill has been reduced about $70 this month.  And with all the free food that we got, our grocery bill next month could be reduced about the same amount!  What a blessing.

That’s about it for our trip.  You can see what my daughter has said by checking out her blog.  I should be back later today with some Free Spirit quick pages that I made before we went away.  Be sure to come back.

Blessings,