Why Hello There!

It has come to my attention [thanks Carol!] that I have been remiss in my blogging - where has this week gone! I did get out my camera a couple of days ago, to take pictures of what I've been preparing to sew, but the batteries were dead and I forgot. My machine isn't back yet, no word, I'll have to call them tomorrow.

I have some pictures to share with you. LOTS of pictures, so I won't put them all here! This coming Saturday is the Woodward Dream Cruise, an event that will attract around a million and a half people from all over the world. Woodward Ave is also known as Highway 1, the first numbered highway in the US.



All this week, the cruisers have been gathering. They drive up and down Woodward [where my mom cruised as a teen], and in shopping mall parking lots. The cars are unbelievable. I even saw one from Hawaii! They range from Model T's to 30's coupes, to street rods and muscle cars from the '70's.



Now you know I love retro and vintage - this is right up my alley. My very most favorite car in the world is a '56 Chevy Bel Air, closely followed by the Nomad.



I was born in 1959, so I remember a lot of these cars. I remember my dad had a Chevy with those big fins. I remember how roomy they were, and how, in those big old station wagons, we rode down the farm roads with the tailgate down hanging our feet out the back.

Can you tell me the last time you saw a Maverick???



Well, I saw one today! No Pintos or Gremlins, though.

The Studebaker was awesome.











If you can't get enough, like me, you can see the rest of my pictures at my flickr - or at our local tv station's website, they have an electronic garage where people are parking photos of their cars. It's just amazing. People work on these for a lifetime, and show them off during the cruise.

I'll be back to blogging tomorrow, and visiting your sorely missed blogs - I miss you muchly, my bloggy friends!

Giggle For Today

Remember the pics of my cat in the sink? Well....I came across this tonight and couldn't resist posting it.

I love LOLCats.

New Give-Away Alert!

And it's yummy! Terry from Terry's Treasures is having her one year anniversary. She has a beautiful blog full of projects and pictures from her bountiful garden and she's super-sweet as well. Go check it out!

Acquisitions

I was going to show you what I got the other day. Just a wee bit of stuff, and all on sale - yay for sales!

My friend Cathy got me a late birthday/early Christmas gift:

Two towels with a flamingo embroidery, and Chic Bag Boutique cd from Vintage Workshop.

I picked up this fat quarter, so vintagey. Is that a word? It should be.

And this fabric was half off - it's people reading! I need a new bookbag and it will be perfect.

I adore the girl in the red dress.

I love it so much, I would have loved to buy up the bolt. Alas, I only got one yard, but that's enough for a bookbag!

Enjoy your day - I'm off to the library!

Super Give-Away Alert!

Jenny from Elefantz is doing it again - she's having a give-away! Now, I don't think I should enter this one, since I won last time, but I do want you to know about it. So go leave a comment and check out her new Christmas designs! Cuz, you know, Christmas will be here before we know it, yikes......

Road Trip, Girlfriend Style

Today was a lovely, lovely day. My friend Cathy and I hit the road to take my machine to the dr. and see what trouble we could get into. Due to all the construction on the highways, it took us twice as long to get to Port Huron as it should've...but that's ok. We took the scenic route.

Port Huron is home to Mary Maxim - a wonderful catalog store full of crafty goodness.



They have a nice clearance section. I'll show you another time what Cathy got me. After we dropped off my machine, we stopped in there and then went to the quilt shop.



I found some darling fabric, half off - I'll show you that another time as well.

After that, we went to the mall, and had lunch from the Japoni Grill - love love love the bourbon chicken and rice! Then, since I can't leave Port Huron without visiting the beach, that's where we headed. Boy was it crowded!



Tons of boats anchored just offshore so folks could swim. You see the boats out there? That's like waist deep water. It was nice and warm today, we didn't need our winter coats like last time.

And then I took Cathy on a drive around town. She's never been there. And she spotted the darlingest little diner that I had never noticed!









Look at the ceiling and all the Lucy stuff! I LOVE Lucy! And I seriously wanted to pack up this diner, put it in my purse and take it home.



This is what I had.



And look at this floor - is this not a quilt in the making?



I'll have to try and do some math to make one just like it!

All in all, it was a great day spent with my best friend. Thanks Cathy - anytime you're up for a road trip, let me know!