the north shore drive along Lake Superior....

This is the maple leaf quilt down on the shore at Split Rock Lighthouse. 

The kitty and oak leaf quilt. These were the oak leaves I won last fall at block lotto.

Both are ready to go to the quilter.

I better make sure they have some backing first.

It is hard to see the lighthouse in the pictures. This is what it looks like.

Going north from here, we ran into these giant chairs.

We were getting hungry 

(and maybe a little crabby at this point)

so we drove north hoping to find something to eat. 

(6 people, all with different ideas on what would taste good didn't help)

Split Rock was going to be the point we turned back south. But, this was the Fourth of July weekend 

and everyone else thought driving the north shore was a good idea too.

So all the eating spots along the way were packed, and we just kept heading north.

In the end this was a good idea, or we might never have run into the chairs.

Too bad I didn't think to hang quilt tops on the chairs too.

halloween things.....

I made some postcards. I had enough pumpkins cut for 6 of them.

When I was addressing them I found one wasn't even glued yet.

Then I ran out of stamps. So only 4 went out. I am not even sure they made it before Halloween.

On the bright side, I have 2 cards for next year.

My brother-in-law. He makes the BEST costumes. He has done so many super hero costumes over the years. He is so talented!

My niece, Madison is crazy over legos. So he made her a Lego costume. They both got first place for costumes at work and school. He looks so real!

I would feel so safe walking down the street with him. 

Unless we ran into a bug or spider. He doesn't like bugs. He would be off running until the bug was gone.

I carved one pumpkin, just in case some trick-or-treaters came by. We are too far off the beaten path. Besides, I had given kids candy at school, and that left some for me!

my favorite holiday....

Some of the preschoolers made turkeys for Thanksgiving. They were pretty happy with them. I loved how they turned out, they make me smile.
Tractor joe is in Wisconsin. It is deer hunting season. I have no plans to go anywhere. Staying home! I do need to go find my roaster oven and stick a turkey in it.....
Happy Thanksgiving!
If you aren't in the states here....Happy Thursday, it is almost Friday!

the snowmen

Crispy joined some secret Santa thing at school.

He wanted to make little snowmen out of socks like we did many years ago....and give them away.....okay, he can do that.....

Except.....

He left me to finish after he stuffed them and wrapped the wire for the arms.....

....all that was left....attaching the face and the buttons and the hat and the mittens with the hot glue gun.

How long can that take???

I am not sure....but I was at it for quite some time.

I thought they turned out pretty cute!!!