I Like Thursday (#2 For Me)

I like being home, especially these days,

but who doesn't like a good road trip??

Mostly I'm all "There's nothing like staying home for

true comfort" Jane-Austen-style but I still like to 

get out every so often to get away from all those

daily obligations, among other reasons.

Road trips are great for getting back in touch with

my lone hand-quilting project that gets ignored 99%

of the time.  Maybe this will be the year I finally

finish this thing?  

I like listening to books while I sew, and on

road trips.  Last week I shared

a pic from the front of Sleepy Hollow's cemetery.

We made that visit to Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown on our last

trip up to West Point.  Neither of us had ever read the

Legend of Sleepy Hollow so, with Halloween around the

corner and with us being on a road trip, it seemed a

perfect time to slip in that short story.

(I finished The Grand Sophy, btw.)

I (we) like Chiefs football.

Not just because they're the latest Super Bowl

winners but because we've always been fans.

So after our story, I pulled up the game for hubs to

listen to (he was driving), and found myself actually

watching it.  Not sewing, not cleaning, not baking or

any other multitasking activity while the game is on.

Just watching the game.

(This was mostly an "un-plugged" vacation but

this was an exception--besides, we hadn't 

reached our destination yet.)

I like reading outside--another thing I don't take the

time to do at home.  Happily, I got lots in this week!

Anyone picking up a theme here?

As I sat there with my book, it really struck me how

many enjoyable things I can easily do at home...

but don't.  

I like zooming in on what God, through nature,

did with this bark.

I like persistence.  Look at this little thing.

There he is, a lone sign of the summer that was,

 among all the fall leaves.  I found out later from

the B&B owners that the deer have eaten

everything this year but oh no, not this guy.

I like visiting quilt shops on vacation.
This time, hubs actually came in with me!

I really didn't need a thing but it was vacation

and sometimes it's nice to see something you

made with a certain fabric and think,

"Oh yeah, I got that at Quilter's Cottage..." etc.

I was hoping to find some of Fig Tree's
"All Hallows Eve" line but I was unlucky there.

I like Thanksgiving, these colors, happy gatherings

 and feeling blessed and thankful so, after

admiring this one in several of the shops on the hop,

I didn't need to think twice about getting some here. 

What can I do with it for the upcoming holiday?

I've always kinda liked folk art. 

Whenever we're in the area, I have to visit

 Wilson & Wilson Folk Art because so much

of what the mother-daughter team creates

has quilts in it.  

In the past, I've picked up notecards and calendars

but this time I actually got a framed canvas for my

sewing room.  It's similar to the one above;

I'll share a pic of mine in my Tuesday To-Do

post next week when I have it hung up.

I like bed and breakfasts.

This particular one has this dining area

that I always think would make a great quilt

retreat room, sewing room, long arm room...

You get the idea.

I like to be up early.

The early bird gets the coffee.

I love to cook but I also like a break from it.

Not worrying about meals (and dishes) is

a great bonus on vacation, right?

You'd think over 4 days, I'd get some good

foodie pics but I didn't take a single one.

Me!  A huge foodie pic taker!

Maybe this is a good thing however.
I think it means I was really unplugging.

And when the fun is all over,

I still like to be home.

And of all the views in the world, this one

is so often the most welcome.

After a short break, it's time to get back to fall

clean-up.  It's work, but enjoyable work.  I like it

most when the weather cooperates.

Jacket weather, leaves all around, coffee in hand.

Who wouldn't like working out in that?

Happy quilting--in your home!

Linking up to:

Not Afraid of Color "I Like Thursdays"