This adventure took me to another incredibly beautiful place. I drove from Carlisle, PA to Geneva, New York. For many weeks prior to the day of my drive it had been raining pretty much every single day. For my drive to New York the sun was sunning almost the entire drive. How nice. My drive took me right up along Lake Seneca. My destination was at the top of the lake.
On my way I stopped at a quilt shop in Watkins Glen, New York. The name of the shop is O’Susannah’s Quilts. It was all of five car lengths from my route to Geneva so very conveniently located!
The shop had a wonderful variety of fabrics and other quilting items. If you are in the area it is certainly worth a stop. For more information about the shop visit their website at www.osusannahsquiltshop.com
As I drove up along Lake Seneca I almost wrecked my car five times while I was in awe of the scenery around me. All along the lake were vineyards. I mean one after the other. I had no idea there were so many vineyards in that area. It was just beautiful.
The morning after I arrived I walked outside on a path that goes along the lake in Geneva. What an excellent way to start the day. Here are some of the things I saw on my walk.
My guild contact, Sally, came to the hotel to act as my navigator to the lecture location so I would not get lost. Even though I have a GPS system this location was out in the country and if you have a GPS you’ll know what I mean when I say that sometimes the GPS gets me close to where I need to be but not exactly where I need to be. So, Sally road with me which was nice so I got to know her a little better. She and her co-worker Bobbie did a fantastic job organizing my trip to their guild. As with all guilds this guild is doing a lot of charity work. And they had a fabulous show and tell. I was so glad I got to see it. Great group of ladies. You can find out more about this guild be going to their website http://www.lake2lakequiltguild.com/index.htm
After the noon lecture I had a couple of hours to myself and took another walk along the lake. I think it is fabulous that the city maintains this path along the lake. It does appear that it is very well used which is a good thing.
I read a placard about the willow trees along the path. The willows date back to 1890’s.
Additional trees were planted by the American Legion to honor the lives lost in World War 1.
At the workshop on Wednesday one of my student’s, Paula Sholts, gave me this cute pincushion which she knitted and made entirely from wool. I plan to put it to good use. I love giving and receiving handmade gifts. They come from the heart.
I am so very fortunate that I get to see so much beauty when I travel.
My next adventure will take me to the great state of Alabama. I’ll talk to you when I return.