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I just got back from my two week visit to my Dutch family. I love the time spent with them and having the privilege to get acquainted with Nora is beyond fun. Here are a few of the pictures I took in the last weeks. I made Nora an ABC quilt and then made her a dolly quilt to go with it. I wanted to get her a dolly and this is the one she picked. She had her second birthday while I was there and we had a couple of parties for her. The kids live in a newly purchased 100 year old house that I love. I made her a couple of dresses and though they are a little long....she makes it cute. Groningen, The Netherlands is a beautiful town with canals and many old brick buildings. There are zillions of bicycles and a pedestrian needs to keep to their own walkway or take a chance of getting run over. A few days before I was to return home we went on a little road trip. This is Burg Vischering in Germany. It is surrounded with a water moat and is just beautiful. T...

I am so happy for the clouds today. I know summer is supposed to be hot, but it is not my favorite weather condition. This is much more to my liking. Sweaters are a great fashion necessity. We went camping last weekend at Memaloose campground in the Columbia Gorge. We left on Friday and as we came past Hood River noticed a lot of smoke. It was the train derailment in Mosier. We made it to the campground and then the hosts came by and told us that we couldn't leave the camp area. The highway was closing and it would be at least the next day before anyone could travel. That was fine with us as we weren't planning to leave. I was sorry for those who had left early and then could not come back in. The campground is nice and except for it being 100 degrees while we were there, we had a nice time. Rudy enjoyed the view from a table top! Our view in the evening. Love this droopy tree. *************************** Yesterday Sylvia and I we...