We arrived abode some 2:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. We weren't supposed to endure abode for some other week, in addition to therefore Matthew hadn't had fourth dimension to set things dorsum where they belonged. He's been living at the family spell we've been gone, in addition to he'd made it his own...as he should have. He knew nosotros were coming, but amongst working total time, he needed the weekend to teach things dorsum inwards order. And all of that to say that things are variety of a shambles. It's going to get got a few days to teach reorganized.
The displace abode was uneventful. We drove 800 miles the starting fourth dimension 2 days, leaving but 256 miles for the finally day. I didn't get got whatsoever pictures until nosotros arrived inwards northern California where the scenery is stunning. I finally grabbed my photographic telly camera to select grip of this scene through the window in addition to over my correct shoulder.
Around the adjacent bend...
Where California makes its curvature on the eastern side, the route passes into Nevada but briefly, in addition to nosotros spent our starting fourth dimension nighttime but due south of Carson City inwards Minden, Nevada.
That commons but happens to endure the correct distance for i day's drive, in addition to therefore we've stayed at that spot many times. The adjacent solar daytime nosotros drove the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway on our way to connect amongst Interstate v northbound. Along the way, nosotros saw some of the peaks of the Ring of Fire, which is a band of volcanic peaks extending from South America all the way some North America, Nihon in addition to into the Pacific Ocean eastward of Australia. Here's an image:
It's responsible for the formation of Crater Lake, which was Mt. Mazama earlier it blew its stack in addition to of course, to a greater extent than recently, Mt. St. Helens. On our drive, nosotros saw Mt. Lassen.
And then, Mt. Shasta.
As nosotros headed due north on Interstate v nosotros saw this splendid illustration of a cinder cone. This i is called Black Butte.
Farther north, nosotros saw a dissimilar sentiment of Mt. Shasta.
And shortly thereafter...home sugariness home! What a sight for sore eyes afterwards therefore many months away.
Speaking of sights for sore eyes...it's my sewing room! I'm therefore happy to meet you!
It was pretty much draw concern every bit usual. Since it was belatedly inwards the day, nosotros didn't allow Smitty out until this morning.
We're keeping Miss Busy Britches inwards for a few days, but we'll in all likelihood allow her out on Tuesday.
They've already been upwards inwards their Clubhouse, in addition to Matthew informs us that a mouse has moved inwards spell the kitties get got been gone. I'm pretty certain Sadie has it cornered behind a bookcase downstairs.
It's expert to endure home, huh, Sadie?
Okay, let's notice us some nip.
As yous powerfulness guess, my priorities were inwards order. I unpacked all the boxes I sent to myself spell nosotros were away. Among them, this gift from my dearest friend Robin. You powerfulness recall nosotros spent a solar daytime together inwards Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Click on that link for some quilt store orgiastic ecstasy. While nosotros were there, Robin introduced me to the Solmate Socks, which I'd never heard of before. It was love at starting fourth dimension sight for me, in addition to therefore I purchased a pair. When they went on sale dorsum inwards January, Robin purchased 4 to a greater extent than pairs for me. Aren't these great?
I totally love them. Thank you, Robin. Great colouring choices!
Also, squall back this lilliputian lady I picked upwards on the Blue Ridge Parkway?
And All. This. Fabric.
I'm embarrassed to say this isn't fifty-fifty all of it. There's notwithstanding some inwards the trailer. Looks similar I get got my run cutting out for me.
But starting fourth dimension things first. Himself ventured exterior unleashed this morn for the starting fourth dimension time inwards months.
He was out for nigh 50 minutes earlier deciding to come upwards dorsum in. Now, I think he's napping inwards the Clubhouse. If you're novel to this blog, I'll explicate that the Clubhouse is the infinite betwixt the master copy flooring in addition to the basement of our home. The kitties tin privy teach into the infinite yesteryear jumping upwards on our H2O softener tank, in addition to therefore upwards into the rafters. Smitty claimed it long agone every bit his He Man Woman Hater's Clubhouse. Since then, the girls get got moved inwards too.
Gotta travel along those mousies nether control. We had an ongoing work amongst mice getting inwards somehow, but since the kitties discovered it in addition to claimed it every bit their undercover lair, we've had nary a mouse.
He stuck pretty unopen to the family this morning, spending most of his fourth dimension gazing upon his vast territory in addition to grazing on delicious greenish grass. Not some other truthful cat nor a woofie inwards sight. Ahhhhhhhh...now that's the life!
The adjacent few days volition endure spent unpacking the trailer, catching upwards on laundry, cleaning up, in addition to reorganizing to brand infinite for Matthew. The conclusion for him to alive hither spell nosotros were gone was finally minute, in addition to therefore nosotros didn't actually get got fourth dimension to organize for him. He'll endure staying amongst us for a spell until he finds a novel identify where he tin privy endure comfortable. He's actually hoping for something nigh world transportation, in addition to of course, those places aren't every bit slow to find. He's been searching for weeks, in addition to therefore far nothing. That's okay yesteryear me. It'll endure expert to get got my all-grown-up lilliputian man child abode for a while.
So amongst that, I'll teach to it. I can't say what my blogging schedule volition endure over the adjacent few days. I powerfulness weblog daily, or I powerfulness skip a solar daytime hither in addition to there. Daily blogging is my preference, in addition to therefore I'll endure dorsum at it before long enough.