I have this little wooden man action figure that was given to me by my editor and fellow author, Lynn Koolish. (Thanks, Lynn!) Little Man is not really an action figure – he’s a drawing tool and he has been an interesting addition to my desk.

I decided to take Little Man with me on my trip to Pigeon Forge, thinking that it would be fun to include him in some photographs.

Here he is perched on the Skylink sign at DFW. Skylink is the people mover at the airport.

When I got to the airport in Knoxville I began to realize that I was going to be seeing a lot of bears. This carved mama bear (and her cub) greet you as you go toward security. While Smokey Bear is the mascot of the entire US Forest Service, I’m guessing that he is especially loved by those in the Smoky Mountains.

I’ve just uploaded a new eBook on our site and you are the first to know! Once Upon A Season is available again. Many of you have been hunting the Poppy quilt and it’s in this book.

Happy stitching!

The tulips are up. The iris are blooming. The trees are leafing out. It’s almost hot outside! I think I can start to plant those vegetable seeds that I ordered this winter!

I went to Arrowcraft with Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan (from Great American Quilt Factory) and Klaudeen Hansen. That’s Lynda and Klaudeen in the photo. Shopping with other quilters is always more fun!

There are many fine, handcrafted items in the Arrowcraft shop but these stuffed and mounted “trophies” are what caught my eye. There was a whole row of them over the front counter. It was nice of them to let me take a photo to share with you.

Jack is going to get this wooden car full of little wooden people in his Easter basket!

I visited Arrowcraft in Gatlinburg, TN, which is just up the road from Pigeon Forge. Arrowcraft is part of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. It’s a very cool place. There is a gallery, and a gallery shop that’s lots of fun! They offer classes in a wide variety of crafts.

The grounds are interesting. I’m not sure what is in the little log cabin. Luckily, it wasn’t me.

These totem poles are situated behind the gallery. I didn’t learn much about them other than that they have been there a long time. They are fascinating up close.

This is not a sign you see very often :-). Apparently one year at the show a quilter melted the vinyl-coated wall paper. What is it about a sign like this!? Every time I saw one I wanted to iron on the wall!