I’m not sure why, but the guys were in front of my camera more often than anyone else. Elanor was with us, but was elusive as only a 14-year-old can be.

Chris put up with being photographed. Jack and Bear are happy to pose, and they want to see the pictures. I’m sure it has to do with the fact that both of them are used to a digital life. Jack has an old iPhone (wifi only) that he fills with photos and audio books.

Chris, Lorna, Judy (Lorna’s mom), and Elanor went to Santa Fe one day and Steve and I kept the boys in Red River. We had an adventure riding the chair lift to the top of the mountain. It was the first time the boys had ridden a chair lift and I was happy that they were not scared by the distance to the ground.

The views were lovely…

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There was a grove of aspens at the top. They may need to be in a quilt…

Happy times!

Kelly Bunyon won a pair of 6″ Tula Pink Scissors in this week’s Wednesday Giveaway. Congrats to Kelly! If you are not Kelly but would still love to own a pair of these lovely scissors, click here.

Click here to read more about these fine scissors and/or to buy them.

As I wrote in last week’s newsletter, Lorna and I (plus husbands and kids) are on a working vacation to Red River, NM. It is a perfect destination: beautiful scenery, cool, dry air, and only a long 1-day drive from home. 

Lorna and I, with input from Chris and Steve, been making plans for the rest of the year and beyond. We really needed this time away from the daily routine.

We are spending a lot of time outdoors. I am taking lots of photos, at least one should turn into a quilt! I’ll share photos next week.

The only downside is the very slow wifi and cell service. It’s so slow that we’ve mostly given up trying to go online and that is a good thing. We are each more present. The kids are very happy to have our full attention (most of the time).

So, there may not be a newsletter or Wednesday Giveaway this week. I promise to be back next week, focused and ready to go!

Carol Sexton won the Blackwing Slate Journal. If you aren’t Carol and want your own journal, click here. It is a lovely book to fill with thoughts, pictures, drawings, and more!