Needing a getaway day last week, Mike and I drove up to Estes Park. It was a beautiful day up there, and we did all our favorite things. Picnic lunch at the winery, a hike around the lake, and a cookie for dessert!
Such views!
It always smells so good up in the mountains - fresh and piney. One of my favorite aromas.
Overhead several ospreys were circling. Mike got a great photo of one of them.
This isn't a great photo, but I had to share it - this is where we go for a cookie. "Laura's - Spoiling dinner since 1970!" Loved that!
We came home to another favorite aroma - dinner in the crockpot!
This was a pork tenderloin which I shredded up and we turned into a bowl meal. Rice, black beans, shredded pork, and all the trimmings: cheese, green onion, tomato, avocado. You get the idea!
Yum!
In the sewing room this week, I decided I wanted to make a tulip block for the next Rainbow Neighbourhood QAL house. After hunting around on the internet for different designs, I realized that Sandra has included blocks that look like tulips for the twin size version of the quilt, so I made a set of them. It turns out that the finished size block for the quilt (6 x 8 inches) is not quite right for the size I want in the house block. So I reduced everything by a half inch and ended up with a block I think will work (4.5 x 6).
I think the green and blue prints will
find their way into this next house, too.
I'll use the bigger tulips in a new mug rug for my mom.
Hope you're having a great week! Be sure to check out all the I Like Thursday posts at Not Afraid of Color.
Thanks for taking us along on your Saturday outing! Love the name of that bakery! :D Your tulips blocks look great! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great day. And topped off with a cookie, too! I look forward to seeing your next rainbow house.
ReplyDeleteI miss Estes Park haven't been there in a long time and last time the tourist were out in full force and it was kind of crowded. - it is such a pretty place though it will always remain a favorite place of mine
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. The crock pot smells like someone was there cooking for me all day! I wish!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice trip! I like the look of Laura's - that's a pretty convincing tag line. Dinner looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI loved Laura's tag line! What a great trip! Looking forward to the next house block.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day trip you had! We haven’t been there in a really long time. It may be time for another visit! I love your tulip block idea! I’m anxious to see it in the house block. I love bowl meals. Mr Busy is not a fan, but put all that on a warm flour tortilla and he’s all good! Silly guy!
ReplyDeleteestes park, you guys go often to enjoy the beauty of it. Coming into the house with cooking smells is a good thing too. Love your tulips
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great date day with Your Guy. The tulip block is going to make a very pretty house.
ReplyDeleteI had to click on Mike's osprey photo for a close look and love how the feathers show beautifully in the sun. Quite a nice one. You guys had a great outing.
ReplyDeleteI agree pine smells are beautiful in the forest and dinner cooking too. Of course, I love the tulip blocks and I like the colour you've chosen. This will be another beautiful house, Diann.
Wonderful way to incorporate a block into your house.
ReplyDeleteDiann, sounds like a super fun outing! We drove through Estes Park one summer, but the traffic was terrible--I suppose we were part of the problem! It was a super cute town! Great osprey photo! Cute tulips blocks!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fabulous outing, Diann enjoying nature's beauty. And supper looks so yummy. The tulip block is looking fabulous. I hope your mom is doing well; a new mug rug will be a wonderful gift
ReplyDelete. Have a very lovely weekend.
The crock pot is the best invention! I love putting food in there and smelling it all day until it's time for dinner! And it gives you more time to sew! I love the tulip blocks. I'm sure you'll make them work!
ReplyDeleteOur visit to Estes Park a few years ago is still one of my favorite memories. We took a hike that turned out to be a little more work than we thought, but it was worth it for the views at the end. I like the way your day played out - a perfect day for a little break. I'm enjoying watching your progress with the Rainbow houses! The bowl meal looks tasty, too - I love making those, they are so easy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful area to visit! Your day sounds like so much fun. Wow your shredded pork bowl looks delicious.
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