Category Archives: Trips

Sisters Once Again

I’m blogging this week from the beautiful town of Sisters, Oregon, a very special place for me.  I have been to quilting workshops here, taught here during Quilt Show week, hiked here, and spent time with friends here. Sisters is surrounded by mountains, clear blue skies and tall, tall pine trees. The sound of the [...]

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Odessa

This past weekend I drove out to Odessa, Washington to give the Value lecture to the Odessa Quilt Club and to teach the Value in Action workshop. I had a wonderful time with my hostess and with the students. But first I have to say what an incredible landscape is out there. The land opens [...]

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More Eastern Oregon

On our second morning at Lake Wallowa State Park, we woke up to a winter wonderland. I can’t believe I’m going to say it, but I enjoyed the snow. Everything looked so pretty and we were nice and cozy in our yurt. In the afternoon, we took highway 350 towards Imnaha. It’s 30 miles from Joseph [...]

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Eastern Oregon Trip

Last week Rick and I headed out to Eastern Oregon to see the sights. Friends have told us how beautiful it is out there and boy, they weren’t kidding. It wasn’t at all what I expected but then again, I can’t tell you what I did expect. There is everything from vast prairie to alpine [...]

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Yakima Valley

This past week, I took a quick trip up to Yakima, WA to give a lecture and teach a workshop at the Yakima Valley Quilt Guild. From Portland, the drive is really amazing. You head east through the Columbia River Gorge before turning north into Washington. You drive for 60 miles through some beautiful rolling [...]

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