Hi everyone,
Tuesday brings us to T with our hostess Bluebeard and Elizabeth-find link in my side bar. Only requirement to join in is to share a drink related photo.
My sister in law was at her lake house for a week or so, and her husband drove in Wednesday evening for the Thanksgiving weekend, he needed to get back to his vet clinic Monday morning.
One day she wanted to know if I wanted to bum around with her. She doesn't like the country decor in her new lake house so she has been selling that off, and also changing up furniture pieces to make better use of their small space. One of the "big cities" near me that serves this area of the lake (an hour away) is Osage Beach-it really has everything-including all the chain stores, restaurants etc and 4 lane highways and traffic-ugh not for me unless I am the passenger haha.
The one little shop that was really nice selling antiques had the perfect thing for our Elizabeth. Melanie took a photo for me with her smart phone This horse had me smiling when I saw it.
Over the weekend I went with her and her family to visit Jacob's Cave in Versailles, Mo. Missouri is known for it's numerous caves, this one is the largest I believe. I enjoyed the tour, we had a fun guide, but this cave was not as pretty as Bridal Cave in Camdenton, Mo but it is easier to walk through.
Missouri has a fault line for earthquakes, the tour guide talked allot about earthquake damage to this cave.
We have been enjoying a gorgeous full moon over the weekend. I captured these photos with my little tree
For my beverage reference I am sharing our Thanksgiving day wine again
and while working at the computer I am drinking a cup of green tea with lemon
Since last week I am still hand stitching up the hexies-my goal right now is to complete one rosette a day. This is what I completed so far.
Happy T everyone
Neat cave. Being underground like that must be a fun experience. The Moon over your tree is precious.
ReplyDeleteThese caves are pretty cool to visit. we still have a gorgeous full moon tonight as well
DeleteThose caves look very interesting, I like places like that. Glad you had some company, too and and got out a bit. Have fun with your hexies! Have a good week, happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeletethanks Valerie, you as well
DeleteSounds like you have had some interesting adventures over the past weekend. That cave sounds interesting. I haven't visited a cave in a long time so it was fun to see this one. Cool photo of the tree and the moon, and your hexagons florets are looking great. Happy December and happy T day too. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHi Erika, yes it was fun getting out of the house to do some different things. Yes December is upon us already
DeleteI am sure Elizabeth appreciates the photo of that delightful ole rocking horse:)
ReplyDeleteHow interesting is that cave - I have only ever visited one- a small one- in our area.
Great shot of the moon from your window. I made sure to go outside and see it myself but can't get any decent photos...
happy T day!
I thought of her as soon as I saw it-I loved the colors as they were a little different too.
Deletethis was an interesting cave and family owned all these years. I don't get good night photos at all with my camera either-I think getting the tree in front helped a bit
Did I read $150.00 for the rocking horse? A bit too much for me, although I have some that I paid more for when I was working full time.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who owns a cave on her land. She allowed the spelunking team from Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla to come in and map her cave. They only got about one quarter of way through it. One weekend, she invited a few of us to join her at her weekend home near Branson and said that anyone who wanted to explore the cave, could. There were only three of us who did, since it is an undeveloped cave. We wore head lamps and took flashlights to see where we were going. In spots we walked through knee deep water and at other times we had to crawl through the smallest of holes on our stomachs. We encountered blind WHITE bats and blind WHITE frogs. It was amazing what lack of sunlight does. It was an experience of a lifetime, and NOTHING like the commercial caves that have lighting and pathways.
Your SIL and I are completely opposite. I've waited up to 20 minutes for people to leave an area so I can get a shot with no one in the photo. Sounds like you had lots of fun, though.
Nice reference to both drinks, too. Thanks for sharing your cave experience and your photos of the trip, as well as your tree with the full moon in the background, along with both drinks with us for T this almost Tuesday, dear Kathy.
What an awesome cave experience you had. I don't think most people realize how super dark caves are with no lights-the complete darkness would have been a bit too much for me.
DeleteI agree if I am taking a scenic photo I don't want people in the photos, but that's what people do now along with those crazy selfies.
I don't drive in heavy traffic. In fact, I am not even a good passenger in it either. I like that your sister-in-law puts you in the pictures she takes. I really feel like I am getting to know you better. Your hexies are looking great. I need to get a project started so I can sew while I sit by the fire this winter.
ReplyDeleteI am not much into big city traffic either. I rarely get my photo taken so this was really different for me.
DeleteI think grabbing the hexie project again was for the same reason to have a project in the evenings. I really miss not having a working wood stove. That was one of the reasons I really liked this house too-but we discovered the owner had a major chimney fire and needs a pipe added-and the wood stove here is really different will be a job to get the pipe fitted to it-and the couple of chimney people that came out won't do the job they want to sell us a new stove instead
Your hexies look great - as you in the cave! :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy T-day to you!
thank you Iris
DeleteYour lucky to have caves to walk through. Your Christmas tree with the moon in the background looks great. Those rosettes are beautiful. You've got some nice fabric to use for that. Happy T-Day!
ReplyDeleteYes we are near two very nice caves. The full moon has been gorgeous over the lake these past few days.
DeleteI love civil war reproduction quilt fabrics-I just love the earthy colors-these fabrics were in a jelly roll set-pre cut strips that I won years ago-I was so thrilled with this win these were designed by the quilt historian Barbara Brackman
Amazing caves! We visited one in Missouri decades ago, but I can’t recall the name. It was big though. They are beautiful!
ReplyDeletecould have been Bridal Cave in Camdenton-it sits on the lake but there are quite a few caves in Missouri
DeleteThat cave is really neat. We have several near us but I haven't visited any of them.
ReplyDeleteYour hexies look fabulous and I look forward to seeing them in a quilt.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
caves are pretty fascinating to visit and they are all very different.
Deletethanks I am in love with these fabrics so planning on sticking with this project Happy Tea
The antique rocking horse is adorable and perfect for Elizabeth. The caves are so interesting to go through. My dad took us to Howe Caverns in NY and we took our girlies to Luray Caverns in VA. Your little tree is so pretty with the moon shining like the Christmas star. I have those same apples! Happy T Day!
ReplyDeleteHi CJ the caves are fun to go through and they are all so different too. awesome that you have these apples too I have had them for a very long time-perfect for this little tree
DeleteCountry décor sounds perfect for a lakeside cabin :) I'll join you on a virtual cave tour. There aren't caves near me, and I do like them. I like your Christmas tree and how you placed it in the window. That wine looks like the kind I'd like, dark and red :) The pottery mug is a cozy choice. Happy T Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you-she changed and got rid of so many things that were perfect for her lake house-well she is from Chicago (smiles)
DeleteThis is one of my favorite wines, next time I have to go to the woods house I will drive into the town where the aldi is and get another bottle-or two haha pottery mugs are perfect for now that its getting colder
Great post. The photos of the cavern are fantastic. We have the Oregon Caves not far from me. About 3 hours. My mom, now passed, lived just a mile from them. We visited often, you see something different everytime you go. I really like seeing you in the photos too. Have a very nice day.
ReplyDeleteThank you-I rarely have photos taken of me and my sister in law will be doing allot of that I think. I love the caves too
DeleteLooks like you had a lovely time with your family, I would enjoy looking around that little shop too 😀. Wow, those caves look fabulous and it must have been lovely to look around. Your Christmas tree with the moon shining down is beautiful too and your patchwork looks so pretty. Happy T Day wishes! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeletep.s. sorry I haven't been visiting lately, last week I was suffering with bad migraines and couldn't cope with the brightness of the laptop screen so no blogging for me - boo hoo! I'm still not a hundred percent so I probably won't be able to catch up on all the posts I missed, hope that's ok. xx
thank you so much Jo, that was a very fun shop with all things vintage-allot of lake items for decor too
DeleteThe cave tour was interesting. It never occurred to me that someone would own one. I always thought of them being in national parks, etc. Pretty pictures of the moon.
ReplyDeleteThe hexies are very attractive.
Happy T-day! Stay safe and well. Hugs, Eileen
I think many of the caves in Missouri are privately owned. I just checked Bridal cave in Camdenton mo as I was curious and it is also
Deletewe have enjoyed a gorgeous full moon over the lake the last few days I wish I could capture a good night photo with the light on the lake. Happy T
What a great visit you had, keeping busy all day like that, Kathy. While I don't care for city driving or traffic either, sometimes we just have to grin and bear it, I guess. The cave looks fascinating and I had no idea MO was impacted by earthquakes!! The rosettes you've made so far are GREAT...keep up the good work!...jp
ReplyDeleteThank you much, it was a really nice visit
DeleteWhat a fascinating place to visit -We used to visit some with out Grandchildren. Those hexies look quite small - unless the cotton reel is a large one? The colours really are beautiful! A very belated Happy T day, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, these caves are fun to tour.
DeleteThese are 1" hexies per the template I am using to cut them out, which includes seams on all sides when finished