Hobby Hill Seamstress

Our First Camping Trip....
We finally made our Maiden Voyage with the camper ! We went to West Bend to the Grotto. THAT IS AWESOME ! Hard to imagine the hours, weeks, & years spent on building that. Of course, we took Corky with us. She is a very loving little house dog. (part of the family) Wendy & Bubba also went with their RV taking Mijo, their dog along. Both "kids" were extremely well behaved & enjoyed just as we did. For a first outing, things went very well. There will be many more to come. I think the next one will probably include "drowning a few worms". :-) More later......Bertha

Hobby Hill Seamstress

My New Office !
Finally, I'm making some progress on my new office. The most important part of it,(at least to me) is this. And I'm loving it. Can't wait to get the rest of the room done & move on to the bedrooms.
But for this week, we are finally going camping. The weather looks good for a few days & we are taking advantage of it. We may end up at West Bend at the Grotto (roads permitting). If not, we'll find a nice dry campground between here & there. Will take our fishing poles, just in case. :-)
Everyone have a great week & keep praying for all the people who are suffering from the floods & storms. Bertha

WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE !!!!!!
This is just a very small sample of how it is in Iowa right now. We took a long ride yesterday & everywhere we went, we found roads covered, to put it lightly, blocked etc. People everywhere are scrambling to get themselves & their belongings to safety. We even found out that some of our very good friends in Clarksville lost their house. It is completely under water. We have NEVER seen water this high & we both grew up in this area.
To add insult to injury, the forcast is for more heavy rain & severe weather the next 3 days. But this morning, it is sunny & cool....so we'll just take it day by day, hour by hour.
They say," If He brings you to it, He will see you through it". So we'll hang on to that and move on. Luckily, we live on a hill, so we try to concentrate on helping others however we can. Love to all & KEEP THE FAITH ! Bertha

Puppy Love...
This past week we have enjoyed visits from some of our great-grandkids. They all seem to love the dogs, Corky & Mijo.
Last night,again, we were awakened by a storm in the middle of the night. We are really getting tired of that. Poor Corky is petrified of storms...some of us humans as well.
Today I sewed a small order while Sherwin worked on pulling weeds from the asparagas bed, Bubba worked on my computer(it's been very stubborn lately). In the middle of the afternoon, Sherwin discovered our frig was not working, so he & Wendy unloaded it into their frig, the camper frig, and a small apartment sized one. What next ?? At least, we should be able to sleep through the night..no storms tonight.
Oh,well, tomorrow is another day. Hopefully it will be better. Bertha

Hobby Hill Seamstress

More Rain !
Woke up to thunder & lightning again this morning. We just can't seem to break the spell. It really makes the grass grow. The guys mowed again today. It always looks so nice (like there actually is someone living here.)
We went to Sam's today & got some supplies again. Between the two households, we managed to fill the van pretty well with groceries, etc.
We still haven't been able to work in any camping...doesn't look good for any time this week either, with all the forcasted rain.
Maybe that will give me more time to work on my "spring cleaning-room rearranging" project. There is a very long way to go on that yet.
Will write more later.
Bertha

Beginning !

This is the first time for me to blog. I enjoy reading others, but am not sure how I will do.
We have had a very busy week with friends & family. It's tiring, but ,oh so fun. If we can get back on track in a couple of days, we hope to get our camper on the road for the first time. Of course, that depends on the weather also.
After the recent storms in our area, we are really looking forward to some still & sunny days. More later-- just checking this out. ha ha

Bertha