Summer Trips

 We went on a couple of bus trips this summer. The first one was the Central Electric 3 day trip to ND. Our first stop was Oahe Dam we toured it then on to ND.

 We learned all about how we get our electricity from water power to coal.

 This is a 8 million dollar blueprint of the Dak Gasification plant.

 The trucks and loader used in the open coal mine.

 Pretty impressive

 On our way home we stopped at the church in Hoven Sd. A lady told us a short history of it and how the members restored the inside. They didn't have to do it all, but they did a beautiful job of keeping everything like it was originally.

 You don't make the red or the blue glass anymore at least not like this glass.

 It's worth the stop if you ever get that way. It is the Catholic church.

 In Aug we went back to ND and to MN Our first stop was here at the Chateau on the Prairie for a great tour and lunch.

 Lots of quilts.

 The owners brother made the chandeliers out of the wheels from a wheel rake.

 The banisters were made from the teeth of the wheel rakes.

 One of the stops was at a sugar beet farmer. He had a farm that every guy on the bus would have loved to have. Clean and all the yard from the road to every building was cemented.

 Sugar beet harvest.

 The sugar beet plant where it is made into sugar. We also toured the BobCat plant, Case IH plant, a Potato packing plant and visited a potato farm.

 Then we went to the Twin Cities. This is the Cathedral in Saint Paul. We did get to stop and go inside it is beautiful but the pictures didn't turn out to good.

 us:)

 The view from the Mill City Museum, we also went to Ikea it was a fun store.

We went to the Sea Life  Aquarium at the Mall of America I think the guys were all happy that was all we did there no shopping!!!.............more later............JMF

Random Stuff:)

 I have been making pillowcases for the Mitchell safe house. This is my 3rd batch.

 Now I just need to get them there.

 I found the cute print at Hobby Lobby.

 I've had these 2 panels for a while and got them quilted up and to the boys.

 Sarah gave me a shirt when she was cleaning out her closet. It didn't fit me so I made an apron out of it and gave it back to her:)

 Sarah's big sunflowers if I have a garden next year I'm going to try some.

 Greg and his 2 brothers in front of their childhood farm. The sixth generation of the Sherman family  lives there now.

 The cows are the last of Joe's many years of milking. He quit a little over a year ago and these are bred heifers.  Oh and I should say I LOVE those guys!!!!!!!

 My flowers are still looking good.

 I bought a half yard of this cute camping fabric, and used it to jazz up some towels and mug rungs for a couple of campers I know:)

 This is the back of the quilt that is pictured at the end of this post. I know super organized!!

 Another stash buster quilt.

 I won a fat quarter  bundle of the fruit and veggie fabric, and used white on white for the rest.

 What I will ever use it for is a mystery to me. It's done is about all I can say about it.

The summer has gone so fast, but I am looking forward to having more quilting time......JMF