All I can say is. Glorious. Montana. Autumn color is all but gone in the neighborhood, but i always love the look of the leaves on the lawns, and sparkly fresh with frosty dew… and I was grateful for a day out and about in the country side of Montana too. C’mon and ride along with me? In my teaching travels, …
Hi y’all ~ that’s the Montana drawl in case you’re wondering. {*smiles*} Today’s post is reflection of the many wonders and beauties of My Montana summer. When Labor Day rolls around, I kind of go into a grieving mode of sort when summer starts to fade. I just love those long sunlight days~I hate to see them go. While I lament summer …
Hi everyone! Where does the time go, right? Summer is always a bit of a rush it seems, no matter where you live, and Montana is no exception. Our pristine summer days and mostly cool evenings are so gorgeous. And then. There’s “the lake.” Time away. Quiet time. Laughter with the girls. A tiny bit of shopping. Sewing? Yes! Creating? …
Hello and July greetings from Big Sky Country! Brian and I headed out to the country to celebrate the Fourth of July in our camper… with our dogs. This year was peaceful… no fireworks! While I love fireworks, the endless nights of big bangs and whistles in our neighborhood means no sleep, for either man nor beast in our house! …
A pretty sweet setting for a quilt retreat isn’t it?! This was the spring morning view as I dropped down into Holter Lake, to teach at my first-ever quilt retreat! What. A. TREAT! This scenic spot is forty miles from Great Falls, Montana. It was a super fun couple of days, with sweet quilters, a gracious hostess, lots of good food, and companionship …
greetings friends ~ last weekend, we just returned from travels to washington state to witness our kids “tie the knot.” Here are some of the photo shots I came away with from this most spectacular day! courtney and jake chose soft pink roses and tan as their colors… this crafty little tree was the guest book; wedding guests sign by inking …
howdy friends ~ we’re pretty spoiled, really. a few miles in any direction is an easy walk in the country ~ one that is wildly beautiful, and far superior to any walk in a city park anywhere. {in my humble opinion!} it requires a great cap or hoodie to protect one’s ears from the piercing brisk breeze, but other than that… it’s truly “a walk …
well ~ hello there my friends! welcome to my brand new “home on the range” where there’s a place for everything… and everything in it’s place {i may be holding my breath just a little bit} … i love it! what a ride! i’m so tickled with that new “MarveLes” logo! i created a little flower motif, {pic below} and my …
hi there ~ahh… autumn. and even better… autumm in glacier park! what a nice trip we had for several days. a mix of big clouds, high mountains, soft meadows, wild lakes, pretty rivers, trees, rain and sunshine!i’ve always wanted to “get down on the river” every time we travel, and i was delighted that we had the opportunity to do …
hi and happy monday friends ~just a few shots from our trip into yellowstone park late in august. it was gorgeous and a great memory for brian and i as it was our first camping trip in our rv and a special time of the season to visit the park. not so many people, or as much traffic, and the …
excited.so. excited!we’ve been ‘rv dreamin’ for a while now, and we finally found exactly what we were looking for a few weeks ago… and so we set out in a grand new adventure! i wasn’t really sold on this idea in the beginning, truth be told! but it was my husband’s dream, and he’s thrilled that i’m happily ‘on board!’because, …
happy… happy sunday folks ~here are just a few favorite images from the lake… time well spent… lovely, serene, quiet, wild and beautiful all at the same time.late evening swims, taking in the sun changing the clouds moment by moment. all ~ precious moments.thank you Father God for ~soft, lapping waterwild wavespine in the airhappy voicesbookssharingcloudslampostsworn woodwater to dip toes …
hi friends ~ a few highlights of heart time spent at the lake with sweet friends… of course, we bring {just a few} projects along… because that’s what our hearts love to do ~ spending precious time together, laughing, creating, reading and relaxing… conversations about our faith walk, and learning to wade deeper into a life of grace… on every level… hopefully. …
hello ~ welcome {once again} to my favorite landscape venue… montana!i do love {attempting} to capture just a tiny bit of God’s awesome glory in wheat fields… wildflowers, mountains n’ prairies… and those ever-so-glorious, wide-open, big skies.there is almost always a surprise of landscape glory waiting, if you are looking for it! and with the wheat fields starting to turn, …