We
are back home after a 5 day trip and 700 miles
with lots of stops
along the way.
Traveling
along Highway 65 along the Arkansas and Missouri
line, you go through
small town USA.
It is a two lane
highway with lots of curves, steep hills and dangerous downgrades
with escape routes for run-away trucks. At several
high points you can see for miles and miles.
The view is beautiful.
It
was my favorite kind of trip, slow and easy, stopping when we want,
curious to make new friends and discover new places. We will make
this trip again in June with more plans to stop in and visit with
friends along the way.
I
found inspiration in the many
“Mom and Pop” shops,
little diners and
remote grocery stores.
Today I have to share some inspiration
I found and was able to fit into my budget.
I
fell in love with this.
I
am always looking for storage solutions that allow me to display
items that I use. I have inherited several sets of dishes and I love them but I don't have the space to keep them
on display. So I had to choose one piece from each set, that I use
regularly, and that was the platters.
If you can picture me on my
hands and knees unloading a china cabinet so that I can reach for
that special platter, it isn't pretty, it isn't practical and I avoid
it. Well no more, these platters are going to be at my hands reach
and displayed with the respect they so deserve.
I
remember having a makeup suitcase just like this one when I was
young. It held all of my important
“girlie” stuff.
So I bought
one, just like the one I had so many years ago,
ahhhh...
a trip down
memory lane feels so good.
And
here it is, a quick put together after I got our suitcases unpacked.
All of these items, I use often and will be so easy to get to when I
want them.
Now...
onto the 7 loads of laundry
I brought back with us...
Have
a Greatfull Day!
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