Pictures posted from Quilt Fest!

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I had such a great time. We left after work Friday night. We started looking for somewhere to eat in Ocala. At Chili's the parking lot was full so Jeff didn't want to stop, nor did he want to stop at any other place in Ocala. The thought being we would find a home cooking place up the road. Well, we didn't. Finally in Melrose we stopped at Betty's Pizza. Pass that up should you be on Hwy 21 in Florida. Once we left there it was dark and I was nervous all the way. Having hit a deer once up in Georgia I just kept watching for one to come jumping out at any minute. Up in Ocala National Forest I have seen 10 pt bucks run across the road. My anxiety reached its peak when we saw a BEAR XING sign! Now I had to look for deer & bear.

Soon we rolled into Jax and found our nice Omni Hotel. The room reminded me of our suite on the Zaandam. It was nice. Fell asleep right away. We had breakfast the next day & I spent 2½ hrs at the quilt show. I bought several patterns and fabric. You will be seeing my new creations in the coming months. Also, I met two Florida artists, that was nice. One vendor asked if they would see me in Houston. I told them I had enough trouble getting my husband to take me to Jax, I couldn't imagine asking him to take me Houston. (But, fly there - maybe!)

After we left Jax we drove over to A1A and drove down the beach till St. Augustine. We stopped for a while and I got wet in the waves. Then when we got to St. Augustine we stopped for a while and went to the park art show (local artist). I bought a print for my office. I love St. Augustine so much. I am thinking that is where I will retire to in 10 years. It is such a sweet little town and I love being around tourists, hearing their stories.

We headed home through the Ocala National Forest. The first trip Jeff & I ever went on together when we were dating was I took him to St. Augustine. It is there I bought my little boy Tuff, that was Dec. 1994. We drove home the same way. That day we also started living together and we found the house we are living in now. Jeff took a piece of bark off the "Marriage Tree" and gave me a necklace with it on our wedding day. Good memories.

OK, if you haven't already and you are intereseted, please check out my pictures. Hope you all have a great day.

Peace friends - KB