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- Quilted By Karla Irby -
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
Wandering Roads and Scenic Highways
Being on the road helps you remember the little things. Things you do daily at home and just assume you will do tomorrow or the next day....
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
A day at Casey Jones Distillery
I spent a leisurely day driving the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road is, I believe, the top part of the Trace...
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Aug 23, 20212 min read
Farm Lands, simply beautiful
Today started with coffee parked next to the Ohio River in the quaint little town of Madison IN. What a cool place. Main Street is lined...
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Aug 19, 20211 min read
Ohio River Valley
For a change of view and easier driving, I decided to take the Ohio River Scenic Byway, Highway 52. Crossing over the bridge into Ohio...
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Along the Way
Traveling at a slow pace on the lesser highways really gives you a better view than the interstates. Thank goodness we have such a good...
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Aug 15, 20212 min read
Babbling Brook
I really want to thank my hosts at Thistle Meadow Winery in Laurel Springs, NC for the most incredible nights rest. I slept next to a...
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Aug 12, 20211 min read
Trees in the Forest
Spent the last two nights in Arrowhead Campground at Lake Badin, NC. Beautiful forest with clean and well run facilities. Getting there...
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Aug 7, 20211 min read
travels in Beauty
After spending a considerable amount of time at home, patiently waiting for a mechanic to fix my van..... The dash light informing me I...
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Jun 29, 20211 min read
Beauty and Friends
I took off the other day on a small journey in Beauty. We headed out and spent a couple wonderful nights with a friend and his amazing...
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May 5, 20212 min read
Slow road to Big Hill Pond, State Park TN
After yesterday's bleak start waking up in the Arkansas country was a blessing. My day was spent leisurely driving to Tennessee....
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Apr 26, 20212 min read
Family & Friends * night 8 & 9 * I slept through that !
All day driving the plains. Didn't have a destination in mind, just getting closer to green and Home. Maybe out of the wind? Wild...
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Apr 23, 20212 min read
F & F * Night 7 * Albuquerque NM
It is the end of April and I guess I have spent way too long in south Florida to realize that the weather changes elsewhere. I woke up to...
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Apr 21, 20212 min read
F & F ** Night 6 Fool Hollow Lake , AZ
I went to Arizona to attend my lovely niece's wedding. It was an absolutely beautiful event in so many different ways. So after spending...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
Night 5 Family & Friends
DH Lescombes Family Vineyards, outside Deming NM I spent all day driving. While east Texas is green, with loads of colorful wildflowers...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Day 4 & 5 .. Family & Friends, running wild
Today started out great. Coffee by the lake, sunshine and blue skies. I headed west at a leisurely pace on Hwy 82 through Mississippi....
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
Day 3 Friends & Family
I think I should first introduce you all to Wild Beauty. She is a 2010 converted Chevy handicap passenger van. She was converted by...
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Apr 10, 20213 min read
Family & Friends, Day 2, the Wride
Hello, I thought it would be a nice idea to write a bit about my travels for my family and friends. If you want to follow along, feel...
karla irby
Apr 7, 20211 min read
The Wild Ride Begins
Recently I started putting together some of my Wax cloth African fabrics. They are so beautiful and colorful with great patterns. They...
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