Off to Oregon....

Good Morning Blogland Peeps :)
We are off bright and early this morning...driving the RV up to Oregon!!! IM SO EXCITED and TITILLATED!! heehheee
We'll be stopping at and visiting with some goood friends, Christy and her "Elf".. hittin' the town in Portlandia..enjoying lots of libations such as the one pictured above ;) .. and hoping for some nice yummy fall weather :)
Then it's off to the Coast.. Waldport to be exact, for a couple of nites. Can't wait to see the Oregon Coast!
Then we'll slowly make our way down Hwy. 1... stopping in Manchester Bay...San Fran.. Monterey.. Ohhhh the Places we'll Go!! :)
So check back for photos.. maybe next week?
I hope everyone is enjoying their Fall..and I hope you're all out there taking pictures of things that make you smile :)
Hugs!!

Pfatt Pfest Photos....

Pictures from the Pfatt Pfestivious!!

The House we enjoyed for 6 days:

Some of the amazing views from our patio:

Our first outing was to head to San Jose and visit the Winchester Mystery House:

After the Winchester House..we stopped in Pleasanton to visit Sharon at American Harvest.. but she was not there :( as it was Rogers birthday.. (Happy Belated Birthday Roger!)

A group Shot:

Me, Kath, Robin, Christy, Lori, Joanne, Joycee and Deb

Iva surprised us girls with a special trip to visit Wendy Addison and her shop in a quaint little tiny town of Port Costa:

Sooo many magical treasures to be found here!! And Wendy is just the sweetest person you could ever meet..so humble and so full of imagination!

Wendy showed us her work studio...and the delicious bins of glitter! This is Wendy and Joycee:

Our second outing was visiting Napa Valley and three Wineries:
Madonna:

CLos Du Val:

Lori, Joycee, Joanne, Christy, Kathy, Me, Deb,Penny, Colleen and Iva

and Chandon..

Me in the "Mushroom Patch":

Sunday we crashed the gates at the Alameda Flea Market..where they had over 500 vendors!!

Lori making purchases:

Christy, Joycee and Lori taking a break from bartering:

After the Flea Market..we headed to Berkley and visiting "Castle in the Air" and other yummy shops along the street:

Penny McAllister showed us how to make purdeee lil posies one nite:

Robin Armstrong Seeber showed us how to draw Eyes too:

And Joycee showed us how to sketch eyes and work on expressions...

Besides lots of laughter.. art..and shopping..we also enjoyed LOTS of wine, Lemon Drops.. Champagne..and Chi Chi's and DELICOUS food all week!!!!!

On Monday the girls took the BART and then the Cable Car into San Fran and visited the Britex fabric store...Fishermans Warf and Pier 39...
Christy and I stayed back at the house for some 'down time'..and managed to somehow finish off a whole bottle of champagne (we enjoyed memosa's for breakfast heeheheh).. took a walk to see the Llama's that lived down the road:

Enjoyed a dip in the hottub..and just rested and relaxed the entire day!!!

And sadly.. we all had to leave and say goodbye til next year... Im counting the days.. I miss them all so much already! Its an amazing bond that we will cherish and remember forever!

Pfatt Pfest Pfun!!!

Im home from Napa Valley..and have spent an amazing 6 days with the most fun-loving, talented girls you'll ever meet!!!!

6 Days of very little sleep.. very late nites.. lots of shopping..wine drinking.. wineries.. trips to Safeway.. art-talk...sharing...making art.. laughing.. munching on yummy food..hottubbing...champagne..bartering...trading..swapping..

I have tons of pictures to even upload yet.. but wanted to update with a pic..

this was taken tuesday morning.. bright and early..before we left the house..and had to part ways :(

Left to Right: front row - Penny McAllister (Penny McAllister Originals - Alabama), Me (Sam I Am - CA), Christy Meyers (CC'sWhimsies, Oregon)

Back row = Iva Wilcox (Iva's Creations - CA) , Deb Wilkinson (Laughing Doll - CA), Lori Davis (Vintage*Palette - OH) , Kathy Hunka ( Kathy's Prims - OH), Joyce Stahl (Enchanted Productions - OH), Robin Armstrong Seeber (Outside the Box Primitives - PA), Joanne Harper (Disgusted Cats - PA) and Colleen Moody (A Seasonal Mood - CA)

I miss all of you already..the house is so quiet..

no giggling..no story-telling..no clinking of wine glasses..

I can't wait for next year!!! :)