I'VE BEEN AWAY

OK.........I'm still here and have been very slow in getting something new posted here.  I hope I haven't lost everyone who was checking in now and then.  I thought that when school started my schedule was going to be so much easier.  We no longer have children at home but the grandchildren are all in school now and my husband drives a bus so schedules are supposed to be more routine.........at least that is what I thought.

Well, aside from the fact that the schedule was busy getting ready for that stamp sale and also getting ready to be away for up to 2 weeks, no cards got made.  My next goal was to maybe post some pictures of some of my early posts that some of you hadn't seen and do that while I was gone.  That didn't happen either.  I'm home now and I am going to try very hard to get back in gear here.

For tonight though, I'm going to show you a few pictures of where I was.  We went to Door County, Wisconsin; Mackinaw City/Mackinac Island in Michigan and Niagara Falls (Canada side and American side).  Unfortunately our trip was cut short partially due to rainy weather and I developed a situation after possibly a mild case of food poisoning or a virus.  On our way home though we stopped and visited the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  That was a must on our route.  Here are some pictures of the first two days of our trip.

This is a ferry we took from Door County to Washington Island just off the coast.

 On Washington Island we were given a train tour of the Island.  There is an Ostrich farm there.  They also had a black bear, a camel, goats, Silkie chickens and other animals that we didn't see.

 This is a church that was built on the island.  It is absolutely beautifully done inside.

  From Door County, Wisconsin we traveled to Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes in Michigan.  As you can see, the hill is pretty high.

I had no intentions of getting to the top but I did it!.  Walking in sand going up this hill is NOT easy!

But guess what.........I made it to the top and took this picture looking down at the beautiful view.  As you might guess, going down was much easier.

 Our next stop was Mackinaw City/Mackinaw Island.  (Can't remember why there is a different spelling for the City and the Island.) This is a picture of the Grand Hotel on the Island.  The movie "Somewhere in Time" with Christopher Reeves was filmed there.

The only transportation on the island is by bicycle or in horse drawn carriages.  No cars are allowed.  It's a really fun and unique place to visit.