Pinterest Project Success!

Today I was finally able to work on and finish a Pinterest project that I had found a few months ago. It required some sewing which I have not done since junior high, so I had Louise help me - she is not only a great friend but the best seamstress I know!  We turned a normal purse into a camera bag, and I am so excited with how it turned out. I think I might be getting the feel for this new sewing hobby :) I was also able to fix my scrub jacket pocket- it has been held together with safety pins since I got it caught on the lounge door handle at work a few months ago (running to a raceway rupture!) Now my pens can't fall out of my pocket all day! Thanks Louise for teaching me the first steps of sewing and for the enjoyable day! 

Craig's List Takes Us to Jasper

We recently sold an item on Craig's List,
and were asked to deliver it. We took off to Jasper Indiana after church and decided to take Walter with us. He loves loves loves to ride in the truck: ears flapping in the wind and slobber flying everywhere - what could be better?!!? 

   We made our delivery at Libby's Gourmet Ice Cream (you should go if you are in Jasper) and decided to take Walter  on the RiverWalk along the Patoka River. It was beautiful. We enjoyed the waterfall,  old bridge, and the Jasper City Mill. 

     The mill started in 1815 as a one story grist mill with an attached undershot wheel. In the 1820's, Abraham Lincoln and his father traveled from Gentryville to the mill to have corn ground. In 1964 a flood weakened the structure enough that it had to be torn down. In 2009, the new mill was built and is still in working operations. The mill uses stone grinding which utilizes the whole grain - nothing is wasted. Products available at the mill include corn meal, flour, grits, bird seed, pancake mix, and more.  It was awesome to walk through the mill, watch it function, learn the history, and step up close to the wheel! 

    Before we left, we let Walter get in the river and cool off. He wasn't sure at first, but soon enough he was swimming! 

     Thanks Craig's List for taking us to Jasper, Indiana. What a neat little day trip!