4th of July in Twisp

I hope this finds you all well and stitching stitching stitching ...

We had a wonderful 4 days east of the mountains in Twisp for the 4th. There were anywhere from 10 to 20 of us over the 4 days. We left on Friday driving over with Ken and Lisa .. here they are in front of us ...

The trip took about 4 hours, with a stop for the dogs and people to potty. The property in Twisp that we stayed out belongs to my friend Cheryl. She and her husband Larry built it over about 5 years. We lost Larry last January .. but he is everywhere on this property. Here's the back of the house which faces the lovely Twisp river. We set up camp along the river, we slept in a tent trailer and Ken and Lisa in a tent. Two other couples stayed with Cheryl in the big house .. but we got shower privileges :)

We were lucky enough to see wildlife while we were there .. this is the view from our tent trailer .. heaven isn't it :)

On Saturday we all headed to the town of Twisp for their 4th of July parade and street fair .. gotta love a small town parade! Here's a few of my favorite pictures from the parade ...



Happy Birthday Twisp .. the town turns 100 this August ...

Terry took this picture at the street fair .. see the butterfly .. sooo sweet :)

We had about 20 people at the property for the 4th .. really fun!

yep, they shot off all these ... 4th of July was Larry's favorite of all the holidays .. we gave him a great send off!

Here's one of the beautiful sunsets we enjoyed ...

one sleepy dog! The dogs all had a blast .. in the water and running around .. Maddy even chased a deer .. man she really moves when she wants to! lol

And here's a picture of the core group that stayed all 4 days .. starting from the left .. Terry and me, Ken and Lisa, Cheryl, her close friend Cynthia and Cynthia's daughter Margaret, Jean and my Dad, John (Cynthia's husband), Pat and her husband Dean ...

And here's a few pictures from our drive home on Monday over the North Cascades Highway .. beautiful drive!

The girls ...

I was fascinated by these green pinecones ...

and this tree .. soo cool looking ...

I've been stitching this week but on exchanges .. so no pictures yet. But I did find this awesome giveaway on Patti's blog ... you have to check it out!

Thanks for all your comments on my last finishes .. you guys are all so supportive! I love reading all your comments .. and to my new readers .. welcome and thanks for letting me know you visited my blog.

Sunday is over and time for me to head to bed .. hope you all had a great weekend!

I hope you find your joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for lots of pictures ...