Category Archives: Travel

A New Year…Turning the Page

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Luana

By now you may have read or heard about the massive wildfire that swept through a Boulder suburb here on Thursday. 35,000 people were evacuated, and preliminary estimates are that 991 homes were destroyed and 127 damaged. That is over … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Luana

Here we are at the end of a 2nd challenging year, and if you read the news it is exhausting. I was raised an optimist – a “glass-half-full” girl. In my twenties when I started to travel around the world, … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Holiday Prep

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Luana

Now is time of year when Gift Certificates become the supreme choice for last-minute shoppers…to Give and to Receive! We can send them out email, even on Christmas Eve. Drop a hint and you might get one too. *wink* My … Continue reading →

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Destination USA

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Luana

We are celebrating all 50 states of the United States of America in this week’s Free Quilt Pattern. This exclusive eQuilter quilt design would make an excellent teaching tool as a wall-hanging, or a nostalgic trip around the country as … Continue reading →

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Elves in the Warehouse

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Luana

Today I went by myself to see the musical play “A Christmas Carol” based on the Charles Dickens novel. They have given the same production every year in Denver and I have seen it many times over the decades. The … Continue reading →

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No Expectations

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Luana

One of the things I learned as a teenager was to have goals but not expectations. That way you are not disappointed by things that are out of your control. I was just commenting to Paul this week, we are … Continue reading →

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Holiday Crunch Time

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Luana

Happy December!It is the holiday season, and whether you celebrate Christmas, Hunukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice or Chinese New Year…or all of the above! ….it is a busy time of year full of love and food, music and inspiration, gifts and … Continue reading →

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Leftover Weekend

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Luana

Sometimes making art is a struggle. This is what I’ve been going through the last several weeks. I packed up my whole studio for a construction job that was supposed to take a week. We are going into week 4 … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Week

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Luana

Despite supply chain issues in our industry, I am always amazed that our buying team is able to keep a steady stream of beautiful new products arriving each week. I look at about 150,000 new products per year, and order … Continue reading →

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Beary Good News

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Luana

Today I got some Beary Good News! We have 9 people who have signed up in the last week for my Peak Season Polar Bear trip, so they are giving me the chance to fill up the entire Polar Rover … Continue reading →

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