Deadwood but Not Bust....

One of our favorite places to go for a quick getaway 

is

 Deadwood, South Dakota

It's like stepping back into the Wild West...

It's just a short drive and before you know it...

You are in the beautiful Black Hills

 

Our hotel room had this pillow on the bed.

My first thought was what a gorgeous One Block Wonder that could make!!

 

No, Brenda...I didn't steal it!!

I would have needed at least four!!

Someone was selling blue jean quilts in the restaurant

 

I thought they were pretty cheap!

 

We love to do canyon tours so we headed for the waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon

 

It is still a WATER fall if it's dry???

We saw the mountain goats...

but not in the Mountains.....

in the middle of Deadwood!!

 

I always feel like it's not a vacation till my first(and only) margarita!!

 

We tried to rent a Side by side and do the canyon trails

 but

 they were all booked for the long weekend

 

So we just took some time to sit and enjoy the scenery

Till the people in the other rockers got up and left 

and

the strange man with his pants wide open started heading our way to chat.

That's when I told Arnold...let's hit the road!!

(there is ALWAYS a 'second story.'..which the girls at quilting are privy to!!)

It was super dry in South Dakota, too.

 

The smoke was extremely thick on Sunday.

You can barely make out the hills in the distance...

 

We met a man from Kansas. 

He was disappointed as he could hardly see Mount Rushmore.

We could hardly see Crazy Horse either.

 

I got to spend some time in at Fabric City in Rapid City, SD

I have been looking for a new sewing machine. 

I am leaning towards a Bernina 770QE. Very similar to my Pfaff. 

They were very informative there!!

I thought I took more pictures but the only one I found was of this pattern.

I was thinking of how much Lori would love it!

 
 

All in all....

It was a nice getaway!!

Christa

Ps.

 My condolences to Heather and Gordon Piermantier 

as their dog, Bandit 

made his way to the Dog Park in the Sky.

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Lucky in Deadwood...

You think Saskatchewan has wide open roads...

 but in South Dakota.... it's a ribbon of road!!

We spent the weekend in Deadwood, South Dakota.



Deadwood is so rich in history and has such beautiful buildings

It was +15C and gorgeous!!

Arnold and I both had a turn in the money booth at Tin Lizzy's.

You had 30 seconds to catch as much money as can...

and push it through the TINY mail slot!!

When we weren't testing out our luck, we were canyon touring

through Mount Rushmore......

It is an unbelievable accomplishment and work of art!

That was some vision to create such detail out of a wall of rock!

The National Forest signs always make me think of Yogi Bear!

We made just a few stops at some quilt stores....

like 5!!!

I was Arnold's sugar momma in return for some shopping time!

Nancy Zieman was spotted in at Junction Fabrics in Sturgis, South Dakota.

At Rapid City, South Dakota, it was Fabric City.

Loved this sign....

It's my #3 word on my list of life goals

#1 and 2 are Simple and Worry-free...

that's what makes it possible to CREATE

Lots of inspiration at this store!

It was a quick stop over at Pearl Louise's Thimble Cottage 

This is a beautiful store in a vintage home.

This little tike was found on the store steps this week.

He was scrumptious and I could have taken him home...

if I didn't already have 5 dogs!!!

(that's a story in itself)

In Spearfish, it was Dakota Quilt Company

This is also an amazing store with lots of light and very friendly staff.

Arnold had to wait patiently here as I was having a great time at this store!!

We also stopped at Bakery Fabrics in Belle Fouche, South Dakota.

I even found some inspiration for my compass quilt at one of the casinos

Recognize this,Tracey??

We got home just before the blizzard which hit today.

All the cows look like snowballs.

That is swirling snow on this picture...not a scratched lens!!

Now that all the moms and babies are warm and safe....

I have a new stitching project calling me!!

Thanks for doing chores, Justin & Jeremy!!

Christa