Back Home....Again!!!!

Nevada Antelope

Another weekend chasing the Antelope.

Never could get close enough for a good shot, so ended up coming home empty handed. Most of the herds we saw were on the other side of a fence......which means Private Property.

There are a LOT of ranches out this way.

Not to say we didn't have a great weekend.

Nevada Sunset

We always have a great time whenever we get to hang out in the back country.

More Nevada Sunset

The sunsets in Nevada never seem to amaze me. They change by the minute.

This weekend we loaded the quad and took it out for some play time.

 I'm so glad Jerry has no problem unloading the quad...............

Down the ramps, up the ramps.....................

 I LOVE wide open spaces that Nevada has..........

Dry hills.....dried grass, dried tumbleweeds and dried cow patties!!!!!!!!

 

Another AWESOME Nevada sunset!!!

 

Sicily

 Beth, at Beyond the Garden Gate is having a  TRAVEL NEAR AND FAR meme and I wanted to share our travel pics.

This is our BIG travel adventure!!!


Was I ever so excited???

My husband and I were flying to Sicily to visit our youngest son, Louie. Louie was in the Navy and stationed at N.A.S. Sigonella, Sicily.

We left Nevada early one September morning, almost a year ago to the day. We only got to stay 10 days there, but OH  MY!!!

Ruins at Agrigento

What fun we had.

Louie took us to see some ruins in Agrigento...beautiful even after all these thousands of years   

Mt.Etna

We took a drive up to Mt. Etna (a real, live volcano) and got to ride the gondola to the top...........

Louie

Strolled the streets of downtown Catania, had dinner a sidewalk cafe......

The street at the Ruins

An old old church, Catania

sipped espresso and ate a scrumtious cannoli at a little bistro.

Streets of Catania

And thru all this, we had so much fun visiting with our son, who it seems has grown into a man.

Over 100 steps all the way up and I did walk them.....all the way up!

HOW THE HECK DOES THIS HAPPEN!!! Louie is my baby, and now he is having a baby of his own!!!

Hello and Hey from Sicily

Girls Night Out

I was just over visiting Sall's Country Life and she talked about getting out to craft shows.

I started thinking about how busy most women's life's are. We are wife's, mom's, caregivers, cooks, wash women, pot scrubbers, chauffeur's, anyways the list goes on and on.

Sometimes it's hard to find time to socialize.

And, I was no different than any other women.............

So, last year, several of my friends and myself started a Ladies Craft Group.

Chocolate covered cherries for our Christmas cookie exchange

We meet once a month at a different house. Over the past year we have done some fun crafts. Fleece blankets, Christmas light decoration, cupcake decorating, made jewelery one month........

......then some months all we do is visit and gossip. No husbands, boyfriends, or kids are allowed.

Christmas cookie exchange

The refreshments are as varied as the women in our group. Most of us use this opportunity to try new recipes out. We've even gone out a few times for dinner.

Decorating Cupcakes!!!

It's a fun way to socialize with someone outside of your family and work.

more cupcakes

Lot's of fun and laughter!!!

Home again Home again

Whew..........


Loaded up the truck and made a quick run to Battle Mountain,Nevada for some antelope hunting.

Since we were just there for the weekend, we lived in the lap of luxury and forked out 45.00 $ a night for a motel room.

The shower water was hot and the room clean. That's pretty much all we needed after chasing the elusive antelope all day.

Nevada Sagebrush

We went up the hill, we went down the hill. Thru the sagebrush, creeks and lots of dust.

Oh Give Me a Home.........

 We saw a total of 12 Antelope, oodles of jack rabbits, 2 coyotes, one snake and one fat ole horned toad.

Just barely enough water to splash!!!

 We saw a lot of fences and one old stone cabin/barn? Not real sure..........but it was really neat looking!!

Nevada fence.....I think the sagebrush is holding it up

Big old structure. Not sure if it was a house/barn or combination

No luck finding OUR Antelope!!!!

Home again, unpacked the truck and got everything situated for another work week.

Next week the adventure continues............