Auntie...

I drove down to Southern Oregon yesterday to visit my Aunt and her husband.  I haven't seen this one particular Aunt in well over a decade, and I had never met her new husband.

Boy did I have a great time!!!  

We went to an Auction that evening, which was both fun and amusing - and they had great burgers.  Then, today they took me on a tour around their property.  I got to meet the chickens, and the horses and pig from down the road.  Got to see all the old cars, and all of the amazing fruit trees.....  

We talked about family, about quilting, about knitting (she's big on knitting and has quite a few knitting "machines" - WOW!), about nursing school, our pets (aka: children) and so many other things!  I gave her a big back of yarn, and she gave me a few big stacks (and I mean BIG!) of quilting books, 2 dozen wonderfully fresh eggs, a beautiful knitted scarf and some pot-holders that are going to come in VERY handy around here!  

It was a fun visit - not only because it had just been SO long, but because this Aunt is the one who first told me about "quilting" and first got me excited about making a quilt.  Now?  Now she might have gotten me excited about knitting machines.... haha!

So anyway, I am so glad I made that drive.  I had a fabulous time and hope to do it again - well before another 11-12 years rolls around!