Lovely Trip to Nothern California

I’m totally pooped!  I took my friend, Nancy, on a quick road trip to Northern California to take care of an A-1 customer of mine. We left at 8:00 on Friday morning to make the trip up to Pollock Pines.  We met my customer at her quilt shop, High Sierra Quilters, in Cameron Park.  She’s recently moved into a new location, and the shop is stuffed to the gills with wonderful fabrics!  If you’re looking for batiks, you’ll feel like you’ve hit a gold mine in Linda’s shop! By the time we got out of the store to head to Linda’s house, the rain had begun to fall.  In the 30 minutes or so that it took us to get to her house, the rain was coming down by huge buckets!  All went well with Linda’s machine, and we were off to spend the night with Nancy’s friend, Holly.

Holly lives in El Dorado, in a gorgeous victorian home atop a hill. We arrived soaked to the bone, tired, and hungry! After drying out and freshening up a bit, we went to dinner at the new casino in the area. It was gorgeous!  The food was great, and we all played a little (lost a little) on the slot machines, then returned to Holly’s house to spend the night. 

The next morning, I awoke to look out the window and see a wild turkey perched and preening in the back of my pickup! My camera was in the truck, so I couldn’t get a picture of him right away. I finally ventured outside, got my camera, and found the fella running around in the horse corral.  For some reason, I found it amusing to see him running around there, rather than the horses. Maybe I’m just too easily amused.

We went to downtown Placerville to eat breakfast at a historic hot spot, the Buttercup Pantry.  The atmosphere was cozy, the conversation fun, and the food was delicious!   With our bellies full, we took a lovely walk through downtown.  I loved the old buildings with great architecture and a feeling of history! 

We got back on the road to head home around noon, with the goal of visiting all the quilt shops in the Sacramento area, and a pit stop at an adorable yarn shop called Sierra Knitting Company.  With a few misses at map reading by my co-pilot, Nancy, we had quite the adventure!  We finally arrived back home around midnight last night.  I’m pooped today, but thankful for a good friend who loves to do spontaneous road trips, and for my new friend, Holly, who was such a wonderful hostess!