Several rainy days.....

…. we are well over 200% of normal for moisture.  The mountain streams are full and rushing fast, and the mountains are still full of snow.  We are holding our breath hoping there is not flooding.  The mountains are so very beautiful and green. 

I finished another quilt.  It even has the label.  I made this quilt called Signal Flags.  It is a design by Carol Hopkins.  I worked on this quilt the 2 years in which I attended a lovely retreat in Spring Green, Wisconsin.  The retreat was sponsored by The Country Sampler. The Country Sampler and the little town of Spring Green, are wonderful places to visit.

This is a little pillow, a bowl stuffer for me, which I just completed.  I will be making a limited amount of kits for this.  I bought some linen while I was in France with Quilt Mania.  I will make kits, until my linen is gone.

This is where I will use it.

Now, I take you back to Brugge.  Abbie and I decided that it was our favorite.  The Netherlands was amazing, but we wished that we had a longer time here.  Here is a kitty we exchanged conversation with.  Ever so sweet!

These herb gardens are connected with the hospital below.  This hospital dated to 1166, and was in use still in the 1980's.

Herbs used for healing disease and sickness.  The hospital was developed by an order of monks.  And the price of the medicines               was most likely free for all.  Really quite an amazing thing.  Let your food be your medicine.

I spied this in a window of a lace and tapestry store..... good advise.  There were chocolate shops on every street.  The Belgium chocolate is rich and creamy and melt in your mouth marvelous!  We performed our duty and visited nearly every one.  Then we'd have samplings every evening and in between every event.  We walked miles every day and decided we could get by with it.  Both Abbie and I brought some home which we are still enjoying!

This means of transportation seemed so very appropriate in this old and beautiful city!

A view of one of the gorgeous canals traversing the city.

A rest stop for a latte' and a Belgium waffle.

A light and crispy waffle with whipped cream and berries.  Abbie and I each had one.  Oh yes, we ate the whole thing, and it was good, very good.  More from Brugge tomorrow.

"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are." -J. Pierpont Morgan