Calico Gals: Syracuse, NY

Love love our new locally designed fabric from Calico Gals. Felicity Miller is a designer from Upstate New York. We were super excited to find this collection. The ladies at Calico Gals were fun and friendly.


Calico Gals
3906 New Court Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13206

Niagara Falls (from all angles)

Niagara Falls from the American side, known as American Falls. 

American Falls, picture taken in Canada.

Horseshoe Falls or Canadian Falls.

This lady was the first American to go over the falls. This is a replica of the barrel. Annie Edson Taylor, a school teacher, went over in 1901 and lived to tell the tale. She took a cat with her over the falls.   

Stathakis didn't make it.

Victoria getting ready for the Maid of the Mist. 

Horseshoe Falls from the Maid of the Mist. 

Palmyra, New York

UPDATE! Smith family farm in Palmyra, New York is correct!

Log cabin where the family lived.

Kitchen in the frame home. The family moved there after Alvin Smith died. It was started as a home for him and his soon to be wife. 

Joseph Smith's Bed (reconstruction)

Only window in the room.

Sacred Grove

Hill Cumorah

Marketplace Quilts: Salem, MA

Super cute little store with lots of fun fabrics. I love walking in a quilt shop and immediately recognizing my fabrics. That's exactly what happened at Marketplace Quilts in Salem, Massachusetts. I found two very popular SnackSleeve fabrics that I had run out of and two new cute ones. My favorite fabric was called "Boo to You" by Riley Blake. It will be perfect for trick or treat bags this Halloween.

Marketplace Quilts

6 Front St
Salem, MA 01970

Salem's Witch History Museum

The Witch History Museum. 

Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham, Cape Cod

Take the tour with us!!

Call the number above and press 7. The nice lady will tell you about this building. 

This is the information. 

Check out Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham, Cape Cod. 

Swedish Midsummer Festival in Battery Park

We made a quick stop by the annual Swedish Midsummer Festival in Manhattan. At this celebration people helped decorate the midsummer pole, made flower wreaths, and danced to authentic fiddle music.

Food stands offered traditional delicacies from New York's Swedish restaurants, including Swedish meatballs and Lingonberry Lemonaid. Swedish Folkdancers of New York provided traditional music and folk dance. Below is a quick video from the festival.