Here We Go! And the April Doodle

"Where are we going to today?" I asked Mr. Pinker

"How about Grenada Lake, "he said with a grin. 

"Oh, boy! I know what that means! You are looking for a fishing hole, " I said with smile. 

"Maybe, " said Mr. Pinker as he eyed the new lures he had just bought. 

We packed up our chairs, tied on our kayak and trucked on down the road. 

Welcome, y'all and Happy Thursday. Today I thought I would share a bit of our camping adventures and one of our favorite free camping spots among other things. 

Soon Mr. Pinker and I came to the town of Oxford, Mississippi. As we turned into the Walmart parking lot, I batted my eyes and said" Look! How lucky are we!!!! A Goodwill is right next door!" 

"Oh, we are lucky , " sighed Mr. Pinker but in all honesty he loves a good thrifting trip too.  After we picked up a few snacks at Wally World, the old red truck and raggedy camper pulled into the Goodwill where I made a fabric haul. Now there are no photos for evidence, but I can assure you that I was doing a happy dance when I bought all of this fabric for a song. 😀💓

By evening,  we made our way to Skuna Turkey Primitive Camping area at Grenade Lake.

 "Let's check out this area, " said Mr. Pinker. There is supposed to be 6 sites with water, picnic tables, bathrooms and  grills. " 

Down the tree lined road we went. The campsites were along a little loop. "Which site catches your fancy? " asked Mr. Pinker. 

"Oh, any of them. I am not picky". Around the loop we went. I did not say anything. 

"OK, 😌 let's go around the loop again, " said Mr. Pinker. And so we did. 

"I like this site, "  I told him , but then he pointed out a 4 wheeler trail right beside it. "Oh , bummer! I am sure we will have lots of visitors here. How about the one close to the bathrooms?"

This site has a four wheeler trail down the hill and to the water. 

"Sounds like a plan, " said Mr. Pinker.  

Up the small incline we went . Perfect! It was flat enough. 

 A nice peaceful campsite. 

"I'm going to check out the bathrooms, " I said to sweet hubby. 

The women's bathroom boarded up. 

 I strolled down to the small building only to find the women's side was boarded up. "No bathroom for me, " I yelled back to Mr. Pinker who just shook his head.  

I made my way to the men's side . "By golly, the men have facilities, " I chimed to no one in particular. 

Meanwhile, Mr. Pinker checked out the water spigot. "No water! " he shouted. 

"Well at least our tanks are filled, " I said . "Maybe they will turn the water on in April. " Thankfully , we were all snug as a bug in a rug with all of our basic needs in Raggedy Annie , the old truck camper, but it is always nice to know that a bathroom or water is nearby if needed and available .  

That evening the temperatures dropped, and the winds howled. Mr. Pinker and I retreated to the comfort of our camper. We would be up for a new adventure tomorrow. 

Before drifting into Slumberland, I worked on a darling vintage bunny embroidery. This Days of the Week embroidery can be found as a freebie at French Knot's website along with other fabulous designs.

So sorry for the dark photo and wrinkles. 

I will share more on the camping later, but for now I would like to share the April doodle which is several days overdue. Please do forgive me.  This month's doodle is dedicated to my love of birds. I adore watching birds in the wild. How about you? 

One year I had couple of  reddish feathered friends visit and build a nest on my porch eave. 

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. 

I used the basic stem stitch in stitching this design after color tinting it with crayons and colored pencils. I also heat set it once  I was back home. 

 If you have missed any of the other heart doodles, I do invite you to visit the previous posts by clicking the colored links. ❤

 Block 1 A Winter's Night, 

Block 2  Country Mail Delivery  

Block 3 A Country Spring Day

The youngins' will be here this afternoon after school and then off to the ballfield we will go. Both the grandsons are staying very busy with Spring ballgames and tournaments. Fingers crossed they will hit a home run, but more importantly that they have fun. Have a beautiful day, Sweeties and...

As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

"Happiness is enjoying the little things. "

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Spring Wishes !!!🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . Love and miss you., Amo ❤❤

There were so many butterflies at Grenada. 

Ya'll come back now, ya hear !