Tales of the Traveling Tote #16

The Tales of the Traveling Tote #16

The Tales of the Traveling Tote is a series of adventures that share where our Mackenzie Childs tote bags have taken us.  Four times a year a group of bloggers each write a connected post about the places we have been. We have built incredible friendships through our blogs and we hope you enjoy our tales as much as we do!

To read about how it all began, go HERE

(September 2018)

 (cape cod)

June was spent on Cape Cod: East Sandwich Beach, Falmouth Heights Beach, the Pilot House for Happy Hour :

We took the Island Queen from Falmouth to Oak Bluffs and back to Falmouth a few days later:

We stayed at the Harborside Inn in Edgartown:

I loved this quaint arbor/walkway to enter the property.  The harbor was filled with boats and the view was lovely!

Each morning I walked to the Edgartown Lighthouse and watched the Chappaquidick Ferry cross the short waterway:

(aurora, Ny)

July arrived with the anticipation of Sarah coming to NY for the Annual MacKenzie-Childs Barn Sale.  She stayed in Aurora and we went to Skaneateles for lunch and shopping.  We stopped by M-C to meet with some of the "campers" who stayed for 24 hrs to be the first in line!  I also drove her by Victoria and Richards home, where they lived when they owned the company:

 That evening she invited me to stay at the E.B. Morgan Inn with her and we had dinner at the Aurora Inn with our "new friends":

We enjoyed wine on the back porch of the Inn, overlooking Cayuga Lake, and had a campfire and S'mores after dinner:

The next morning we arrived at 6:00 am for the Barn Sale, wearing Courtly Checked footwear I painted....

...and we only waited a little under 2 hours to enter the sale - and YES, it was worth it!!

Here is my favorite piece I purchased:

(The Great Vase)

A few days later, when Sarah and I stopped into the Del Lago Savor MacKenzie-Childs store, we realized neither of us had our Traveling Tote - so, we improvised:

(sharon springs) 

I made a quick stop at the Beekman 1802 Mercantile to pick up some jelly.  If you are not familiar with them, you can read their story HERE 

This is so good: 

 (ohio)

At the end of July we took a quick trip to Ohio to play with our grandsons!

 and I got to visit one of my favorite stores:  A Proper Garden:

On the way home we went to Canada and visited 

(niagara falls)

Niagara on the Lake is a great little town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario.  The area is home to over 20 wineries.

The town has the oldest golf course in North America and we had drinks and dinner there.  They  make the best soup and frozen drinks!! 

There were a few summer nights spent on Oneida Lake, on my dear friend Maureen's paddle boat....sometimes we just took it way out and sat and chatted over a glass of wine!

The summer has flown by!
We are busy with wedding preparations for our youngest daughter who will be married on Sept 8!

As always, we are having a giveaway, hosted by Linda - make sure you stop by to enter!!

(giveaway)
 Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda is hosting our giveaway this season:

(Visit my friends):

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths 

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

(You are here) Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box

Katie with Miss Daisy @ Preppy Empty Nester

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply 

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Sketchy Reader

Lea and Miss Scarlett @ Cici's Corner

(patti)

We will be back in December: