The Tales of the Traveling Tote #19
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
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During the last three months I anxiously awaited spring - the older I get the less I enjoy the snow and cold. Here is a recap of my Spring Tales with my Traveling Tote:
March
Our family celebrates PIRISH (Polish/Irish), a holiday created by our children and their cousins. We made the trek from NY to Ohio the week before St Patty's day, to celebrate this year!
Soon after we attended the Maple Fest and took a hayride into the woods to see how the trees are tapped for sap to make maple syrup:
I lucked out at del Lago Casino, in the Finger Lakes region, and made my final purchase at the Savor by Mackenzie-Childs store. I was sad to see it close! BUT, the beautiful bathrooms will stay!!
I met a few Facebook friends for lunch in Syracuse and
this is proof positive that MacKenzie-Childs creates friendships:
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April
My daughter lives quite close to Lake Ontario and we spent a few days "playing" together:
Then I was off to Cayuga Lake....
...To stay at Wallcourt Hall and attend the yearly MacKenzie-Childs Warehouse Sale...
...and to fill my TOTE with M-C treasures as I met up with old friends and made some new friends!
At the sale I was recognized by a few of my blog and FB "followers" and was called "Pandora" by a few of them!
Easter was quiet this year with only 5 of us - I pulled out a lot of my M-C ceramics to brighten up the dinner table:
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May
This was a busy month. It started with a few days of work in Albany...and I finally found Saratoga Lake. I have been working there for a few days a month, during the nice weather, for a few years and have only toured the town, the winery and the Springs. I finally ventured out to find the Saratoga Race Track and Lake this time:
We spent 4 days in Ohio...I enjoyed seeing my daughter's new home and spend time with my grandsons, great niece and great nephew:
...and then I had a getaway to Boston and the Cape for my niece's bridal shower and a quick visit to see my BFF.
I love stopping in my hometown of Avon, MA to drive through my favorite park, DW Field Park, which was up at the top of the street where I once lived:
One of the few waterfalls in the park - - - as teens it was always a challenge to walk across this and hope we didn't slip and fall:
Back in the "old days" we could swim in one of the ponds, and we had many walks, picnics and bike rides. We climbed the Tower, found golf balls on the golf course and sold them back to the golfers, and at night went "parking" with our boyfriends. My brother caught his first fish in the park, my high school class ring is at the bottom of Waldo Pond and feeding the ducks and swans is still enjoyed by so many families!
A trip over the Cape Cod Canal took us to...
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... Falmouth Beach, with Martha's Vineyard in the distance:
...it was a windy day, with lots of waves and shells washing up on the shore:
I am now looking forward to the warm weather and lots of summer activities!!
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And now for our quarterly giveaway:
This month The Sketchy Reader is hosting our giveaway with the chance to win this MacKenzie Childs wine tote - make sure you leave a comment on her post....
...and I hope you will visit the other travelers to see where they have been wandering during the last few months:
We will have a special post on July 31st:
Join us for FUN IN THE SUN:
Thanks for stopping by!
