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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Girls on Vacation


I hope you missed me!!! I have been on vacation.  We took a family vacation - the WHOLE family.  We went to Pipestem resort in southern West Virginia and had a wonderful time.  This is a picture of  me and my girls - my two granddaughters in front with me and my daughter-in-law Tina, daughter Marilyn and daughter Beth in the back row.  We had lovely weather and were very busy - golfing, paddle boating, playing miniature golf, horse-back riding and most importantly, enjoying the wonderful mountain vistas.

10 comments:

Ginny Stiles said...

We traveled to WV last fall on our way to FL and visited friends in Lewisburg. We gave some thought to Pipestem and then got off another adventure. I am glad to hear that it was a good trip and what a nice photo!!!

Autumn Leaves said...

It sounds like you all had an awesome time. So glad you were all able to do this!

The Halters said...

I wondered where you've been :) Glad it was a splendid time. Now you have more eye imagery for more painting ;)

Watercolors by Susan Roper said...

I have been slightly worried about your lack of posts, so now I know it was for the best possible reasons....family! Good for you. I like you new shorter hair style, too!

Will be looking forward to newest art projects from you, here. Good hearing from you....Susan

Barb Sailor said...

Ginny - we love West Virginia - have been there many times. Pipestem is worth the stop - absoluely gorgeous. The lodge is a beautiful example of Bauhaus architecture from the 1960's - a real gem...and although the park is now aging, it is beautifully cared for...a real treat! I got many good pics and did some plein air painting.

Barb Sailor said...

AutumnLeaves...it was great! Now back to painting!

Barb Sailor said...

Sharon - Happy Anniversary to you and Bill and many, many more. We had a great time - now you know where I was! :)

Barb Sailor said...

Yes - I took a break from painting and posting and truly enjoyed my wonderful family. I am now teaching an intermediate watercolor class every Monday evening, so am busy, busy again. Am also trying to finish some other paintings which I started before vacation. All that, along with trying to catch up with the laundry and housework has kept me very busy. The new shorter haircut is much easier to keep up with:)

jgr said...

So glad you enjoyed your trip, WV is one of my favorite places!

Barb Sailor said...

jgr...it is one of my favorite places also - they say it is "God's Country" and I can see why they say it. I did get a lot of photos to paint from. Thanks for visiting!