Making Rainbows

 

 It started out kind cloudy and proceeded to rain off and on all day Saturday but we took the opportunity to make a rainbow day.  

Starting out at daughter's family cottage we drove the coast of Michigan (make the state of Michigan with your left hand, hold your hand so the back of your hand is facing you) along the tips of your little and ring fingers.  We took the family to places they've never seen, city of Petoskey, through the Tunnel of Trees to Cross Village (at the very tip of your ring finger.)   The Tunnel of Trees is the most beautiful drive in Michigan and is stunning during the leaf change in the fall, but no less impressive now.  

Our destination was Legs Inn for dinner.  It's a Polish restaurant, an experience just to see the decor and the largest amount of Polish Pottery I've seen in retail. 

We had to wait for dinner.  There was a long wait, but worth it.  Our newly minted teenager has decided masks aren't a bad thing when you are "forced to smile" but with the mask on no one knows you're not.

  We got our drinks at the bar and strolled while we waited.

That night when we got back to the cottage Lily was so happy to see us she wasn't going to let Grandpa out of her sight.  He got into bed and she climbed right in with him, set her head on the pillow and went to sleep. 

 

I brought along a bit of the hand sewing daughter wants the girls to learn.  The squares are all cut, 1/4 inch lines drawn, needles, thread and pins ready. 

Adelaide worked on connecting her first four squares with intense concentration, she was working hard but said it wasn't "as bad as I thought it would be."  I wish you could see how perfect her points are meeting in the center!

While we were sewing Elizabeth and Dad were having a painting session.  He was showing her how to mix and layer color.

They were working on laying down the base colors for this scene

 

Even a rainy weekend can be salvaged.