Mystery Trip March 28 to 30, 2019

Last week I went on a Mystery Trip with Care Free. 

I was picked up in Manitowoc about 9:15 AM.

We headed south and our first stop was at Lamb's Farm. 

We had a very nice meal and time to spend at their Thrift store and Pet center.

 The Farm wasn't open for tours yet so we missed seeing the animals. 

Because the weather was so nice that day...in the high 60's...we made an unscheduled stop at the Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Not much in bloom yet. 

The Japanese Gardens

Some amazing sculptures

It was wonderful to walk around without a jacket! A very nice taste of spring! 

We also wandered into an orchid sale.

There wasn't much left when we got in there, but, after talking with a gal from the Orchid Society, I did adopt an orchid plant. It is not the species found in the local stores so I am not sure what will become of it. Hopefully, it will bloom and I will post it on here or on FaceBook at that time. 

Our destination was Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

It is a very small suburb of Chicago.                   

When we went to our room at the Hilton Garden Inn, we were amazed at the size of the room!

About the time I finished taking the pictures, we got a call asking if we had a handicapped room. 

We got it by mistake and had to give it up. 

This is the one we got. 

By that time we had to leave to walk across the lot to go to a very elegant meal at the Drury Lane Theater. We each had our own plate of butter. The waiters wore white gloves to serve the meal.

Our dessert was a fancy dish of ice cream. 

After supper, we went into the theater and saw Mama Mia! 

I have not seen it before but those that had, said that this cast did a fantastic job and it was the best they had seen. 

Off to bed after the first day. 

I had many of the cards for the Stamp Along ready before I left. 

Here are a few of them.


This one uses some of the free SAB DSP.
If you wish to change this to an Easter card, I will have a Happy Easter stamp there that you can use instead of the Thinking of You one.



This one could also be a Happy Easter.



This card features a great way to use the specialty papers that you just can't decide which side to use because they are both so pretty.

Now that SAB is over I will have some of my retired sets there so you can choose one with your $50 order.. It is my own personal SAB. I appreciate you, my customers, and am glad to give you a bonus for your order. I may even have a few discontinued bundles there. I will be taking them to the sale in Green Bay on the 27th but will give you first choice.

I will continue with the trip and the cards on the next post.

The current hostess code is:
7HTFPNGU
If you place a $50 order on line, you may also receive a retired set.
Please contact me if you place a  qualifying order so we can work that out.
Thank you!