Birthday craft retreat

Last weekend, I spent a few days with "the girls" enjoying a birthday craft retreat. We rented a farmhouse in western Wisconsin and had a great time. Here are just a few pictures:

This cute shed was on the property, and the fields seemed to go on forever.

See? More fields (soybeans, I think). It was so cool looking along the straight rows.

My friend Lisa and I took a couple of afternoon walks, and it was amazing how quiet the outside was. On Thursday afternoon, all I could hear was the wind in the trees. No traffic. No underlying buzz that seems to be a regular part of city life. We did see a few cars on this road -- and even a couple of airplanes in the sky -- but overall it was very peaceful.

Birthday dinner! Enchiladas, chickpea salad and black beans with corn. A special shout out to Lisa and my sister for being the chefs for the evening.

Another birthday cake! I will never turn down cake, and this one was my favorite: yellow cake with chocolate frosting. It was also vegan, homemade by my sister and delicious!

I was not very successful at blowing out the candles. I practically had to blow out each one individually. I think someone searched for wind-resistant candles.

Give me an empty crafting table and I will fill it with supplies. That's my table in the foreground, and Lisa sat across from me, working on her Halloween and Christmas cards.

I made fifty-three cards over the weekend. I'll be sharing several of them in upcoming posts (some were from card kits, so I won't post those separately). I actually wish I had finished more cards, but all in all it was a productive weekend.

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