Welcome June and Tales of the Traveling Tote #19!
The Traveling Tote Group is composed of 11 Mad for MacKenzie-Childs gals who all have the same tote. Every season we post adventures we’ve had with our totes to share a little part of our worlds and give readers a chance to win something from MacKenzie-Childs!
We have made great friendships,
even though not all of us have met in person…
Our group is made up of women from all over the country,
coast to coast, north to south!
My tote, Miss Coquille is a loyal traveler,
she is in charge of my laptop when we go back and forth to the coast
She had a busy Spring helping me carry supplies to several events
and lots of trips to the baseball field
I was invited to a private cooking class at Sur la Table
and brought my son and daughter
HHjr is quite the chef himself, not to mention a very funny guy
It wasn’t long before he basically took charge and had everyone laughing
Miss Coquille was miffed because she had to sit in the corner
I also took a painting workshop at a local art studio
2 days of painting and demos,
Heaven!
I learned some new techniques and tried out new painting surfaces
I was nervous about Miss Coquille carrying my art supplies,
She held everything I needed for class, so handy…
I was very careful not to get any paint on her!
I had lots of fun looking at model houses with DD,
They were all decorated so beautifully
She and her husband are in the process of completely rebuilding their house
The before picture, below, shows the original house,
a 1960s style 2 story ranch, with the main floor at street level
and the yard sloping down
with the lower level opening out to the back yard
After the first demo it looked like this
One of their neighbors asked “Did you mean to do this?”
😂 I thought that was hilarious!
Ultimately they decided to relocate the fire place
so this is how it looks now,
all that’s left is the foundation of the lower level
Luckily they found a cute rental house where everyone feels right at home
Miss Coquille and I are on the coast for a few weeks,
enjoying some perfect summer weather
Swimming, boating and porch sitting
Our resident blue heron Freddy is always close by
I asked him to pose with my tote, but he simply squawked and flew off!
June 1 is the first day of snapper season,
a much anticipated event on the Gulf Coast,
I am well entertained because HHjr and two of his fishing buddies are here
Be sure to visit all my fellow toters
Leave a comment on the Sketchy Reader for a chance to win
A Courtly Check MacKenzie-Childs wine tote!
Note: We get asked all the time about where you can get this tote, unfortunately MacKenzie-Childs retired it several years ago. They have other tote styles and colors available here
Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch
Patti with Miss Kenzie@Pandora’s Box
Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply
Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Sketchy Reader
Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women
A big thank you to our fearless founder Patti for keeping us organized!
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Dishing it & Digging it, Between Naps on the Porch,
Merry Monday Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday