Hello, and Happy September!
September 1 means it’s time for another segment
of Tales of the Traveling Tote and a giveaway!
We are 10 ladies who have a passion for MacKenzie-Childs
and all have the same Courtly Check tote
Every 3 months we share where our totes have been
and give away an item from MacKenzie-Childs
I am hosting the giveaway this month
so be sure to leave me a comment at the end
of the post to enter to win your own Traveling Tote bag!
Get the links to all of the Tales of the Traveling Totes
at the end of the post
My travels this summer have been my usual~
back and forthing between “the city”
{I live in a suburb of Birmingham}
and our beach house in Orange Beach Alabama
It’s a beautiful place!
Let me take you on a little aerial tour~
The Perdido Pass bridge in the foreground connects
Alabama to Perdido Key which is partly in Alabama and partly in Florida
Ono island, a private residential island parallel to Perdido Key,
is my destination
It is accessed by another bridge from Perdido Key
On the way you will pass Alabama Point
And Shell Beach where the sand on the beach
is as fine and as white as sugar
My totes, MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check,
Miss Coquille
and MacKenzie-Childs custom made Serendipity tote,
Hello Gorgeous
carry my most important things~
my lap top, my kindle, my current needlepoint
or crochet project, and a sketch book with pens
The Serendipity Totes were a gift from MacKenzie-Childs
in January of 2020
Each of the Traveling Tote gals received a different tote,
handmade especially for us, no two are alike!
We were beyond thrilled to receive them!!
Welcome to Club Meon, our home away from home happy place
Most of the time you’ll find me on the porch
enjoying the breeze and reading, sketching,
painting or stitching
There is always something floating by to keep me entertained!
The Flora-Bama is a famous beach bar
located about a mile east of our house
It sits right on the state line
between Alabama and the Florida panhandle
Boating is a favorite pastime
One day we saw a beautiful rainbow
MacKenzie-Childs launched a new design, Leopard, earlier this summer
I couldn’t wait to try a knock-off!
You can see the tutorial for this bottle here
I have been in the city most of late July and August,
except for a weekend trip back to the beach with friends…
I have been helping chauffeur the grands around
to their various day camps and activities so their parents could work
I’ve also been starting to transition to Fall with sunflowers
And a few pumpkins
You can see this table next week on the
Welcome Fall Tablescape Hop
I was surprised when I popped into one of my favorite stores
last week and was greeted with ghosts and goblins
and turkeys!
They have some really cute MacKenzie-Childs knockoffs~
I bought 3 black and white ceramic pumpkins last year
I am actually heading back to the coast today,
for the Labor Day holiday weekend
with my children and grands
It’s always a wild and crazy time!
They have so much fun in the pool,
and over the 4th
they were swimming with fireworks!
After Labor Day, my totes & I will be heading back to the city
For Fall and football!
You can see all the adventures of the Traveling Totes
on the links below
and don’t forget to leave me a comment
for a chance to win the giveaway!
Winner will be announced on Sunday Sept. 11
Patti, Miss Kenzie and Miss Tizzy @ Pandora’s Box
Deb, Miss Aurora and Miss Tassie @ Mountain Breaths
Emily, Miss Courtney Childs and Miss Lulu @ The French Hutch
Jenna, Miss Coquille and Hello Gorgeous @The Painted Apron
Linda, Miss Lola and Miss Gigi @ Life and Linda
Rita, Miss Luna and Miss Penny C @ Panoply
Sarah, Miss Merri Mac and Miss Poppy @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Jackie, Miss Madi K and Miss Pansy @ Purple Chocolat Home
Ricki Jill, Countess De Monet, Miss Square Peggy @ The Sketchy Reader
Cherry Kay, Carrie Ann Hall and Miss Waverly @ Entertaining Women
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things