OT-future long distance visiting and/or quilt shows (just to keep this on topic somewhat)

I'm 3 hrs. south of Detroit, but know the area fairly well. My DS is near
Ypsilanti. I wish I'd known you were there. I'd have gone up to meet you.
If you want a pit stop in the Columbus, OH area we've got extra beds, plus 5
LQS. Give a holler if this works.
Gen

----- Original Message -----
From: "nzlstar*"
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:34 PM
Subject: OT-future long distance visiting and/or quilt shows (just to
keep this on topic somewhat)


"Tricia" wrote...

nzlstar* wrote:
wow, that is close. then you could tell me how long is the drive from
the airport up to London, Ontario. considering i've never lived
anywhere
near there. spent 6 weeks in london and a couple of weeks in Ypsilanti
on the last trip.

You were in my old neck of the woods then =)

and ya never told me?? oh well, maybe next time, eh.
where are you then?

seems to me the roads/freeways had a lot of detours and roadworks then
too.

Ummm...that's to be expected in Michigan --- we often joke that we have
only two seasons: Winter and Construction. *smirk*

yea i noticed that, i was there in early june and i melted the whole time.
we dont get those temps here in auckland, i'd never cope if they did.


eeeeeeeek. how
hard it is to find my way from the airport across the border and up to
London.
Finding the border shouldn't be hard in general -- that will require a
trip downtown Det. and then a choice at the border of tunnel or
ridge -- lots of signs IIRC. Not that we don't want you in the STates
but why aren't you just flying into Canada?

not hard? for someone who has no idea what direction any of the freeways
end
up so if i take the wrong turn i'm in big trouble. would take me ages to
find my way back to the right roads. uh, not sure i want to be lost in
downtown detroit either. all that construction last time had me confused
and
i wasnt driving.
last trip i flew from Calif thru Toronto into London, the cost was
ridiculous by crossing the border, therefore int'l flight. has to be less
pricey(even with cost of a car/fuel etc) by flying into Detroit and
driving
up to London, its only for one purpose. last trip i knew no better and it
was a long visit. in all it took me 6 weeks last time. eeeeeeeek. this
time
all i really need is the one stop at the auction house to get my vase,
then
home again home again, jiggity jig, lol. well back to detroit and i'll
figure out then where i'm headed. i honestly at this point only have one
person who has a bed waiting for me in eastern west virginia. i'm thinking
if i time this right i can see PIQF in calif, late sept, then go thru
Houston in late Oct. filling in the weeks between i'm unsure of as yet.
might well stop thru AZ on the way home from Houston for a bit. that too
depends. i'm clueless and planless at this point, lol. sigh...
another fun/unknown trip ahead of me. now the latest problem is the amount
of carry on we're allowed on flights. i could not ship the vase home cuz
no
one will insure antique glass items and the auction house also 'wont be
responsible' for the packing of it, those are their words.
they can sell it and cant ship it, all i can do is fly back and get it
myself.
i might well end up on buses/trains and swimming back to nz to get the
vase
home.
this all started way back in oct 2004 when mom passed away and i'm still
trying to get it all sorted out the best i can cuz mom expected me to do
it.
i just hope i survive long enough...i have my doubts some days.
the saga continues.
cheers from a nice sunny winter day in the south pacific,
jeanne
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Tricia