I got up this morning after a late and frustrating night. When I pulled into the Travelodge in Lancaster at midnight, I was greeted by a locked lobby door and a sign posted on it that said Eileen Hull- go to the Red Roof Inn to get your key. No address or phone number of the Red Roof Inn to be found and typed in 4 point font.
I set off in search of the key. Battery was almost dead on my phone so I decided to drive around to see if I could find it. No such luck… I made a mistake and turned right which took me down a bunch of winding and very narrow roads with no Red Roof Inn. Finally after 45 minutes, I found it. Got to my room and found this…
The room itself was not too bad except that there was no light over the bathroom sick, no garbage cans and no outlets. However the shower was good, which helped a lot in the morning. I did go in in the morning and offer my suggestions to the guy at the desk, who said he would pass it along. Right.
That’s OK- time to move on. Showers and sleep really do work wonders. The weather was beautiful and I set off for Pages in Time, a picturesque old schoolhouse/now scrapbook store, set in Lititz, PA- Amish country. Note to self- when in this area and the GPS says it will take 35 minutes to go 11 miles, believe them! I thought how can this be right? There are horse and buggies here, farm machinery on the road and lots of lights. Glad I built in some extra time…
I arrived at the store, parked and opened the curtains and windows- so pretty!
I hauled in the supplies for class and the demo. We had a fun time making the Sizzix Mini- Album. This is such a versatile die (if I do say so myself). I love that the spine is adjustable so you can make it 3/8″ or 1 1/8″, depending on how many pages you want to include. These would be great to make at a kid’s birthday party!
Then we worked on our Artist Trading Block. We doodled on them and I think everyone was surprised at how great they looked with a few little tips on enhancing your lettering. I always love when we are sitting there working and people talk about their kids, their families, jobs and life- I think that’s one of the main reasons that I am doing this…
Now I am sitting out in the camper. I have the laptop set up and a Coleman lantern going, my power source gadget is going and extending the computer battery so I can finish this post. I will go in to BK where I am parked and hit the bathroom, get a refill on my soda and get back on the road. It’s the Great American Stamp Store in Westport, CT tomorrow! Good night!
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Shame about the Travelodge but what a lovely old schoolhouse in Letitz! Crafting with like minded people really does soothe the soul…. Hope tonight’s stay is a better one all round. Anne xx 🙂
Anne that is so true! Tonight is good- I am at my sister’s- Scotty has some problems 🙁 and my BIL is very handy- hoping he can help me patch him up!
Oh my! I strained to read the sign on the door and I THINK the last line of the second paragraph says, “These are our newest rooms so LUCKY!” Egads! I think for your 2-month planned trip out west, you should be lining up stays in the homes of crafters/followers who are near your stops. Welllllll, you headed off in search of adventure. I am sure there will be times when you want to click your red ruby slippers and be transported back to your home’s hot tub!
…look at the bright side: it can’t get much worse, AND you survived. Better times lay ahead!
Fondly,
Ellen / CardMonkey
Yes, that’s what I thought it said too! haha. When I think about that place now, it’s just funny! Especially since i am at my sister’s for 2 nights in a nice comfy bed 🙂 How is Emily? Any news? I do like the idea of couch hopping with my crafter friends en route to CA- good idea! Hope you are doing well- thanks for following!
I would definitely be writing a letter to the Travel Lodge home company. Maybe get a free room out of it.
Shannon, I should do that but not sure if I would ever stay in one again anyway, even for free!