In my Parenting posts here at Blisstree, I’ve been featuring Theme Weeks throughout the summer with information and activities for youngsters.  Since this is Mountain & Camping Theme Week, I thought I’d see what suggestions there are for mountain quilt patterns.
Among the older and traditional pattern designs, I found:

Rocky Mountains
Moon Over the Mountain
Delectable Mountains
Rocky Mountain Road
Saw Tooth (there also are mountains of this name)

Many quilters nowadays are creating quilts, quilt hangings and mixed media from pictures of mountains, either photos they’ve taken or ones that have inspired them.  They also print photos onto fabric, from their computer, to make the …read more

Since this is Mountain Theme Week, I’m going to quiz you on some mountains.  See how many of the following you’ve heard of.  Then do you know which state or states in the United States where they’re located.  Have you ever visited any of them?  Do you live in any of them? 
Why not locate them on a map?  Read about them?

Rocky Mountains
Smoky Mountains
Green Mountains
White Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Pocono Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Ozark Mountains

How many do you know?

Exploring mountains, along with backpacking and camping, provides a great deal of summer fun for many families.  When our daughter was a teen, my husband and I enjoyed many mountain excursions with her, both in our home state of New Hampshire and the Rocky Mountains of the American West.
These experiences made memories we discuss today and share with her children.  Her life situation is different, so that they don’t do much camping, but take day trips in our New Hampshire area for geocaching. 
Each family has its own form of recreation and family entertainment while exploring mountains…hiking, camping, swimming in lakes, driving …read more

Well, I flew in from Salt Lake City, Utah last night. We are now done with our honeymoon and I need to go about changing my name on all my credit cards, social security, IDs, etc.
We had a great time in Utah – although at the end of this long trip I am about 5 lbs heavier! It’s back to low carb, moderate fat for me right now. I didn’t get much exercise while I was there – we were very busy and didn’t end up going on a hike. I even had trouble climbing the two flights of stairs …read more