A Gang of Meerkats!

Is it snowing where you?  It's not here in Maryland but from reports I am getting from my hubbie and family in NC, they are calling for 1-3 inches today.  Poor Sonny - while I'm here in Maryland, he is not getting to play much golf due to the weather.  It hasn't been too bad here.  Saturday was bitter cold with a strong wind which is why we waited for Sunday to go to the memorials and statues outside in DC.  Saturday we took a tour of the National Cathedral. With it's neo-Gothic architecture, eerie gargoyles (112 of them!), stained glass windows and gothic spires, it is not to be missed on a trip to DC.  There are 215 stained glass windows, with one embedded with a moon rock!  We also tried to go to the Spy Museum but it was packed with people and there was a 2 hour wait!

Ashley and Marianne waiting for tour to begin

Ceiling 

Sanctuary of the church

 The cathedral was damaged by an earthquake in 2011 and needs about $19 million for repairs.  So …they are asking for the public's help to build a 1:40 scale replica of the Cathedral that will be more than 13 feet long 8 feet tall and bigger than a minivan.  It will the world' largest Cathedral to be built from LEGO bricks!  At $2 per brick, all proceeds will help fund money to fix the damage.  Current estimates place the build at 2-3 years to completion.   We bought our bricks and were able to put them on the structure.  If you want to help, go HERE to buy your bricks on-line.

A stop for lunch at a Mexican restaurant  -  yum!

 If you are afraid of heights, you might not want to get on this escalator at Bethesda.  It is the second highest escalator (behind the Wheaton Station Metro in Maryland.)  It spans 213 feet and rises 106 feet (10 stories!)  Don't be in a hurry to catch your next metro train!

Can you see Marianne and Ashley going up the metro escalator?

Selfies on the escalator!

Yes, I have a card to share with you today too!  I think this stamp set is so stinkin' cute!  But what are Meerkats???  I have to admit, I didn't know.  So I found this explanation:

The meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran in the mongoose family. It is the only member of the genus Suricata. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". 

 

So here are my gang of meekats!  I stamped the meerkats on Whisper White cardstock, colored them with Blends before fussy cutting them.  I used the Stitched Rectangles for the frame.  The ribbon and DSP are all retired items.  I sponged the sun and background onto white cardstock and adhered it behind the frame piece.  The Pink Pirouette and Lime Twist cardstock are also retired but I love this pink and green combo.