Tales of the Traveling Tote 46 and a Giveaway

Welcome to our 46th 

Tales of the Traveling Tote 

where lovers of 

MacKenzie Childs tell 

you a few times a year 

what they have been up 

to and where they have been.

Miss Pansy and I had a grand 

time shopping for 

Valentine's Day 

decor, especially at 

Hobby Lobby. 

We walked in and saw 

this garland and the 

pink velvet bow garlands 

and filled our cart - 

all at 40% off!!!

I left the garland on 

from Christmas to 

give the banister decor 

some weight and I also 

left the lights.  Then I 

topped it with the tinsel 

garland and the velvet 

bow garland, using 

zip ties. 

The only ribbon I used  

was this double faced 

satin ribbon in a soft 

bow.  

It really turned out so 

Pretty In Pink!

Then I moved this 

pink tree into the 

entry and decorated 

it with all things I 

have had from the past. 

Notice my beautiful 

Queen of Hearts 

card that I saved from 

our dear Jenna.  I 

have so many of her 

beautiful pieces of art 

around my house.

Then keeping with the 

pink theme, 

Miss Madi K and I 

traveled to Salt Lake 

for the Harry Potter 

exhibition, and I 

did my best as 

Professor Umbridge 

in pink!

Miss Madi K made 

it through Platform 9 3/4 

just fine.  We had a great 

time and it was an 

amazing and interactive 

exhibition. 

We even met up with 

Snape while we were 

there.  

I enjoyed it so much 

I went twice.  This time 

was with my middle son 

and his wife.  They 

are working on potions. 

But I cannot tell lies, 

I loved sitting in 

Umbridges office 

probably the best. 

The same exhibition 

hall now has 

The Titanic.  It is 

also a walk through 

experience.  I have 

to fit it into my schedule. 

The day after Christmas 

we were off to 

Cabo to celebrate 

New Years and 

my birthday.

We tried a new pizza 

at Wicked Pizza - 

we had seen this one 

before, but hadn't been 

brave enough to try it. 

It is a 

Peanut Butter and Jelly 

Pizza and has bacon 

and jalapenos on it.  

We loved it so much 

we had it a second night.

We had fifteen of us 

there, so we did a lot 

of take out.  This was 

our New Year's Eve from 

our favorite Italian place, 

La Dolce.  They have 

the best Gorgonzola Steak. 

We have robes for 

the adults in each 

room, so I brought 

down robes for the 

kids for our iconic 

pool side picture. 

We also treated them 

to our ice cream on 

the beach at sunset. 

The family was all gone 

by the time it was my 

birthday.  We went out 

for steak and lobster at 

Solomon's Landing.

And it was a very 

Happy Birthday. 

Thanks for tagging 

along for a couple of 

my travels. 

Now for the giveaway:

Pop on over to see 

Debbie and leave a 

comment to enter 

to win.  

Then visit our other 

wonderful members 

of Tales of the 

Traveling Tote. 

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home (you are here)

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths

Patti with Miss Kenzie and Miss Taylor @ Pandora's Box

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

We have changed and 

now will be posting 

three times a year 

instead of four, so 

look forward to us 

on May 15, 2026.

We are so excited 

to have you in May 

that we have two

reminders!