Tales of the Traveling Tote #38 and Giveaway

Hello, readers, and welcome to the 38th quarterly installment of Tales of the Traveling Tote. If you're not familiar with the concept behind this series of posts, you can read how it started here. My travel tales began shortly after the inception of my tote friends' travels, and you can see my history here.

Over the years, I have come to use my tote (aka Miss Luna C) for various purposes, but primarily as a weekend travel bag or, when traveling for a week or more, as a carry on bag with things like my laptop, snacks, and other essentials. Also over the years, I've accumulated a few additions to my original tote. 

Then there was the custom bag MacKenzie-Childs so graciously made for each of us traveling tote gals.  They are cloth bags, and very nice for toting heavier items, as when I used mine for an estate sale pick up just down the block, when my neighbor was moving.

My newest is the crossbody bag, found new with tags but on the secondary market. It's my new favorite! I am a small person and, honestly, I can get a headache from carrying a bag too heavy, so this one is perfect for running around town. In this case, it was the Disney on Ice show with my girls. 

When my sister and I went to pick up our auction wins a few weeks ago, I knew I'd be handling several boxes of 'stuff', so the crossbody was perfect in that case too.

Of course, when it comes to business, I like carrying my shoulder tote which allows for ease of slipping folders and papers inside. I am serving on the board of directors of the Charleston Ballet, and the bag below serves me well in toting paperwork to and from (please excuse the blurry photo, as I was trying to be discreet).

As this post is published, I am on a trip to Cincinnati for yet another Panoply sisters' gathering. We'll be sorting through some recent estate acquisitions and, who knows, perhaps a bit of retail therapy over the next couple of days. 

And here's something cute I caught this week while viewing the newest episode of Will Trent (scene below). That's Will's dog, Betty, wearing a MacKenzie-Childs dog sweater!

Happy March!

NOW, ONTO THE GIVEAWAY!

The Traveling Totes Tribe is offering another giveaway and Debbie at Mountain Breaths is our giveaway sponsor this time. One lucky reader who leaves a comment on Debbie's  post will have their name thrown into the hat for an opportunity to win this MacKenzie-Childs "To Go Tote". 

(Our giveaway is now closed, and our winner was Nana Diana. Thanks to everyone who entered, and be sure to come back on June 1 for another giveaway opportunity).

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Be sure to check out my other traveling sisters' posts to see how they spent their winter months

Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

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

Jenna with Miss Coquille @ The Painted Apron

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply (you are here!)

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie with Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

Ricki Jill with Le Countess de Monet @ The Bookish Dilettante

Join us again on June 1, 2024 for another edition of Tales of the Traveling Tote.

Thanks so much for your visit. I love reading your comments, and be sure to leave one on Debbie's blog for a chance to win our token gift. Stay safe, and Happy March (and soon-to-be🌷spring🌷 in the Northern Hemisphere).

Rita C. at Panoply