Unpacked and Back on Track...

This past weekend's festival was so fun...
Saturday is always SO busy the time just flies!
I'm thinking of getting a larger space next year...
it was packed and I'm afraid some people couldn't get in:(

Sunday afternoon, Paul, Nick and Maddy came out to help me pack up.
What a treat that was.

I'm all caught up on orders...such a GOOD feeling!
So now it's just weeds in the garden that are calling me...well...that and I should get a jump on patterns and kits for "something" that will be coming out in June;)
...and of course graduation is 2 weeks from today...eeck...
and...then the grad party and off to registration at ISU!

busy times...good times...wishing you well ~L

First Frost...

a very chilly morning here...
last night I covered up the mums to protect them...

cut and bundled the last of the mint...I hang bunches around the house...we love the fresh, crisp scent

brought in the last of the herbs...to enjoy thru the long winter...

Rosemary...my favorite...she didn't do so well this year
but I love her near my handwork chair...
a beauty in my Mother-in-law's old pot

Lavender...the true lady of the garden...
with our weird weather this year...this one never made it into the ground
...she will grace the studio with her sweet scent

...the kitchen window...
parsley, bay, thyme, aloe and
the stunning jade...
Nick brought it home in kindergarten...
a sad little sprig in a paper cup...
he's a senior this year...
how they both have grown...

...back outside to my fairy house
complete with tiny webs...naturally ready for Halloween

Mister Pine...greets visitors and watches over us

Thank you for visiting on this Chilly Autumn Day...
wishing you and yours all a bountiful, beautiful day ~L

Sneak Peek...

Hello Dear Friends...
Where do the days go?

I'm back to blogland with a quick peek of goodies being offered tonight at
Early Work Mercantile
A few little Cottage Garden treasures...

It's been a full month with many demands...not much time for handwork.
A new furnace...soon a new roof...
caring for my parents as Dad recovers from surgery...
A month of ups and downs...introspection and gratitude...
the loss of a dear friend...brings a richer closeness to my old gal pals...most of us have been friends since grade school
...I truly LOVE these women!

This photo is from our "50th Birthday" weekend...vintage prom dresses
...and lots of laughter!
True blessings in my life ~ L

Early Work Mercantile Preview ~

The August 1st update is just a few hours away...Won't you please stop by to see what all the talented artists have been up too? I've been working in the garden and reminiscing about days gone by...
~L

Anna in the garden

it is too wet for me to be in the garden...
going thru old family photos...
here is a picture of my maternal Great-Grandmother Anna...
in her garden...I'm guessing sometime in the early 1920's
...she and my Great-Grandfather Joe
came to the USA in 1900
...she passed in 1924 at age 67
...six years before my mother was born
I was married with her gold wedding band...

looking for sunshine...
wish we could share the rain
with all those who really need it!
~L