Merry Solstice...

A quick peek of what's on my rug frame...
"Thank the Bees" runner...
I'm hooking it with my naturally, plant-dyed wools...
Thank YOU Bees:)

Hope you have a beautiful day...I'm heading back to the gardens!
~Laurie

August...already?

Busy as a Bee this past weekend...and it was lovely!
I finally had a chance to dig in the dirt...

~ lavender ~ thyme ~ sunflowers ~ boxwood and fairies

And...

15 pints of Cherries!
Hope you had a sweet weekend, too!
~L

Hooking today...

Today was Open Hooking/Stitching in the Studio...

Many of the regulars had other obligations...as is often the case on a beautiful almost summer day.
It was GREAT to visit with those that came...and lots of progress was made on our projects while we chattered away!

I'm nearly finished with Shelley G's rug...I'm sure she will be glad to have it. I should go out and pull some weeds...after all the rain we had...they would easily come out...but I think I'll just keep pulling loops...feels good!

The Solstice is hours away...Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
~Laurie

Lori is having a Give-Away

Please visit my friend Lori at Notforgotten Farm...
http://farmhousenotforgotten.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-witchy-giveaway.html
She is having a Witchy Giveaway!

It's a beautiful morning here on the northern prairie...
I'll be packing and mailing out orders...
taking Dad to his appointments...
and hopefully scratching in the dirt...
with all the rain we've had the gardens are lush...but the weeds are too! ;)

Have a wonderful day ~ Laurie

Lazy Sunday Afternoon...

Good Afternoon...I hope you are having a lovely day! It is just delightful here...75 degrees...hazy sunshine...warm breeze! A very strange March day in Minnesota...I'm not complaining...but I'm not planting yet either!

I picked up some favorite gardening magazines at the grocery store...drove by my favorite garden shop...Uncommon Gardens but they aren't open for the season until tomorrow...so I'll dream and plan.

Tomorrow I'll be washing windows...spring cleaning and finishing pattern orders! I spent some time earlier today sprucing up the PictureTrail site and the Website...feels good!

Now off to switch the laundry...then curling up with the some good reads!
Spring~tyme blessings to you ~L

~ * ~ Catching Up ~ * ~

It’s been a beautiful Autumn day with temps well above normal...
and dry...I’ve been moving the sprinkler from garden to garden all day...

The ash tree near the back patio is suddenly a blaze and I could spend hours sitting beneath it...but not today...

With the Autumn Valley hook-in behind me there is much to catch up on...our neighbors gifted us with Fireside apples from their tree...so the apple sauce is simmering on the stove...cinnamon and clove scents the whole house...the canning jars are ready...what a treat this will be on a cold winters day!

I’m working on getting the final part of “Brocade”...the 2011 Rug Project together...I’m hoping to have the kits ready to mail by weeks end. I’ve got lots of ideas for the 2012 rug...nothing final...except maybe the border?!?!

I’ll leave you today with a couple pics of some wonderful sunflowers a friend gave me last week...I love how they look above the potting bench in the back of the house...thanks again Chris Ann!!!

Wishing you all a Good Autumn Eve...~L