autumn – Page 10 – Gracious Rain

October 5, 2010October 10, 2021

The Last Leaves…

About this time of year…every year, it is our most ancient of traditions to march on up to the canyon for one last evening picnic to enjoy the changing leaves before they fall. They were a bit late this year–but it doesn’t matter.

We’ve been doing this since my kids were little so it only seems right that we do it now…

that their kids are little.

The good old leaves are always here–

just waiting for us…

to rub a few sticks together…

and get down to what really matters!

After all–we must keep our priorities straight!

heh, heh.

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PS—Guess who’s got…

a boyfriend!!!

Way to go Laurie!

October 2, 2010October 10, 2021

Renesme

A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from our lives.

A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you are inspired to do the same–leave us a link in the comments.

Happy Conference weekend everyone.

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PS~ Oh-oh! See my guest post at Farm Bell Recipes!

October 1, 2010October 10, 2021

Pumpkin Boy Hat

Stepping up production of the pumpkin hats in the shop. They seem to be a hot item this year–wahoo!

This one’s a bit more of …ummmm…a boyish pumpkin. Note the bolder stitching…

and the blatantly missing scallops. No lacy lady here folks–never mind the background. This is a manly pumpkin hat–I tell you, though still made with the same soft Peaches & Cream Cotton that I love–in Burnt Orange.

But in the next few days I’ll be posting some more additions to the shop for the men-folk called the “Big Hunk” and “Little Hunk” lines. And soon…oh, I promise—so soon, we will have the “Lovely Ladies” additions to our hat collections–for us grown gals.

All because you asked. So please, my friends…stick around.

I love having you in my world.

September 21, 2010October 12, 2021

My Little Garden

No, no…I didn’t win the chicken boxes. But don’t worry…I only cried for an hour. Maybe they found out that right this minute I only have this pretend chicken in my garden, who is perfectly content to sit under the rose bush among the grass clippings…without an incredibly cool nesting cubicle thingy. But I will have chickens someday.

Ok…I’m over it.

Is your garden like ours–all spent and spindley and nearly begging to be pulled up?

The strawberry sentry squirrel is still guarding away…

even though there’s only one brave strawberry left to scare the birds away from.

And good old laughing Buddah-man is still raising the roof…

whether or not the ridiculous tomatoes EVER turn red…before Christmas that is.

Spinny-wing rooster is a perfect match for…

the over achieving super hot peppers…that I’m afraid to pick….so they just keep growing…and growing. I guess what I’m really saying here is that I’m about ready for the garden gnomes to shut it all down for the season. Till it under, trim it back or dig it up so that it feels right and proper to move on…