Fair

You are going to get so sick of my fall pictures. But here goes anyway. This is the very old stone wall that runs the length of our property.

 

The amazing little brook you have seen so many times.

Not sure how good this picture is, but it is amazing to see a tree not turned at all with one blazing orange behind it.

The road I walk every day. It was so quiet you could hear the leaves hitting other leaves as it headed to the ground. I have lived in Maine or NH all these years and fall still astounds me.

It has been the year of the mushroom. Lots and lots of them everywhere.

Color!

This is our wood pile just waiting to be brought in to heat the house this winter. I am very thankful for this wood (that we cut from our land)this year. Prices keep going up and up. In the past two weeks gas has gone up 12 cents a gallon. I have no idea about heating oil I haven't bought any this year yet.

 

While fall is in full swing my roses are still going strong since early this spring. when I was a little girl and I would come in the house from playing outside, my hair everywhere my dad would call me the last rose of summer. I never looked this good lol.

It's fall! that means soup, I made homemade french onion soup. It came out so good! I froze some for later and left at least another serving for each of us this week. 

We headed to the old country fair in our area. We went late afternoon on the last day to avoid the crowds. We only needed an hour to walk around and eat something, so perfect. I went into the art building not one rug!!! But this woolen quilt won best in show. It is all applique and just beautiful,

I finished hooking my acorn fairy. Now to steam and bind. 

I have pulled a couple of loops on this one. I am anxious to start it.

But next week I am going to rug school and working with a teacher on a fish rug. I do not want too many things going at once.

I need to control myself,I just keep buying wool, and patterns!

My new wool this week. Husband always say if you want it buy it we are on a one way track here. Yikes!

We took Sweet B for her riding lesson on Friday. She is in complete love with riding and is doing great. This horse (Esme) flew from the Netherlands with it's owner to immigrate here 8 years ago, amazing right?

After riding and few other stops we headed back to Sweet B's house and went on a walk to the river near her house. 

Where we found this, pretty much sums up our day with Sweet B. We loved every minute of it!

So I will leave you with this. This is the road home from the fair.

It was starting to get dark but if you click on the picture you can see the colors. 

We are off to Boston tomorrow for husband's annual exam. 

We did zoom last year (which I loved) but not allowed to this year.

Have a wonderful week!

Fall Secrets

Each year we have someone who comes and decorates our mailbox and sign post with cornstalks and pumpkins. I know it is not my husband. I came home from work no cornstalks. Husband was in the house and we had a quick dinner. He left to play pool, I headed out for a walk at the same time. And wow the cornstalks were there and all tied on! There is no way he could of done it. unless he has some magic powers he never told me about. It just makes my day. Really my fall!!

I am harvesting the last of my basil. I made basil butter this year. I froze it and will give it with a loaf of home made bread for the holidays. 

Basil salt we shall see how it goes.

The fall colors are starting to show. Not as much red as last year. 

I will miss these wonderful fall nights. While I don't mind winter, I love fall the best.

Have a great week!

An Anniversary

We went to a mountain we haven't been to in 40 years.

The reason we would go there all those years ago is there was a fire tower on the top, and husband knew the spotter so we would go some days and visit him and take in the view. Oh how the times have changed. There is no more fire tower and there are very well marked trails and building with lots and lots of people. The view was still wonderful in spite of the bad weather.

On our way to the beach we stopped at a yard sale at a little store I love to shop at. There were lots of craft things. Each piece in this picture was .25 each. All never opened. Click on the picture there are some amazing things!

Everything in this picture was 1.00 each! my glue gun is getting very tired so I got a couple of the little ones for a buck each!

And this picture everything was a total of 8.00 including the quilted bag. There are more things that belong in this picture but I missed them what a deal!!!!

OK enough of the yard sale. I took my buddy Donna and headed to the yarn store. I have wanted to learn to knit. I can do a couple of things since 8th grade and have not progressed at all. So I was assured that this scarf/shall was easy, so here I go!!! I will watch a you tube video on this and then sit in a very quiet room and give it a try. I do not have a lot of confidence going into this but I am determined! It has been one of my retirement goals to learn to knit . Since I have a little over a year to go before retirement I thought I should get started.

Today is our anniversary. So many years have slipped by that were just a blur. When I see these young faces I think, you two have no idea what you are in for! If I could do it all again, I would truly do life with him again. It has not all been easy, Oh no it has not been easy at all! But we always supported each other unconditionally. Whatever we chose to pursue in life we could count on the other to be there. I guess that is the best you could ask for in the end I think. 

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I over indulged this weekend, oh boy did I! I hate to get on the scales in the morning but, tomorrow is a new day. 

Have a wonderful week!!!

It Was Just A Dream..

Today was picture perfect. If you could bottle weather I would have bottled this one.

I did 4 miles this morning all the way to the farm. 

I just kept breathing deep, I wanted to remember this weather and the smell of fall, as I know it will not last forever.

On the way back I stopped at the old cemetery. I didn't dare walk to much in there as the ground looks unstable and I do not want to fall through anything if you get my meaning!

This young person died in 1847, 2 days before Christmas

18 years 1 month 19 days old. There is something written on the bottom but as I said I did not feel good about walking in there. I am sure they died from something that would be curable now. But you can not help think of the sadness this must of caused to lose someone so young.

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I had 2 major dreams this week. And as far as I know I don't dream all that much. The first dream was about my death. Yes it freaked me out. A couple of days later I had a dream that husband and I were in this old broken down apartment. I am telling my husband we had made a bad decision moving and I wanted to go back.Husband is telling me it is to late! I was so upset I woke up hyper-ventilating. 

I did look up the meanings of the dreams. Both mean there are changes coming. I just hope those are not the changes yikes!!!

 

I cut some hydrangeas today, I took the old faded ones out made the room look fresher.

Just a quick picture of my Acorn Fairy. She seems to be taking forever, but then again I am not hooking much since I have been home from Star Island. (colors are not quite right in the picture)

Since Oct 1st is this Friday. (were does the time go?)

I pulled out some of my decorations. I added the hat and the sign. (If the broom fits ride it) I have that little broom collection out all the time.

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I had my hair cut shorter than I have ever had it. I look like a human Q-tip! I have been fussing about it all week. And then I saw two different people I know that are in the throws of major memory issues. It was a huge wake up call! My hair will grow, their situation will not change for the better. I don't believe seeing them happened by chance. I mean really what are the odds I would see both people in the same day? And that day I was having the worst feeling about my stupid hair! What ever you believe, there has to be something larger than us!!

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I hope fall has come to your area and you are enjoying great weather! 

Have a wonderful week!

Star continued

This picture was taken by my fellow hooker,Lauri Troughtman, She

Takes wonderful pictures! Not a bad place to sit and think. Star Island so peaceful and beautiful. 

These rocking chairs are on all the porches looking at the ocean.

Enlarge this picture, this tree is full of Monarch butterflies!!! I have never seen so many in one place!

There are lovely stone buildings on Star Island and the apple tree makes it perfect.

Now for the reason we were on the Island in the first place.

We had two new rug hookers with us. Love how she did the stone.

This was this new rug hooker's second piece, wonderful work!

This is done by a long time hooker Sara she is taking from a french Canadian children's book. Beautiful work!

This is by Lauri Troughtman her colors are wonderful and this is a larger piece.

Stair risers and some smaller pieces by my partner in crime Donna! Great job as always!

I wish I could remember this girl's last name her work is amazing!This was her dog that has passed away. 

I know her as Barbara from Maine.

Our Fearless leader Pam Bartlett! Her specialty is animal eyes.

Yes it is, Perfect!

This is also from Pam Bartlett great color.

And this precious rug had us all in tears! This is Pam's son who passed away a few years ago. This is from a picture of when he was a little boy. Oh my heart...

And this sweet purse was done by Sara great job and colors.

Of course you can not go to star with out having lobster!

Donna and Pam showing off their lobster before we all dig in!!!

We did a gift swap while on Star and I got this mug. I just love it! and yes we should all keep calm and hook on.

Thank you for visiting 

Have a great week!!

Star!!!

Bright and early Monday morning we headed out to my most favorite place Star Island! 

Our first Sunset

Moon over chapel 

Beautiful no matter where you look. 

It is a small island whose only access is by boat.

So as a rug hooker we have to pack smart.

There were monarch butterflies every where! 50 to 100 at a time!

I will have more pictures to show later it seems my computer does not want to down load all the pictures. I will try again very soon.

And then this happened her first real riding lesson.

Can you see love there?? Oh my heart! She texted me the minute she was done. I called right away so exciting when the world is great for a child! She learned to trot un-tethered, the teacher felt she was a natural.  

 

 I have continued to walk and walk. I have lost 45 lbs because of a health issue that I no longer have from the weight loss. I do feel better. And the weather is just wonderful!!!

And my same old route is slowing changing into fall. 

So for tonight I will leave you with a wooly funny. 

Have a great week!   

               I will post soon when I finally get the picture issue solved.

And Just Like That...

Summer turns into fall.

The wild asters are in bloom. 

It seems that it was a quick change 

The humid weather cleared out and the cool crisp air is

in place, my favorite kind of weather. If we could only have months and months of it.

The colors are starting to show on the trees and this 

stump had so many different colors of gray I had to take a picture.

The nights have been cool, it has been nice to sit

around the camp fire in the evening chatting. My brother has been here and is getting ready to go back to Mississippi. His area missed the hurricane but he was happy he miss the rain. 

 

Since the nice weather has come in and my brother is here, I 

spoiled him a bit with blueberry pie...

Home made rolls and beef stew tonight. 

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I am getting ready to go to Star Island for a rug hooking retreat.

I am trying to get everything together it is a lot to remember.

But it will be so great to get back with friends and I will miss those who decided not to go. I will show more pictures of star and my new project in the next post. 

Have a wonderful safe week.