Sun Shine

 I am so thankful for the sunshine.

It makes my photographs glow from the inside

out and I love it.

I took another walk around the yard yesterday

 afternoon the sun make the leaves glow.

I have so many ideas for art quilts I will

 not live long enough to do them all.

Don't you love the red leaves. I had not

noticed this maple tree until yesterday so

I almost missed the most glorious red.

Than the hydrangea bush was special.

Leaves with holes. Yum.

Well I am sorting 5 baskets of junk in

hopes that I find my I-Pod nano which I

haven't seen since we got home form

Minnesota the end of June.

Hopefully I find it. It holds all my Christmas music.

There is still some fall color

 When I opened the garage door I got a lovely

view of two of my favorite trees. Still glowing

with color. Just got to love those maples.

 Looking out the back the koi pond still has a

pleasant faded color around it. The gold fish

positively glowed in the cold water.

Yesterday my helper Beverly and I gave the Studio

a good clean up. Vacuum and dusted everything.

Such a good feeling because we only do this maybe

once a year. Now I am set for the winter. I am looking

forward to after Christmas when I can go to the Studio

for 4 months and create away. Beverly has been with

me for over 30 years. She is the reason I could have

a career and a clean house at the same time.

If you work you know how hard it is to keep up

the home  front. I loved coming home from those 10

days to cleanliness and order. I had another person

at the office that kept that organized. Jan would

keep the business part of my life on track.

Sometimes you think back  of people that were

in your life and think of them with great fondness.

Life is good and getting better with age.



Rain

Its raining out today.

I am glad the pond was getting low and I was

concerned for the fish for the winter.

We need a lot of rain to get the water level up

before the pond freezes over.

Lots to do today.  Maybe I can make some more

quilt cards or a few mini quilts for the Holiday show

Friday. I was in Valparaiso yesterday and there

is a new store next to JC Penny. A Hobby Lobby.

How convenient. A closer place to get small

canvases. I use to back my mini quilts.

Well I better get started on my day.

First a quick pick up in the studio.

Left it a mess Monday.

Than time to create some small gift items.

 

 

More of the fall color

 Just cannot get enough of the trees this time of year.

I sent a box off to Ohio yesterday to the Ohio Craft

Museum. Than I set up my part of the holiday show.

Today I will get my knees fixed up for another 4 months.

Hopefully it works that long.

 How thankful I am this month for all I have.

On face book several of us are doing 30 days of

being thankful. It is a good exercise for the soul.

Thinking of others for a change.

Well I need to get an early start to get my errands

done before my shots  afterwards I will disappear

for a day. Curl up on the sofa and wonder why I did

this. But by Wednesday morning it will pass.

Cooking up a storm

 I am having a Studio Tour on the 16th of November

for fiber artist in the state of Indiana. The SAQA

artist will be coming for lunch so I have been cooking.

Everything is in the freezer ready to go.

Friday I made the last soup a ham and potato soup

with Yukon potatoes freshly dug from the garden.

It is so good. The apple pie was for the weekend.

It lasted until supper time. I sent some home with

Brad and Mark. One way to limit our sugar.

I also made banana bread. A favorite at our house.

I have another box of mini art quilts ready to ship

off to the Ohio Craft Museum. My art for the Holiday

show is packed and ready to load in the car.

Today I will put my things up a day early.

I have to get injections in my knees Tuesday.

That should last me until February or longer.

 I just want to feel good for the holidays.

Well it is a busy day today and I better get started.

Color in my back yard

 Took a stroll around the back yard yesterday.

The colors are finally here and beautiful.

I think this is mt favorite time of the year.

 I spent 4 hours in the studio yesterday.

Hopefully I will have some mini quilts to

send off to the Ohio Craft Museum for their

gift shop on Monday. I got my work for

the Holiday show ready to go for Monday.

I will put my stuff up Monday because I will

 get injections in my knees on Tuesday.

Hopefully be Friday the show start the

steroids will have calmed down a little.

Have a nice week-end.