Wednesday

 Its a rainy Wednesday here in Indiana.

That is good.

We have been very dry since September.

We need the moisture for the plants going into winter.

 Yesterday I got a bee sting in the corner of my eye.

Ouch!

Thought I was going to have a black eye.

I put Manuka honey on it and the pain and

swelling went away by midnight.

I had heard about the healing properties of honey.

Now I know it works.

Working on a small quilt for the NICHES show in

a couple of weeks.

I need 2 pieces by the 18th of November.

Nothing like waiting until the last minute

I will take a photo today and share.

Have a great day.

Bright and beautiful Leaves

 The soft and beautiful leaves of the dogwood by the

sun room were awesome against the cold November

sky yesterday. November has such clear crisp blue skies.

Love the intensity of the colors at the end of fall.

 How can one tree have so many variations of color.

Yellow, peach and browns.

Love the shadow of the branch glowing through

the leaf. Today I continue cleaning out the studio

so I can get started on my next project.

The 2015 summer show I have called Chairs.

Since I have given up the Holidays to my daughter

and daughter in law I can start before January

with art quilts in the studio. I do not have to

keep the house clean. I feel sad giving up

Christmas but physically I cannot do it anymore.

Time to pass the task onto the next generation.

Sad but necessary. We must be honest with ourselves

about our capabilities. The reward more time in the studio.

Not a bad trade off.

Mellow day

 These misty fall mornings are so beautiful.

I live in a beautiful place that inspires me to create

my landscape quilts. The mornings positively glow

when the sun is rising.  The color of the fall leaves

makes me mellow. I love fall it is my favorite time

of the year. This clump of sumac turned orange

 instead of red. Unusual.

Today I will be in the studio all day.

I need to finish all the small quilts for my show

that opens next week. So off I go to my

favorite place, The Studio.