Cedar Ridge

 As you can see I don't have to leave home to get

inspired.  Trees everywhere.

Plenty of  privacy.

Wide open spaces.

 We bought this hillside building site because of

the mature pine trees and oak trees.

25 acres of perfection.

Until its is time to do fall and spring clean up

Which is where we are now.

We do the simplest thing bet out the weed whacker.

Chop it all down and let the pine needles fall.

Today I am going to plan out the next 2 months projects.

I need 2 pieces for the Niches show in November,

Several small in Primary colors for January.

One piece for a show in the North east.

I had better get off this computer and get busy.

Autumn Hills

 I started to cut the trees for the next quilts.

I  use photographs to plan how the quilt will

progress. I will stitch the backgrounds and

than add the foreground. These 2 will have

orange and gold trees in them also.

I will finish yesterdays quilt with lots of hand

stitching than I will go on to the 2 new ones.

I should be able to finish all 3 with their backing

and hanging pockets by Friday. I plan to finish

the backing and pocket on Wolf River next week

also. Than I have to decide whether to take

time out to make some clay birds and fish

or do more quilting. I also could make a painting

to compliment one of my art quilts.

But first need to pay attention to the storm.

We will get anywhere form 3 to 7 inches.

Maybe another snow dyeing chance.

Travels.

 One of my customers wanted some photos  for

her new kitchen redecorating.

I browsed through my photos looking for candidates.

Like traveling memory lane.

Remembering the travels we took to Wisconsin and Michigan.

A river scene in northern Wisconsin.

 The view outside my kitchen window.

The winding road to the cabin in the woods

we stayed in last September.

Life is good to us.

I hope we can find time to go somewhere this fall

My favorite time of the year.

I have officially closed the canning kitchen.

I am done.

I will be glad to get back to art.

I am having a sink installed in my furnace room

so I can play with the messy dyes and paints in there.

My goal is to have a play date the first week of October.

I have a couple of friends who have

questions on how to do things.

So we will play.

Cedar Ridge

 We have a line of these cedar trees on our property.

They are covered with berries that are blue grey.

The birds love the trees.

The perfect place to hide and roost.

In the fall the robins stop by for a snack on their way south.

If you want lots of birds in your yard .

Plant evergreen trees.

In the winter the cardinals are bright spots of red

against the green.

We named our hill Cedar Ridge.

I named the studio the same.

I hope to have a couple of hours in the studio.

Than somehow we accumulated a bushel of tomatoes.

They won't wait for another day.

They need to be done today.

More bright red juice for cold winter days.