Getting Closer-5 DAYS!!

 Every year, I wonder why the heck

I didn't start decorating for Christmas earlier.

Next year I am going to do it!!

 Tommy cut our tree down here on our farm.

I love have planted Blue Spruces

every year so we can cut our own.

I love my steer!

Had to take a picture of him.

Have a great weekend!

8 Days!!!

Christmas is in 8 days!!

I have most of my shopping done 

and all the presents are wrapped.

Usually I have lots of help from Lindsay.

She and Monte will be coming home 

Sunday for a week.

What a cutie!

Tomorrow night is the December

Primitive Handmades  Mercantile update.

This is the rug I will be offering.

It is a design from Woolen Memories.

Merry Christmas!

Brr!

Brr! No, I'm not cold.

It's the name of the new design from With

Thy Needle and Thread.

Love the way it turned out.

Have a great week!!

Starry Night Snowman

I am behind on Christmas decorating.

What happened to the last week that usually had after 

Thanksgiving in November?

All of a sudden it's Dec. 3 and I'm rushing

to get everything done.

I do have alot of Christmas shopping done, yea!!

This is design by me, love snowmen!

Happy Wednesday!

Post Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving at my mom and dad's

house. I missed Lindsay, it helps that

we have IPhones and can facetime.

My son, Tommy cut down our Christmas

tree and put in the stand.

It is so nice to go outside and cut one down.

Last week I ordered this pattern from

Maria Barton- Star Rug Company.

It was fun to hook and you can finish it quick.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Thanksgiving Eve

I love the holidays!

We are spending Thanksgiving with my

mom and dad.

The bad news is Lindsay

can't come home.

This is the first time ever she has not

been with us.

She is having 2 of her co-workers over for dinner.

It is so nice that she had lots of

invitations from different 

people to come to their houses.

This is the latest rug I've hooked.

It's a design from Notforgotten Farms.

Have a wonderful evening!

Fluffy Snow

 It is that time again, Primitive Handmades Mercantile

November update.

This is the rug I will be offering.

It is a Design by Primitive Spirits.

We woke up to a fluffy snow this week.

It was so pretty.

Nothing like NY.

That was alot of snow!!

It is all going to melt this weekend.

Have a great day!!

Not Ready For Snow

 Many states are getting snow!!

It can wait to arrive here. LOL!

I am seeing Christmas commercials

and Christmas music.

My sister inlaw has always worked

in retail stores. She does NOT like

Christmas music.

So, when I hear it I laugh to myself because

Barb says she gets sick of it.

I hooked another rug from Bird

in the Hand.

This is Monte who is a Golden Doodle.

He is my daughter's dog.

This is the progression from puppy till now.

Monte is so sweet!!

Lindsay has been teaching him commands

in Spanish. It seems he listens better in Spanish,

than English.

Have a great evening!

BRRR!

Today I went to Berlin to a some Christmas open

houses.  Wow! the stores were decorated so nice. 

It really puts me in the mood to decorate for Christmas!!

Finished this rug, the design is from Bird In the Hand.

It is cold, windy and rainy here in Ohio.

I hope we get a good dry day, still have to clean up 

in my flower beds and yard.

Stay warm!!

Voting Day!

Today is voting day!

They moved voting to a church.

It used to be at the township garage,just down the road.

I am glad for the people that work the polls,

it is more comfortable for them.

Hooked another rug from the 

collection of designs I have from Robin-

Bird In The Hand Primitives.

Have a great day!

Olde St. Nick

We had 2 great primitive shows in my

area this weekend!

Simple Goods and The Gathered Treasures shows.

Found this little sled, can't see it 

but, I love it. 

 Finished this Santa rug, design by Bird In the Hand-Robin.

Hope everyone has a happy Sunday!

Leaves Leaves Everywhere

 I have lots and lots of leaves.

I was hoping they would blow away,

they haven't. So, I have been

using the leaf blower.

This is the latest rug I've hooked.

It's a Notforgotten Farm design.

 I have been dog sitting for my son and DIL.

They return tonight.

I have been keeping a close eye on him as

the last time he was here

he ate my sofa and ended up having surgery!!

Maddie and Gus love playing in the leafs.

I am leaving for Iowa tomorrow to see

my daughter, Lindsay. Can't wait!!

Have a nice weekend!

Frost On the Pumpkin

We had a heavy frost, so my flowers are done.

I have lots of leaves to rake and will have a lot 

of cleaning up in my flower beds.

Tomorrow night is Primitive Handmade Mercantile

October update. 

These are the rugs I will be offering this month.

 This is a design by Jan Goos.

I bought this pattern last year, a little late.

Wanted to hook it first, I love the design. It is

by With Thy Needle And Thread.

Fall Turkey

It is looking like fall!

The leaves are changing color 

and starting to fall.

Looks like the sun will be shining today.

I have been inside hooking the last few days 

because of cold rainy weather.

This is a Need' Love design, a favorite

of mine. 

Have a great day!!

October 1st!!

Welcome October!!

Tis the Halloween season.

There are 4 different festivals 

going on this coming weekend.

Everything happens on the same weekend!

Wish it was spread out through the month.

Have a great fall evening!

Pumpkin Time!!

 It is hard to believe it's the last day of September.

October will be a busy month.

This is the latest rug I've hooked.

I have seen the design and I loved it.

It's from Need'l Love.

 This is Mr. Banks.

My DIL likes this kitten, don't know when she is going

to take him to her house. LOL!

 More pumpkins that I got.

Another Halloween village.

Happy Tuesday!

Pumpkin Pickin

 Finished hooking this little rug from

Star Rug Company-Maria Barton.

It was fun to hook, I didn't have

the awesome buttons she used on hers. 

I used the Quill technique, the wool is orange and black.

My DIL and I went pumpkin shopping.

We got all different kinds.

I love stacking them!

Have a great day.

Another Beautiful Weekend

 We had another beautiful weekend. Saturday I went to Malabar Farm

for Heritage days with my sister and daughter in law. 

Then went to get apples and pumpkins.

I hooked this rug for my son and daughter in law.

It is a Betsy Reed style rug, my first

wide stripped rug.

 My sister and her son made me this birdhouse.

It is made from barn siding from one of our barns.

I love it!!

I have been decorating for fall.

Have a great week!!

The 1st Day of Fall

 Today is officially the first 

day of first of fall.

Time to get out the fall decorations!

 This is the latest rug I've hooked. It

is a design by Country Stitches.

Trapped LOL!

We feed the farm cats 

and Maddie likes to eat the cat food.

So we put this fireplace screen in front of the 

cat food so she couldn't get to it.

Well, I went outside and she got the food.

Caught in the trap! LOL!

Have a great day!!

Halloween Fairy Garden and a Pumpkin Rug

 Another beautiful day.

I have been outside enjoying 

the sunny cool weather.

September Primitive Handmades Mercantile update

is tomorrow night. This is the rug

I will be offering.

It is a design by Pineberry Lane.

                                      

 I finished a  Halloween Fairy Garden.

I collect little things all year.

Until next time...

A Beautiful Sunday

 It was a beautiful day in Ohio.

The blue sky and puffy clouds. 

 This is the across the road in front of our house.

I haven't been up there for a long time.

It is a hike up to the top.

My son built bluebird boxes

we have them all over our farm.

Happy Sunday.

Lazy Saturday

Today we have been watching college football, then golf.

We like Rory and always cheering for Jason Day.

Anyways, kinda of a boring day.

I did finish hooking this rug.

It is a design by Susan Hart.

We are having sweatshirt weather,

that's ok.

No freezing temperatures please. LOL!

Fall Asters

 This year I bought Asters instead of mums.

I am hoping when I plant them they come back next year.

I finished this rug today, it is a design by Notforgotten Farms.

 As I've said before, I like child's toys.

Bought this at Quail Crest last week, love it.

Happy Tuesday!

Fall Rugs

 Yesterday I went to Quail Crest Herb Fair.

I got there early and glad I did because it was pouring

down rain when I left.

I was soaked but, it was worth it.

Found some treasures!!

I hooked both rugs using one of my favorite
orange and black plaids.
The sad thing is, I can't buy the wool anymore.
Both rugs are patterns from Lori Brechlin- Notforgotten Farms.

The weather is nice here, everything is about 2 weeks behind.

Usually corn silage is being harvested but, late this year.

Which is fine with me!!

We need a couple more weeks for our crops to be ready,

planted late this spring.

Happy Sunday!