on the mend, this and that

Hi, everyone!  I went back to the ortho doc yesterday and he was pleased with my xrays.  I’ve been doing my best to behave and now I can use the fingers on my left hand.  The swelling has dissipated and much less pain.  Thanks for all of your concerned comments and emails that I have received.

This week Liam started preschool and did so well.  No crying when his mom left and he says he really likes it.  He goes two days a week for 3 hours.

Twas the night before school ~

all ready to go ~

They all got to sit on their favorite color in the circle, green for Liam.

Rachael and Keith emailed us some pictures from Vermont, they are settling in, she started work in August.'  Rachael and Lucy at the beach.

Lucy and her poppa.

Rachael, Lucy and some Vermont cows.

Love this shot of Yogi.

Unhappy baby, awww.

all smiles!

I’ve had a few people ask me where I get my bittersweet ~  until my starts producing I’ve been getting it at  www.flowerdepotstore.com

Here’s mine that just came recently.  It is so fresh and vibrant.

Here are a few things that I’ve had finished and will be adding to my selling blog this evening.  Also sadly a pile of unfinished cross stitched pieces that I hope to finish soon.

Farmer elder pumpkins in 2 sizes.  The pattern is from www.pineberrylane.com  I love this pattern, so many ways you can finish these primitive faces.  I have one on a hogscraper and one on an old oil can.

Fancey Blackett and her butter churn, this is another awesome pattern from  Wendy at Pineberry Lane.

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all stitched up ready for framing, pillows, pinkeeps.  I’m hoping this next week I can start sewing again.

Last night we had a frost but fortunately we had gone out and picked all of the tomatoes and green peppers.   We put the tomatoes out in the shop and covered them, hoping they ripen.   I have a few acorn squash and  gourds to gather this weekend.  We have had a fire in the woodstove every evening this week and the leaves are starting to turn.  Soon the colors will be breathtaking.  Simon has been helping with the cooking and this week we made a huge pot of vegetable beef soup and also chili.  We used fresh tomatoes in each of them, delicious.  We froze several containers of each, they sure come in handy for Simon’s lunch thermos.

This weekend I plan on making lasagna using fresh zucchini and fresh tomatoes.  It’s like veggie lasagna but I do use beef as well.  Has anyone been watching The Pioneer Woman on Food Network?  She has a new show on, Saturdays I think at 11:30 am.  Tomorrow is her 3rd show.  I have gotten several delicious recipes from her blog, chicken spaghetti is one of our very favorites.  It’s a great comfort food and makes a big pan of it.  Lots of gooey cheese, pimentos, peppers, and uses soups and chicken broth for the sauce.  I’ve taken it to gatherings and get rave reviews and always come home with an empty roaster pan.  Love comfort foods!

I’m off to post a couple of things on my selling blog.  Tomorrow in the mail I should be receiving a couple of awesome new molds from Sharon Mitchell of Homespunheartprimitives.  She makes the best molds and I can’t wait to use them.  Speaking of mail have you all been following the news about the USPS financial woes?  If I weren’t married to a mail carrier I never would have known that the post office has been self supporting with no tax dollars involved.  They have always generated their revenue but mail is down due to people paying bills on the internet.  I do my best to help out, seems like I’m always getting packages.  Simon says it’s like Christmas for me all the time, lol.  I love to support all of the fabulous artists and crafters on the web and there sure aren’t any prim shops local.

well, glad you stopped by.  I’m so grateful I can type with 2 hands and that I wasn’t hurt worse than I was. 

have a great weekend, get out there and enjoy the simple pleasures fall has to offer.

til next time ~

pam