Trip to the organic grocery store

 Husband and I recently watched the documentary film "Food Inc" on TV.  This film exposes all the seriously nasty stuff that happens to some of our food on it's way to our table.   When it ended we agreed that we needed to make some real changes in our food shopping habits;  we became believers.

We watched it on TV Saturday night..... Sunday we went to Whole Foods to begin this new organic journey.....  Drove an hour 15 minutes to get there.  Spent $296.....  Husband said he wished we had gone to a movie Saturday nite................

Have a good week

Patty

                                                

Meet Miss Autumn




I'm excited to share photos of my newest doll "Miss Autumn".  I really wanted to make something that would be primitive but not  too scary; some of my loved ones are not quite sure how to take the extremely primitive stuff I have!

She really has a different "personality" than the first one I made;

 maybe a little more whimsical?

I was going to put Miss Autumn on ETSY but I am being considered by PrimNest for their online market. 

Right now I'm looking out my big picture window at stone sized hail hitting the window; bird feeders swaying and trees bending!  It seemed to come out of nowhere. 

I want to share some photos of samplers I've done over the years;  I've got the urge to start a new sampler after looking at Blackbird Designs blog and some others' I have been checking out!

You can't help but get the "urge"  after you see all the beautiful  sampler designs that are out there. 

I usually stitched reproduction samplers and loved Sheepish Designs;  I don't think they are still designing??

Meg's Bunny  Sheepish Designs

Can't remember the name of this one but loved the colors

Rosanna Pinkham   Sheepish Designs again

This one is my favorite;  also Sheepish Designs

Chloe Lincoln-Sheepish Designs


I love looking online at all the sampler charts that are out there today~~ such talent and creativity;  I want them all.

Going to a cross stitch shop was always a treat from picking out the chart to matching the floss. 

While at the check-out counter we would be looking forward like a kid on Christmas to the evening when we could

get into a cozy chair and putting that first stitch in our new sampler!

What made it even better was .....having a sister who OWNED the cross stitch shop.....who let me have first dibs at the new patterns.........and gave me a family discount!!!!

Went to see One Day ..the movie.. last nite with DH.  It was slow at first;  some surprises but I'd give it 3 out of 4 stars.

I started this post on Friday; went back in to do some editing of the pictures and viola! half of my post disappeared!  So, it's really Saturday...not Friday...fyi

Today I am hoping I can talk my man into taking me to SHAKER WOODS FESTIVAL which is a yearly handmade craft show;  we'll see....

Have a great weekend..go stitch or hook or just relax~~

Patty

Rainy Sunday

Finally we have rain.....It's like a preview to Fall. I just want to sit on my couch, look out the window at the birds, light a good smelly candle and pick up the new rug I'm working on and hook.
  
 Jack, Jack and Jack design by Barbara Carroll.  The 3rd pic is my sister's rug;  I'm trying to use most of her same colors.  Isn't it beautiful? 

My husband and I went up the hill to Peace Valley Orchard and grabbed some peaches;  I love the drive along the orchard lanes looking at all those trees loaded with soon to be ripe apples.  Honeycrisp, Northern Spy, Winesap....can you smell the pies? mmm

Spent the early morning with a granola bar and a cup of coffee looking at a new blog "BLUE HEN HOLLOW".   I've never seen so many samplers stitched by one person...and such talent.  If you get a chance take some time to drop in on her blog and be prepared to want to pick up some linen begin a new sampler of your own! 

Tomorrow I am going to start on a new  Halloween doll;  ordered curly sheep locks and I really want to use them.  I'll post my "work in progress"  as I go along

Well, have a relaxed "rest of the day"
Blessings
Patty