Beautiful day

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood....sunny skies and crisp temperatures. I'm in denial about turning the clocks back this weekend. The leaves are falling fast here in NH, but there are still some yellow and gold ones left on the oaks. It's such a surprise every year to see the array of colors. This picture was taken on my first geocaching adventure. Get more information at http://www.geocaching.com/ It was great fun and we are already planning our next trip.

I'm working today on a wall-hanging for a friend's grand-daughter who loves sheep. The embroidery was a free design from the internet that I tweaked a little. The border is fabric from a Thimbleberries jelly roll. Better get to it....

Until next time.....Mary

Pleasant Surprise

My husband limbed up some hemlocks beside a small stream on our property, and this was our pleasant surprise. It is an Indian Pipe wildflower, also called Ghost Plant, because of its absence of chlorophyll. It is quite a striking sight tucked in amongst the leaves. It blooms June-Sept. and if you're walking in the woods, you can't miss it! Mary

Whatcha workin' on Wednesday

I've been up for hours already...very unusual for me. I read a chapter in Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo and knit some rows on a scarf. This is my first experience with aluminum circular needles and cane yarn....a very slippery slope, to be sure. Mary

My backyard today...

...is full of sun, frogs, and flowers. After the month of June, with only very few sunny days, maybe summer is finally here. There are 5 frogs in our small pond and they sun themselves on the rocks in the morning. I just missed a shot of one flying through the air as my black lab was investigating (you can see the splash). I hope it's sunny in your corner of the world. Mary

Knitting again

Inspired by my daughter's love of knitting, cotton yarn, and all the free patterns on-line, I've picked up some needles for the first time in many years. A ball of yarn will make 2 washcloths/dishcloths and they are just the right size to finish easily and quickly and practice my stitches. Mary

I brake for lupine.

I should have this bumper sticker on my car. In mid-June on the coast of Maine, the lupine put on a spectacular show. Try to see it sometime.....you'll never forget it. Mary

Evolution of the Chicken

Well, here she is!

After much obsessing and reverse hooking, the chicken mat is almost finished...

just need to steam it and finish the edges.

Along the way, I've learned a lot of things, like:


linen backing is great, a hook with a bent shank is my favorite, I love the sound of a hook pulling loops, perfection shouldn't be my goal, and......{drum roll}...

I have a lot to learn!

Until next time...Mary