Dahlias

I spent an afternoon at Summer Dreams Farm enjoying the beautiful dahlias.  We hope to plant some next spring so now we have the hard task of deciding which ones to choose.  Here are just a few pictures:

wow!

A Busy Summer

We are nearing the end of the cherry harvest.  Just the balatons on Tuesday and maybe part of Wednesday.  So far lots of good quality cherries however the prices are quite low.  Most of our cherries went for juice.  Try CheriBundi when you see it:)  Here are some pictures from the summer thus far:

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                                                        Enjoy these days of August!

New Things on the Farm

As we are in process of moving to the farm full time I am learning that I have more things than I thought and that even though I am giving away things to prepare for living in a small space there is always more stuff you really can live without.  So now I really need to reduce the stuff I have packed by half!  Never a dull moment when you move!!

A new approach I have for my "blog" is to post a picture every day relating to what I am doing on the farm.  Hopefully I will get a working computer moved there soon so I can post daily.  As I am at the other house right now I will post five pictures from last week:

Trilliums in the woods.

Tart cherries in bloom.

Close up of cherry blossom.

Repair on a water line.

Getting the landscape fabric for planting.

Planting flower pots.

White lilacs.

A busy week with lots of beautiful flowers and progress on a number of projects.  Have a great week!

A New Year

Hello.  A new year with new ideas and new goals!  My first and most important goal is to live each day for Jesus.  This means giving my plans to Him so my work will be what He wants me to do.  So I hope each day will be a blessing to others.  The New Testament is where I'm reading for daily devotions.  I have lots of journals which I plan to use for copying verses or recording thoughts.  And a day is never complete without prayer:)

Regarding my sewing/knitting goals I am two blocks away from having enough blocks to make a small quilt.  Yea!!  I have not decided how I will quilt it.  Maybe I will investigate how much it would cost for having it done!  I also have a knitting project that I started last year and hope to finish this year.  I'm still enjoying making photo cards or using the Silhouette Portrait for some great paper cards. I'm thankful to have a printer that uses generic ink so I can print lots!

Here is the latest quilt block (12 inch):

One new thing I want to do on my blog is write briefly about online stores or blogs that interest me. Perhaps they might interest you too.  A favorite online store I really like is PurlSoHo https://www.purlsoho.com.  They have lovely yarn, lots of free patterns, and just interesting things for sale.  It is a good place to get some ideas for a project

May 2018 be a year with many opportunities and may we all keep focused on what is important! Have a good day with at least a bit of sewing or knitting!