Happy Valentine's Day

Quite a jump from November to February!  I hope anyone reading this has had time for some knitting, sewing, or making something!  My current knitting project, a shoulder cozy, is from the book Gifted by Mags Kandis.  (Picture coming soon!)

I'm also excited to be in a digital photography class and hopefully will learn how to use my camera!  Here is a picture from my latest assignment:

A few weeks/months ago the blog hooked on houses asked for kitchen pictures.  I submitted some but didn't think they were going to be used.  Imagine my surprise when I happened to be checking the blog and there was my kitchen!  Very exciting for me!  Here is the link: http://hookedonhouses.net/2013/02/01/8-smaller-kitchens-my-readers-cook-in/

If you are looking for a great magazine to subscribe to check out Life:Beautiful.  I really enjoy it and think you might too.

Hope you had a fun Valentine's Day!  

The Best Month of the Year!!

Actually I like all the months.  But as this is my birthday month and when we have Thanksgiving it definitely is a favorite!  I used the above picture last year and decided to put it up until we have a big snow and I can get a winter picture.  I believe the card is by Lisi and they are always some of my favorites.

I hope your Thanksgiving was a good one and you were with family and friends:)

(I'm trying to make a Christmas ornament that I can take a picture of and post soon)!

Fall is Coming

All of a sudden the days are shorter and it's time to pick pumpkins! We made a quick trip to the farm to ready things for the first frost and pick some fall produce.   I want to start and finish some projects so I'm hoping to also have some new ideas for my blog.  May you be enjoying some sunny days! (The scenic picture is the Half Dome in Yosemite.  My daughter and son-in-law were backpacking  there).

Every Day is a Blessing

As you can see by the dates summer is here and going fast.  It has been a different summer due to the small cherry crop, family member illness, and hot dry weather.  My daughter and I got to go camping and that was a very fun trip.  Projects this summer have included a small garden, painting the dining room and stairway, lots of cleaning and reading. Besides walking, exercise has included biking which has me thinking about a new bicycle.  Of course one of the best parts of summer is spending some time with friends we don't get to see as much during the school year. I'm still hoping to get a couple of sewing/knitting projects started.  Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Apples

  Beautiful flowers and hopefully some apples in the fall!   

Days of May

It was a very warm feels like summer day today.  Very nice.  Here are some pictures I have taken since my last post.

The cherries in bloom.  (These are not our best trees but this was the only pic I had).

Apples in bloom.

Trillium time.

Very pretty:)

A Mother's Day Gift! (I like Apple!) I also had a wonderful breakfast but my pictures for it didn't turn out.

May your days be lovely!

From Mild Winter to Summer?

Here in Michigan one can usually count on spring coming in early May.  After a very mild winter we are experiencing, in the middle of March, very summer-like temperatures!   I am (as a regular person) enjoying this no coat needed weather (except for the allergy problems!).  However, as a cherry farmer I'm wondering whether there will be a very early harvest or will a late freeze damage the crop.   Whatever the future weather might bring, right now there are beautiful flowers beginning to bloom.

(I actually wrote this in the middle of March and planned to add some flower pictures.   For a number of reasons that didn't happen but the weather has become more normal and everything is in bloom earlier than usual.  We shall see what happens with the cherry crop!  And I still hope to get some spring pics posted.)