It's THAT time of year again!

In my family it's THAT time of year. Time to make gifts for all of our fall birthday's and Christmas too!

I confess that we purchased many of our gifts for this year at after-Christmas sales LAST YEAR! So I don't have as many to do as I normally would. However the dollhouse we bought for our daughter isn't even started!

This year is an extra special treat because it's an even year! on even years my extended family gathers at the old family homestead and we make applebutter! It's about so much more than that a shiny 50 gallon copper kettle that magically appears from it's super secret hiding place and all the things that go in it! It's about family and seeing loved ones that you haven't seen in 2 years. Reflect on that a little and then think about what your heavenly homecoming will be like if you've chosen the God of the Bible as your God. What a reunion!

I'm also working on my next needle painting project "burgundy rose bud".

It will take a few days. I really like it though. I was hoping to finish it in time to enter it in the state fair but I think the entries have to be in on September 10th and that is too soon, I think. I'm thinking on trying to get it in though.



 I have a  HUGE mass of baby clothes that I'm going through. I have all of Sparrow’s clothes. Because she has reflux they are stained but I've found a way to clean them. It's a lot of work on a lot of clothes. I think it may be months worth of work and all of it being out in my parlor at the same time makes me feel cluttered and uncomfortable but it will be worth it.

I tried to dye a skirt today. Suffice it to say that I will not be wearing it, and if I ever post that I want to dye something with Rit dye - please flood me with posts not to attempt it!