Pictures of a few things we've been doing the past couple weeks, and months...
(esp. for Kale ;)

Deer Hunting

weekends with Daniel and Janel

Sausage Making.....

Fall walks with friends before the snow came.

A couple months ago on the way home from a friends wedding in Vermont Daniel, Janel, Seth and I stopped at Niagara Falls for the day. We went to the bottom of the falls on the boat and got rather wet.





The falls are beautiful!







making snowflakes...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Sew Liberated book Giveaway!

Run over to grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com and check out all the creative sewing projects!! and the many wonderful giveaways!
grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com is also the winner of the Shabby Apple dress contest that I entered awhile back

It's almost Christmas!
and yes we have snow.... :)

Grosgrain is having another giveaway, little girls dress patterns! they would be so cute for the fall and winter sewing I'm doing for the girls

or gift cards from these cute etsy shops.......
Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!


Charm Design Bags and Totes $50 gift card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

"Shabby Apple dresses" - concepts

These are my entries for "Shabby Apple dresses" Dare to design contest

C 1 - Inspired by a Clutch
color: white with black accents.
or print.
Fabric: cotton blend or knit






C 2 - Inspired by vintage clothing.
Fabric: Linen blend
colors: shades of green, pale pink/peach or golden yellow
(like the first spring flowers)

C 3 - Inspired by all the ruffles of the season.
color: shades of grey or dusty blue.







C 4 - Inspiration for this dress came from a couple different knit shirts
Fabric: knit/jersey fabric

Pine River Canoe Trip -- part 2

One big happy family!

Amazing times around the campfire

working on bible study papers ......

The man that made it all happen... Thanks Peter and Leah!

lots of good food!

carrying everything back up the stairs to the truck from the campsite ....

We ended the trip with the afternoon on the beach and a wonderful Mexican supper!