Loved.this.

Start.your.weekend.the.right.way.

With.good.feelings.and.good.thoughts.

and.good.advice.

Be who you are and say what you feel,

because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

Love,~R

Candy.Corn.Treats

Sorry,Beckie...I.misspoke.

I.havent.been.knitting...First.I.had.to.finish.a.fouryearlong.cross.stitch.project.

and.then.I.have.been.crocheting....Found.this.pattern.on.Lion.Brand.

and.modified.it.to.make.the.goody.bag.

The.chinese.takeout.container.is.from.Michaels.about

two.years.ago...But.I.see.them.every.year.

I.later.saw.a.pattern.for.a.candy.cane.bag.similar.to.mine.that.was.felted.

I.may.try.that.too...Like.it.much.better.

~R

When Nature Calls - Trees

This.weeks.assignment.from.Barb:..Trees

While.admiring.my.new.tomatoes.on.the.vine,Repete.excitedly.told.me.he.knew.where.some.

more.tomatoes.were.as.he.walked.toward.the.imaginary.line.dividing.our.yard.

from.our.neighbors.

Heres.his.tomatoes.

After.a.quick.search.here.at.ArborDay.org,

we.discovered.we.have.a.

Persimmon.Tree.

It.is.said.if.you.cut.open.the.seeds.you.can.predict.the.winter.weather.

Supposedly,if.the.shape.inside.the.seed.looks.like.a.knife,the.winter.will.be.icy.cold..

If.the.shape.resembles.a.spoon,there.will.be.plenty.of.snow.to.shovel.

If.it.looks.like.a.fork,the.winter.will.be.mild.

What.do.you.think?

I.see.a.long.thin.line.in.the.center.

Icy.cold?

Brrrr.

~R

The.Great.Candy.Corn.Debate

I.am.making.candy.corn.goodies.for.all.our.little.friends.

Question?

White.Yellow.Orange.

OR

White.Orange.Yellow.

Think.on.that.without.cheating.and.looking.it.up.

~R

Giveakidaleafblower.

IthoughtIwouldletyouallintomyprivatehell.

PetespilledwateronmykeyboardandIhavenospacebar.

The.boys.wanted.to.use.the.decks.as.a.their.fort...But.first.they.wanted.to.clean.off.the.leaves.and.pine.needles...I.let.them.use.the.leaf.blower...All.playing.aside,the.decks.look.great.

I.think.I.will.hype.up.using.the.bathroom.as.a.fort.and.leave.cleaning.supplies.on.the.counter.

~R

ps...if.I.dont.visit.and.comment.for.a.bit,well,this.is.why.

Dime Bag

I made my first bag the other day. I shopped a local fabric store and found some super cute fabric. I found the pattern online here and thought even a half-ass like me could make this. I was sort of right. I like to wing things if I don't know the rules or if I don't have the right materials or skills. In this case, rules and skills were slightly lacking.

Without further ado, here's close ups of the fabric.

The outer fabric:

The inner lining and straps: Notice anything funny about this fabric. I didn't either at first. Then I noticed the woman smoking a pipe. Wearing a poppy hat, no less. What could she be smoking? Hmmm. We'll never know.

The finished product.

A seamstress I am not. But I made a darn cute bag.

~R

When Nature Calls - Cattails

Barb over at Handbook of Nature Study is graciously hosting a Charlotte Mason approach to nature study. This series from her "Outdoor Hour Challenge" is the "Autumn Series" and this week's nature calling was Cattails.

I used to drive this overpass and see houses way out yonder and wonder who lived there. How does one even get there. I found out. We live there now. This area is on the outskirts of the Great Dismal Swamp so finding cattails should be easy. In fact, maybe there are some in my back yard.

We stand on the deck and zoom in a bit. We look left.

And then right. No cattails.

So the boys and I drive around to the next street where Sushi lives. She has a pond behind her house and I am pretty sure I remembered seeing cattails out there during one on my walks.

We are not dissappointed. Well maybe a little because they are

so scraggly

and we can't touch them.

I'm late getting to this, so I'll leave you with just these photos and when the boys and I finish our notebooking, I'll come back and post those pages.

Thanks, Barb!

~R