Hello Autumn

Good Evening my Lovelies!

Popping in for an Autumn post and picture show and tell.

                                         My Best Foliage shot this Fall

                                             Cut my hydrangea for some loveliness inside

                       Dining room table centerpiece, getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner

                                         More decorations for some seasonal fun

                                         Kitchen area and family room mantel

                                                  Saw this and thought is was perfect!

Woodstock Vermont Main Street, so pretty

                            My favorite RED bridge on the way to Woodstock, Taftsville, Vt.

                                                   Best Maple Tree Foliage

Lizzy's did this for me, "I invite my grandmother to a marshmallow party" I accept little Lizzy💕

                                      Chicken pot pie, Cold weather cooking has begun.

                                                    New cook book, it's a good one!

                                   Just what I didn't need, a new carryall, but couldn't resist

                                               And a new tray, love chickens, especially red

                                                  So here is the sweater, ready to sew up

                                        And here it is all done. Ready for Baby shower :  )

Nice pattern and fun to make. All made in one piece, two seams to sew up and buttons.

                                           Sorry for the poor lighting in some of my photos



Hope everyone has a good week and finds time to enjoy some crafting, yarns and fabric goodness, or really whatever makes you smile!


Thanks for visiting my blog and taking time to comment, if you like. I do love your comment!


xoxoRobin

Books and More

First of thank you all for your well wishes for my back. It is so much better and I can even garden for a bit each day, but it's my hip that I suffer most from. It all started with Zumba, I was ignoring it and hoping things would just get better....well it didn't so I'm doing PT and exercises to strength the area.
X-rays showed two osteophytes but they didn't seem to alarmed by them. SO I'm being a good girl and doing my exercises everyday and walking too!! Thank you again my friends for your concerns, they mean so much when you are in pain.


So I have done a lot of reading this summer and really all year, 21 books to date. I think reading was a great escape from all the planning this year and really just relaxing!

Here's a list from June on and a 5 star rating, 5 being the best! I was lucky because most of the books I chose were great.

1. Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende *****
2. One Plus One by JoJo Moyes *****
3. At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen *****
4. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah *****
5.The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh *****
6. The Vacationers by Emma Straub ****
7. The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams *****
8. A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams *****
9.The Ship of Brides by JoJo Moyes *****
10. The Storied Life of A.J. Fiery by Gabrielle Zevin ****
11. Overseas by Beatriz Williams *****
12. Reading "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante now, it is a 4 book series and good so far, this is the first book.

It looks like I gave all but two of the books 5 *'s. Great books!  I record the books I read because I forget the plots, so I write a very short summary and it helps refresh my memory. I know I may be a bit nerdy! hahaha

I'm back to knitting a bit lately. I'm going to a baby shower in November and it's a boy so BLUE it is!
I have never worked this pattern, knit all in one piece and then just sew up side/sleeves. I will let you know how it goes and if I recommend it.

Here is my hexie WIP, slow going but it's fun and I'm just enjoying the process. It's my first hexie project! Do you like the fabric for the back? I thought it was cute!

Cut some Coleus from the garden before a frost and rooting it! Such pretty variegated leaves.

Well, dear friends, thank you so much for visiting me here and taking the time to read my blog. I wish you all happiness, contentment and good health.


xoxoRobin

                                                                         xoxoJack

Autumn is Here

Hello dear friends and followers, it's been awhile, but I am alive and well. Although I did hurt my back this past weekend with fall cleanup. I think that is why I am finally getting to blog and sit with an ice pack on my lower back. Yesterday it was heat that felt good but today it is cold that is helping. I have all this energy but my body is not cooperating, so frustrating and sad......but I will heal and mend and be raring to go soon, I HOPE.

So this summer the two weddings were amazing, both daughters married, happy and blessed. Can you believe we are still waiting for some of the professional photos. I'm sure there will be some beautiful wedding photos for Christmas presents :  )  

Our renovation in Martha's Vineyard is complete. It truly turned out so beautifully and the new space and kitchen is wonderful. We didn't get any real time to enjoy it yet but we will next year. We'll be closing it up for the winter and reopening early spring!!! (the weddings took all our vacation time...so worth it needless to say)

Autumn is here and the colors are finally coming, really slow this year due to the dryness we have had. But the past rain and sun this past week did it's magic! The weather is chilly in the morning, warm in day and then back to chilly in the evening....three change of outfits!

Now that all the activities and planning for the two weddings are over and the renovation is done, I'm a little in limbo and finding myself again. I truly loved the whole wedding planning and actually miss all the family hustle and bustle. The holidays will be here before long, so I will be fine.

Let show some photos

                                           Farmers market harvest

                                           Love this.....see the heart❤️

                                           Still lots of flowering plants

                                           Mums=Autumn

           Oh dear.....don't know what happened in my yard.....but I do know it was not Jack

Thanks for visiting my dear friends, HAPPY OCTOBER, and I sure hope I am back soon! I have missed my blog and all of your lovely visits and comments.

Next time I will share my hexie baby blanket and books I have read this summer. (and there are many)


xoxoRobin

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Summer Days

A few days of fun with fabric, needle and thread! There must be a baby in the future after so many weddings, so I'm inspired to start making a baby quilt~~~~~~~~although, my fabrics are girl oriented, that was my inspiration~~~~so we will see!


HEXIES, hexies, HEXIES, and more hexies

                                          Vintage fabrics, my favorite

                                                    Love seeing the piles add up

                                                                   Box of goodies

                This will be my pattern~I didn't want flowers, more honeycomb effect

                                          Staples trip, love that place~time to get organized

                      Getting ready for vacation~hip hip hurray~ one week and then wedding time

                                                    One of Jack's friends down the road~sweet

                                                    Friend #2



Thanks for popping in my friends, Just sharing my happy makings, and loving the time I get to play with fabric!





Happy Summer. Treat yourself to one of these I DID!!




xoxoRobin

Lovely Summer News

I know it has been so long since my last post.......it has been a wild ride of weddings, summer days and plans for next August 22nd daughter's wedding. (not to mention reno on MV house)


Amy and Andrew's wedding was absolutely beautiful and lovely in every way. We all had the best time and the weather was picture perfect.  The best way to tell you about it is with a few pictures.

ENJOY!

                            I love this happy photo........married and happy and ready to party

Abby and Lizzy made the sweetest flower girls~see "ELLIE" the elephant for support!

                          Finally me in my dress~no formal photos yet~it was very comfortable

                                                            Gotta love LOVE

                                                        Goody bags in guest's rooms

                                             Event tent being set up~love the top flags

              Wedding cake from text~sorry~ really have to get the professional photos



I will have more better photos but this is a start~Let me show you the quilt/wall hanging I made for the newlyweds~they loved it

                                                    This was so much fun to make for A&A

                                                     Each door has a different motif~fussy fun work

                                                                       From ME

                          I also made this sign for the reception~galvanized bucket with flip flops

 We ordered 200 mini succulents and baby ball jars for the take home gift at everyone's seat

 After making 150 jars, I really never wanted to see another succulent~but they were a hit~and still alive!!



Well, my friends this has taken a while to write, I must get going but I have missed blogging and have so much more to share. Next Time, more on summer, Leslie's upcoming wedding and so much more.


Few questions:

Does everyone have to enter one photo at a time when writing a post or am I doing something wrong?!

Can someone follow me who isn't yet, I have been stuck on 140 forever, I don't even know if it works!
Thank you for any responses xoxo





Thank you all for visiting and I hope you all have "DAISY DAYS"

xoRobin