A Morning Ritual ~

Every morning,
we wake to the sounds of our Roosters crowing...
telling us that it's time to get out of bed ~
start the day,
...rise & shine.

I am in charge of feeding all of our animals weekday mornings,
Pete has weekend-duty....

we have about 20-or-so chickens,
and they never fail to make us laugh
and entertain us,
especially
when they're hungry....

they will clamor near my feet,
hoping to snatch a bit of feed or scratch from the bucket ~
sometimes tripping me
and
sometimes
flying up to perch on my head....

This is my finished Punch Needle pattern
"Feeding the Chickens"
and it will be available this weekend along with more new designs...

my latest body of designs are greatly influenced
by my daily routine here on the farm,
and through them I offer you small glimpses of my life...

quiet country farm-life may seem mundane to some of you city girls,
but I wouldn't trade it in for anything ~

I'd rather wake peacefully to a rooster's crow
than traffic ~ any morning!
:)

I'll be in the shop today,
... filling and packing orders
then
back to finishing up the other PN designs to share with you...

OH!
...we had snow last night!
only a dusting, but it was enough to keep Hannah from school...

Hoping you all have a beautiful day!!

Blessings from the Farm...
Lori