A finish and a picture-walk ~

~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

here is a little look at one of the small finished stitched items I'll be taking with me to

The Country Mill

in beautiful Sandy Hook, CT 

I hope some of you can join us on Friday June 27th from 11:00 - 2:00 ~

I'll be there signing copies of my current publication with Kansas City Star Books, titled

"Summer at Notforgotten Farm"

Linda Manna's shop is a perfect place to spend an afternoon ~ 

….and it is filled with wonderful primitive/colonial decor 

and Linda's most-beautiful floral arrangements…

I cannot wait to see her and visit there again.

and I promise you won't want to leave!

small sampler:

a small, free-hand cross stitch sampler finished with a bound cloth edge

 after supper last night, Peter & I headed out for a walk up our road…

we really haven't gone on a walk since our Buddy has left us, 

Buddy always led the way…

but now Lazy is at the helm ~

{{{sorry about the 'hiney' shot!!}}}

Peter is missing Buddy terribly ~

as is Lazy…

as am I.

Our walks will never be the same.

no spring in my hubby's step…. 

...but we did our best to enjoy our surroundings and headed up the dusty road.

end of our road ~ our open/closed sign can be seen up there on the left.

 we walked past wild beasts hiding in the bushes…

Buddy was always good at fending them off….

hello Pinocchio

hello Daisy-girl

"hello to you!"

 this is what the two of them were stretching their necks over the fence for:

sweet honeysuckle!!!

the air is filled with the scent of this sweet vine here in our woods ~

we even tasted a bit ourselves ~

our hay-fields are growing steadily and will be ready for first-cut very soon…

but for now, we admire the wild flowers that pop up in them…

another daisy!

wild white-yarrow

tooth-of-the-lion
(or more commonly known: dandelion!)

chickweed

walking past the field, we come to the place 

where those that loved this place before us eternally rest ~

our beautiful little graveyard ~ cab you see the spider-web in the sun on the left above the bush?

an ancient cedar guards this resting place ~

our woods are alive and breathing ~

it sings and laughs and shines…

deep woods along our path

 so many different trees here ~

red oak

beech nut

wild cherry

white oak

 we turn to come back home….

(the best part of the walk)

hi Lazy!

our shop way off in the distance ~

back home I snap a couple more photos ~

trying to capture the day…

my old clothesline

Bobby greets us at the gate

 and finally…

farmhouse sweet farmhouse

 We will be taking Minew in to 

Almost Home Pet Adoption Center

 tomorrow morning to be spayed.

 (she is not speaking to us at the moment)

while we are there we will visit all of the 'guests' to see if we can find another friend for Lazy ~

Hoping Peter doesn't fall in love with everyone, but I know he will…

….stay tuned, you never know who we will come home with!!!

* Blessed be *

 Lori