our little Minew is happy once again ~
now that her kittens are home from the ..um…'spa' .
...she was quite upset that they went 'missing'.
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| Hi Mimi!! (Minew) you're such a good little Momma |
~ they have all bounced back quite well from their spaying & neutering ~
and are once again playing, cuddling & purring :)
{and EATING!!!!!}
We're so happy that they're back home again with us!
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| Miss Boogie Sugar-Britches (Boog) our little diva, is a fabulous bug-catcher… {she favors butterflies like her momma.} |
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| Squire Tigger Stripey Pants (Tig) is gentle and cautious but once you have him in your lap, …he will sing his love songs to you. |
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| Squire Mickey BadBoy (Mick) no he's not bad at all….he's a love-bug that has to have all of your attention. |
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Out in the back of the barn ~ where the woods meet a small field near the sheep's pen,
we have a rather large compost pile…
it's here we toss the peels, rinds, pits & scraps of 'stuff' ~
...along with a nice mixture of sheep 'berries', chicken poo & donkey-doo.
making for a very rich compost indeed.
I was walking out there a couple of weeks ago
and noticed that some more 'volunteers' were popping up in all of that poop.
not knowing what the plants were, I left them alone and actually forgot about them…
this morning,
I remembered and took my camera back there :
it's the Great Pumpkin!
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| strong, healthy & beautiful vines…. |
a great big plant with lots of blossoms…but was there any 'fruit'??
Y E P!!!
pumpkins ~ lots of them too :)
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| this one is turning orange already ~ yay! |
and some more ~
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| these two are good sized and growing... |
I had to show you how BIG the leaves of this vine are ~
my hand is dwarfed by one of the giant leaves!!!
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| H U G E |
I cannot wait to see just how many pumpkins are actually under there ~
time will tell I guess?
of all the wildflowers that grow here,
Queen Anne's Lace is my very favorite ~
it was my dear departed Aunt Mim's favorite too ~ oh and she loved Daisies.
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| delicate |
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and I am working on more (and more) sketches from my books ~
bringing them to life using pen, inks & paints,,,
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| 'Remember Salem' |
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| 'Permelia Rotwoode' |
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| 'Double Trouble' |
and
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| 'Candlelight Witch' |
I'm hoping to finish up a few more of these,
and offer them as prints and/or notecards in my Etsy shop soon ~
{{{{I may even use these as inspiration for more punch needle and/or rug hooking patterns…}}}}
* Blessed be *
Lori
