A Productive Weekend & a Busy Week Ahead ~

Oh Monday…..

I have miles yet to go before I am finished creating everything I want to 

for our upcoming show here on the 19th of September ~ 5 days away!!!!

every year, right after the show, 

I say that I will begin working on pieces for the next year's show.

{{yeah, how's that going for me? ha…}}

Oh no, nope, not me.

instead, I cram my head full of ideas all-year-long ~

then I sketch them in my books to 'keep' them there until I'm ready to bring them to life…

then I gather supplies, threads, fabrics, colors 

… thoughts and ideas and try to turn them into something cohesive.

usually a week or two {if I'm lucky} before the show ~ 

I will then put my hands to work:

needle to fabric

brush to canvas

hook to linen

my old treadle-machine whirs & hums and burns the midnight oil every night…

while in my head, as I peddle that old machine, 

I hum the tune that accompanies Elmira Gulch 

while she rides that clackety bicycle over to Dorothy Gale's house to fetch Toto.

{{{ I know you know that tune….}}}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4kiXh8YOzk

seems I always do my best work under a little bit of nervous-excitement ~

{I prefer to call it that, I don't like the word 'pressure'}

 ~I like deadlines, they keep this free-spirited-girl grounded a bit.

these projects below, need final touches…

~ then I will begin on a few more.

they will all be rag-stuff'd pillows when finished.

Although the week will be a busy one,

I'm looking forward to my sister Louisea & her hubby Tom 

coming down from CT on wednesday ~ 

Then on Friday for the show's set up

we get to see our most-awesome vendor/dealer friends!

Our vendor/dealer friends have been with us since day one, and for that we are most grateful.

Our show may not be the 'biggest' one out there today….quite the opposite.

it is a humble Gathering of Primitive Friends that come together to share what we love.

it is more of a Quality-than-Quantity show, we like to say ~ 

Then, come saturday morning {show day}

we get to say hello & hug those folks 

who take time out of their schedules to come see us & visit for the day…

and that is what truly makes us happy.

 So please remember, 

this event is held on the grounds of our beloved homeplace 

… and we want to bring that comforting, homey-feeling to our guests that come to the show.

~}}}}}}}}}((::)){{{{{{{{{~

Hoping your Monday is a beautiful one my friends,

full of wondrous things!!!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori