Some Saturday Stuff ~

Howdy Folks! 

and a Happy Soggy Saturday to you all ~

{{friendly reminder that our farm shop is CLOSED until Sept. 19th}}

We went to the auction again last night ~ 

met our friends Joan & Arthur {Olde Rectory Antiques}

and saw Robin & Lee Harrison {Millstone Mercantile}

and many others too, as it was a HUGE auction 

filled with all kinds of primitive-delights from a very busy collectors' estate…

I won the darker sewing basket & the scroll-cut wall box below:

the larger, lighter colored basket is one in my collection, 

and I couldn't believe I found another one similar

 {except for color & size, and a tiny different weaving on the lid.}

The scroll wall box is oak, 

and once held a small mirror or tin-type photograph in the empty circular portion in the center…

there are nail-holes on the back surrounding the round hole showing where something 

was once held in place ~ I'm thinking I may put a small punch needle or 

velvet pincushion in there and use it now as a sewing box in my sewing room to hold scissors.

This coming week will have me running full steam ~

preparing finishes for the projects I'm working on, getting the shop all spiffy for our show 

and working in the gardens too, gleaning flower heads & such 

… to use as my dye-stuffs for the winter season ahead…

I'll have two kettles going on open fires during the show where I'll be dyeing wools using naturals :)

I'll be cutting new wools, velvets & Civil War era quilting fabrics, dyeing linens, printing charts & cleaning, cleaning…..always cleaning.

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I may or may not be as available to post here again soon, but hopefully will be back in a couple of days to share more of my finished goods that will be available at our show…

here are a few glimpses of some mixed-needlework projects in progress, below:

{{and by mixed-needlework I'm referring to needle punch, 

rug hooking, appliqué & embroidery all-in-one project}}

:)

I punched the little witch in striped purple dress last night, while watching the final episode of

the Civil War on PBS…

a beautiful, beautiful documentary that every living American should sit and watch.

I absorbed every word of the narrators voices,

and I was transported into each photograph shown.

~ I could feel the pain of the wives and mothers on both sides of the Nation divided...

My Mother's side of the family is from Pennsylvania, 

& my Father's from Alabama.

I sometimes wonder if my families fought against each other?

I will be learning more about that as I now want to know more of my own history.

Hoping you all have a quiet, peaceful & creative weekend my Friends…

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori