Duck, Duck…..Punch!

Ethel: "Fray-ed! You'll never guess who's expecting!"

Fred: "Expecting what??"

Our once baby Black Swedish ducks,

{respectively named Fred & Ethel Mertz}

have now grown into big fat beautiful adults ~ 

the other day, while checking on them in their humble abode,

I came across these!

ELEVEN dirty duck eggs nestled down in Fred & Ethel's bed!!

this was taken before washing them,

but see the darker of the two? that is their patina….

Since it is too cold to hatch ducklings this time of year, 

and Ethel is happily producing eggs everyday ~

these will fill our bellies by the way of cakes, omelets and quiches :)

but you can bet your buttons that we will be announcing the arrival 

of the Mertz Brood come Springtime!

~ In other news ~

I am working hard every day to create finished goods for the upcoming

From Our Hands Show

I am always thinking of different finishes and new techniques to incorporate into my needle art ~

and am happy to say that what I am doing at the moment

 is filling my head with all kinds of crazy ideas

{in the best primitive & whimsical sense, of course ~}

here is a glimpse of what is on my frame at the moment:

*and please ignore the wonky red rubber-thing wrapped around my punch needle

another view:

as soon as I have this one finished, I'll share it with you ~

I'm excited to have you all see it and hear your thoughts on this!

and if you're in the neighborhood, stop in as

our Farm Shop is 

OPEN Today & Tomorrow

10:00 - 3:00

Wishing you all a beautifully creative October day!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori