~ Sunny Afternoon Musings ~

Hello Friends & Folk ~

had the chance to sit down to enjoy a cup of peppermint tea 

& thought I'd do a little afternoon posting ;)

just ramblings of the day & such...

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the weather has been PERFECT for drying my hand dyed fabrics ~

linen, cotton & wools alike...

i own a dryer, but prefer hanging outside...

Nothing beats the scratchy cool feel of linen 

 ~ that has been dried by Mother Nature herself ~

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I have been waiting 8 years for one of my older lilac bushes to bloom again

after moving from the edge of the woods where we found it…

and look!

one small cluster of beautiful pale lilacs ~ does my heart good.

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I've been meaning to show the new WOOLS that are in the Farm Shop…

the ones below are beautiful as-is textures from

The Wool Studio

 and SUPER-colorful wools from

Mary's Wool Garden

{{ can you see the tiny shimmering sparkles in the dark blue 3rd wool down from the top? }}

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the bright sunlight & warmer daytime temps means our friends 'weeds' are popping up ~

but I don't usually begin pulling until mid-may 

{unless extremely hot weather & much growth}

as I wait to see 'who' will volunteer their presence.

the little Green Man nestled in our once-lush strawberry bed looks happy today amongst new strawberry plants, some dandelions & a few wild onions…

our Lily of the Valley is sprouting up like tiny little soldiers ~

cannot wait to smell them once again.

I always pluck a few sprigs and place them in a water glass on my kitchen windowsill…

the wild raspberries are beginning to tendril,

as-are our Hops vines ~

the never-weary Mint is happily coming up once again,

this time Chickweed & more wild onion keep it company ~

do you like my garden ball?

it once was shiny-silver - but somehow the rain got inside it and washed the paint away.

I love the patina of it now and couldn't throw it out!

in fact, the rusty 'thing' that it's setting on 

is an old OLD metal Igloo cooler that Peter found out in the woods and dragged home.

{he's no better than I am ~ match made in Heaven!}

 each morning we are greeted by new little faces ~ 

violas, pansies, violettes & johnny jump-ups follow the sun all day long.

{just like Iggy, who follows the sunshine from window-to-window of this old farmhouse}

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I have just listed more of our Primitive Rug Hooks in our Etsy shop ~

these are our Mulberry Purple ones…our 'regular' colored ones are available there as well.

and for those who have asked,

we have also listed our

Stripper's Totes in our Etsy shop

YAY!

you can choose your color choice when you purchase yours ~

I brought them to the Virginia Rug Fest last weekend & they were a huge hit 

{thanks so much!}

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and one more thing before I go ~

ALL of the current {2nd quarter} LSHC kits have SHIPPED today!!

Well, my tea is finished,

and I have to get back to work.

off to pull a few loops on my Bee Witched rug!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori