~ Friends & Progress ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

wow... the Ides of March are upon us today!

 it is already in the 60's, and we have a blustery sky with strong winds ~ 

... blowing away the last bits of Winter and ushering in Spring!

yay!

Last night's First Monday was a great one ~

got some work done but always love chatting {& of course eating!}

we were visited by Robin & Lee {Millstone Mercantile}, 

along with our friend Heather, our friend Anita and of course dear Joan ~

 

We noshed on ham & turkey sandwiches,  veggies & dip ~

some chicken tenders and Anita made/brought deviled eggs and peanut butter cookies.

delish!

 

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 Heather brought along some cross stitch she is working on....

{she is actually stitching models for me! yay!!!!}

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Miss Anita has really become a prolific hooker now,

 she's working this little rug in both rug punch & rug hooking!

~ you go girlfriend!

 

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we were also visited by the sweetest friend ~

our 'new' little girl, Pepper!

{she's the one who 'found' us here last week and has been with us ever since}

She has been so skittish, but last night really came out of her shell to say hello to our guests!

{I guess tempting her with all of that chicken JOAN really helped her, huh?}

lol

 

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and here is my progress on Lancaster Barnyard

{{as of last night around 11:30-ish...}}

you can see I finished both the rooster and the hen,

and have moved on to the stems/leaves now;

 

 the one leaf under the rooster's beak still looks like a wool-y blob, 

but you know as soon as that background gets in there everything will be more defined....

 Simple Pleasures for today:

• Work on orders, then shipping.

•While in town, pick up a few more supplies at the craft store

 for things' I'm making for the Woolwright's Hook-in on the 18th

• Hook a little more on Lancaster Barnyard

...then it's

Grilled Turkey Burgers {if it's not too windy this eve ~}

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries with Sea Salt

& Graham Cracker Blondies 

here's the recipe for the 

Graham Cracker Blondies ~

you will gather together:

1 box of Graham Cracker Crumbs

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/2 bag of semisweet chocolate chips

 preheat oven to 350*

prepare 8 x 8 glass baking dish by greasing it with a little butter. 

in a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until smooth.

pour into baking dish.

bake for approx. 45 minutes

let cool.

cut into squares & eat with a dollop of whipped sweet cream on top!

have a most beautiful day my sweet friends!!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori