~ After the Rains... ~

 Hello Sunshine!

Hello Friends & Folk!

finally...

oh how I love to feel the warmth of the sun again ~

I like rainy days but we've had plenty now for the time being 

~ thankyouverymuch.

thought I'd go out early and take a few snaps of the in-need-of-weeding gardens ~

and that will be what I will be doing this afternoon...

weeding!

you can see if the photo below that we are working on this old farmhouse ~ 

removing the old chippy white paint, painting trim, etc...

 

our grapes are doing well with all of this rain,

...  I'm sure they will explode after today's sun & warmth!

 

the Iris' have blossomed...

the peach ones are so delicate ~

 

...but it's the purple ones that I love most.

 

coreopsis  is reaching for the sunbeams in the photo below...

love my St. Francis statue

{ St. Francis cared for the poor and sick, he preached sermons to animals, and praised all creatures as brothers and sisters under God. St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and ecology, was born in Italy around 1181 or 1182. }

and the little lipped jug was found buried here on the property 

near the old log kitchen behind the farmhouse...

it is broken, but still beautiful to me ~

our Daisy girl is enjoying the sunshine too! 

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and here is a peek at my new cross stitch design,

"Steal Not"

it was stitched by my friend Heather Stevens and what a beautiful job she did!

please note: 

the linen looks 'blue' near the lettering, but it is not....

the sampler is laying on top of a quilt and it is showing through the linen.

this new design, along with a few other new designs will accompany me to the 

PSS Retreat/Merchant Mall on May 5th & 6th in Columbus Ohio

{which I will be leaving for in one very short week!}

Well I am on my way out the door to run errands ~ 

usual PO stop, banking and market...

 

All of the current Little Stitches Handwork Club/LSHC kits have been shipped, 

and as a member your kit should have/will be arriving soon :) 

April/May/June 2017 LSHC model "Melancholy"

if you'd like to join or renew our exclusive club for cross stitchers, please click 

HERE

Have a *SPARKLING* day my friends!

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori