~ Sunday Morning Musings ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

a very hot & humid Sunday, but hey, it's another new day isn't it?

remember to take time for yourself today ~

paint something, stitch something, work in your garden....

soothe your mind & soul.

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a morning walk-about to check my wild gardens...

The black eyes susan's are escaping!

i love when they mix with the queen anne's lace....

 {{ for those who might not know the difference between queen anne's lace and wild white yarrow:}}

THIS is wild white yarrow:

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and THIS is queen anne's lace

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this is called 'rabbit's foot clover, or hare's foot clover...

i have recently found it growing ALL over the place {Nancy b.!!}

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a sleeping lightening bug {firefly}

a common garden snail ~ snoozing

oh! hello.

yesterday i started and finished this tiny sampler...

stitched over one on some old linen I have {me thinks it to be 32ct?}

of course this will be framed under glass {by my resident woodworker/hubby}

and hung on the wall of my dollhouse {#Maryblacksdollhouse}

 

then last night, i started to needlepunch a 'rug' that will be hung above the mantle

 {also in the works by said woodworker/hubby} 

the design is of my beloved Suzy ~ 

{who Miss Mary Black loved as much as I}

I'll finish this today and perhaps begin on some curtains?

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a peek inside...

as Mary loves the birds as much as I do, 

I hung a small birdhouse outside her bedroom

so she can enjoy their chittering and song ~

{notice the bed is gone? I am making a wire bedframe for the handmade ticking mattress I made}

 also added a small pincushion and a quartz crystal on top of her trunk...

and this photo below shows just where in our old farmhouse,

Miss Mary Black's dollhouse is...

right above my favorite spinning-wheelin our Keeping Room off the kitchen ~

I hope you will follow along on our journey

 of creating tiny-things 

for Mary ~ 

 we can't wait to show you what's next!

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Keep Creating ~ It's the Joy of Life

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Stir Crazy and STUFF ~

....or shall I name this posting:

"Stitch Crazy"?

because that's more like what I am lately...

I haven't been out of the house, 

{{ off the compound so-to-speak }}

for 10 days!

no trips to the store, no post office drop-offs.

{by me anyways - my dear hubby has been handling all of that for us} 

since I have been looking like ~ Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

I am at day #10 of treatment and cannot believe how sore my nose is!

a blowtorch would have been a quicker way to do this, me thinks {just kidding of course}.

Anyhoo ~

those that follow me see that I create every day.

Every. Single. Day.

and as I have said numerous times before;

 my needle, thread and hoop are soothing therapy for me...

10 days at home gets me into lots of places in my head where I want to be,

 and some I can't get away from ~ so I try to keep to my Sewing Room

and root through my overflowing baskets. boxes & totes of STUFF

like a wild, red-nosed truffle-pig looking for some elusive treasure that I didn't know I needed.

I never know what I will find in my vast collections of thread, fabric, textiles & trims!

S.T.U.F.F. :

• Something Unidentifiable Filed away for the Future

• Scraps and Trims saved for Uncanny Flights of creative Fancy

• Several Totally Useless Fibers and Fripperies

• Save That Until Feeling creatively Fabulous

• Shove Tug & Unravel all of that Fantastic Fiber

• Some Totally Useless stuff Forever Flowing

{yes, I made all of those up ~ remember the Stir Crazy bit?}

So my sewing room is on it's ...um...ear.

and I don't care one snippet.

 I find it very freeing to be messy {creatively} in this, 

... MY room.

I can leave it, or tidy it up ~ it is my space...

today I have no shame in my game!

 ha!

no guilty thoughts about it.

 

when choosing an area rug for my room,

I knew it should be bold and colorful...

oh, and floral!

but most importantly, 

it should hide well, any thread tails or wool scrap ~

while morphing these into itself to become a whole new type of carpet to tickle my toes upon.

so 

Dust Bunny's ~ do your thing...

Wool Worms, you may procreate & multiply with glee and abandon!

Threads and Fluff & Fabric; you have permission to creep out of your containers.

~ I will not interrupt your process of creating ~

 

Then...soon and

 once again, I will clean it up and begin the whole routine over again ~ 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ A Beautiful Mess ~

what a mess....

a beautiful mess.

a mess I don't mind making!

 in the throes of creativeness and making-things

I also tend to leave a trail behind me...

 

 my sewing room looks like a tornado hit it!

but it's ok...

Good Things are coming from all of this creative chaos.

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Happy Wednesday everyone!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Early Morning Farmhouse ~

I love waking earlier than Peter...going downstairs to a quiet kitchen

 {read: before Peaches, our parrot hears me and begins yelling "Morning! Morning!"} 

I quietly get the tea kettle from the woodstove, 

pour myself a piping cup and head back upstairs to my sewing room

to peruse my favorite blogs, FB and of course, Pinterest...

I love the way the morning light slants into our old wavy glass windows...

casting beautiful plays of shadow and sunlight onto my cozy stitching nest ~

this room is where all of my dreaming, creating and designing begins 

so I fill it with inspiration pieces that speak to my vintage/primitive and needlework-loving heart.

pretty things, old things,

 odd things that no one else may want 

but that I find beautiful in the simplicity or wear in and of them ~

tattered lace, yellowed and stiff with age

mingles with beloved jewels made by dear fiends and some by myself as well.

small pieces of memories that keep my mind full of inspiration for future things to create...

  

I can easily get lost in here {and do!} for hours...

rummaging through my piles of fabrics, wools and linens ~

re-discovering threads in dark corners and half-finished projects that were meant to be perhaps a new design that somehow found it's way into a drawer, only to be brought back out in the light and reimagined now ~ to finally be resurrected.

As the sunlight strengthens and shines brighter, 

I hear my husband stirring in the bedroom and know that another busy day is ahead for us both...

there will be many cups of tea and coffee to fuel us, there will be much discussing and planning

and then our workday begins.

He, creating with his beloved wood ~

Me, plying those needles & thread in some way or another....

~ here are the most recent things to come from my punch needle:

'Santa Deer' and 'Peace Dove'

patterns coming soon, both paper & PDF

 

and of course I have another in my hoop ~

'Christmas Heart & Holly'

 

Our daughter Hannah will be coming home today ~

we will shop this eve for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow...

it's always so good when she comes home.

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Wishing for you a beautiful day filled with quiet times and creativity to fill your heart ~

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Needlework Shop is Open Today ~

Hey Friends & Folk!

and a Good Saturday morning to you all ~

our little Needlework Shop here at the farm will be

OPEN Today ~ 10:00 - 4:00

and don't forget that it's another

Crafty Saturday!

so come for a visit, bring your needlework in progress and come create with us in the AC~

{we have sweets & cold drinks too}

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Crafty Saturday ~

 Good Morning Friends & Folk!

today is another

 'Crafty Saturday'

stop in the Farm Shop for a cookie or three, 

come browse our wool & patterns, 

linens, threads and notions ~

and don't forget to bring along your work in progress and create with me today!

{{ we want to see show & tell too }}

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Crafty Saturday ~

 Hello Friends & Folk ~

the past few days have been a whirlwind of busy-ness and worry.

Joan's hubby Arthur is still in Neuro-ICU, 

and he stays with him round the clock only to go home 

~ to check on their sweet kitty and bring in the mail.

We are still waiting on results from tests done 

and hope to get some kind of information on treatment or therapy or.....

just more information would be helpful at this point.

I have been living on copious amounts of tea during the day, 

because worry keeps me up at night.

.... the stars know that I love my tea.

 

 

Farm Shop is 

OPEN TODAY

10:00 ~ 4:00

If you're in the neighborhood today, come on out for a cup of tea...and some cookies too :)

bring something to work on and create with me!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Coming Attractions ~

It is so very hard to create winter/holiday-themed folk art 

~ when temps are in the high 80's!

 but, I am....

and making goode progress I might add!

for those that live on another planet,

this is the show that I'm in the midst of creating for...

{{click *HERE* for more info}}

 and here are just a few of the offerings I will be bringing with me ~

~ plenty more punching, hooking & stitching to go,

plus lots more to 'finish-finish' ;)

I'll keep you posted on my progress.

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori

~ Farm Shop Open Today ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

our little Farm Shop will be 

Open today from 10:00 - 3:00 for "Crafty Saturday"

stop by if you're in the neighborhood…

bring your needlework in progress and join us for some creative fun!

{{I have fresh-baked blueberry scones & tea!}}

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori

~ It's Crafty Saturday! ~

… grab your sewing basket, find your hat ~

get on that broom & ride on over!

{or bicycle…}

It's Crafty Saturday!

our humble Farm Shop is Open Today

10:00 - 3:00

we have tea, coffee & fresh-baked goodies for you to enjoy

while you sit & create with us

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"I just love being 'crafty' at Notforgotten Farm"

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori

~ Open today 10:00 - 3:00 ~

 Oh yes we are!

and don't forget your work in progress

 & some show & tell too ~

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori