Ryann's Christmas Blanket

Ryann has requested a Christmas blanket, so I got started, you know me, everything to the last minute.
I chose red and white, I was going to add a blue, but I like the look of just the red and white and there is enough for a pillow cover as well.  just a quick guage of the approximate size..
We have snowflakes on the white print and the red print has little snowmen on it.

Well, it shouldn't take me too long to wrap this one up.  I'll post a pic after I snip and wash it, I just hope the whole thing doesn't come out pink!

GARDEN BLOCKS

Slowly, I am getting the raised garden bed area the way I would like it to be, so far.. . . . raised garden beds, check.     blocks, well in the interior portion anyways. . check.

Next year, bricks around the exterior and who knows, maybe that pergola will happen . . . .who knows!!  Like my little forest?  I plunked them in there last fall, they survived the winter there so I just let them be.
Oh and Ken was talking about a fence around the entire raised garden area, instead of all the wire fencing around each unit, that would be nice.

Do we have Leaves?

We had leaves and plenty of them, notice that only 1 neighbour has 2 bags out for collection?  I think all the leaves in the bay blew into our yard, now raking and sweeping all of them was actually a lot of fun this year as the weather was grand so it was like gathering giant corn flakes.  The problem was with obtaining the paper bags to collect them in, (new rules) I ended up just bagging them in the big old orange plastic ones first, which ended up being a good idea due to the weather turning to snow, anyways we just transferred them into the paper ones once the stores finally got more stock in.
Well that's the end of the fall clean-up.  My garden is empty.  I put wooden stakes behind every perennial plant in my flower bed so that I now know exactly where they are.  I had put everything on computer but when you can't be exact, it's easy to dig things up in the spring as I found out this year.

A Quilt for August

My little niece August was born Aug 15 on her Grandma's birthday, how special is that!!  I had the quilt top made in 2 weeks.  Then after this and that, I finally finished it, I had to go back up to Stonewall to get more of the colour for the binding.  So it will be off in the mail soon.  I went out of my comfort zone and actually did some leaves here and there, I free handed them so they are not perfect in way shape or form, however I will never get past stitching in the ditch if I don't do something other than that will I!

Violet loves her quilt, I gave it to her mom when she was up last week, I put her picture on the label on the back and she totally loved that little special that makes it hers.  Not that all the colours don't say, this is Violet's quilt!!!

Now Ryann said she wants a Christmas blanket, thinking of ideas there. . . .a rag quilt stands out, however whatever it is, I will have to start soon as I take forever to complete anything.

My Friendly Squirrels

Well, this is what those little guys can do in a very short period of time, this lattice is very strong and thick!
My sister asked if I was sure it was squirrels and not beavers!
ok, this was last month, I'll have to get on this blog more often so I can figure some things out.

My Favorite Time of The Year

I remember this poem from when I was just little, love it still. . . . 

September

Helen Hunt Jackson

The golden-rod is yellow; 

The corn is turning brown;

 The trees in apple orchards

 With fruit are bending down.

 The gentian's bluest fringes

 Are curling in the sun;

 In dusty pods the milkweed

 Its hidden silk has spun.

 The sedges flaunt their harvest,

 In every meadow nook;

 And asters by the brook-side

 Make asters in the brook,

 From dewy lanes at morning

 The grapes' sweet odors rise;

 At noon the roads all flutter

 With yellow butterflies.

 By all these lovely tokens 

 September days are here,

 With summer's best of weather,

 And autumn's best of cheer.

 But none of all this beauty

 Which floods the earth and air

 Is unto me the secret

 Which makes September fair.

 'T is a thing which I remember;

 To name it thrills me yet:

 One day of one September

 I never can forget. 

Still Quilting

AUGUST QUILT

A BABY QUILT, for a little darling niece named August, not quite finished, I think I will border it with the raspberry colour batik.  It's actually quite large, each square is 8", so it's a good size.  I'm still 2 quilts behind, sigh. . . . . .  It is the favourite time of year for me, still hot on most days but the morning breeze promises 

cooler weather to follow soon.  

Maybe a fire tonite, that would be nice.  I've started pulling out plants in the garden that were really non-producers.  Yesterday we had Moe over to replace our lattice under the deck where the squirrel super-highway was, it is reinforced with small wire mesh as well.  I have my fingers crossed.
This is a short entry, just to ensure I had at least one entry in August, hopefully another to follow.  Gotta run for now.
going to find supplies to make squirrel (friendly and humane) traps.