The Sky Brightens and the Sun Shines Through

Can you believe it? We have a Man that we can be honored to call Our President
Today I cried in Joy at having the Family that I wanted living in the White House.

This has been a long time coming and I am so thankful that I had the pleasure to see President
Obama sworn in...his wife by his side...Family with him....Ahhh.
I am very grateful that our country has a Leader that we can all have HOPE in....a 4 letter word that I can use daily doses of.

I felt the Honor and Pride that I have been missing for lo these many years....And I am Happy!
Thank You Mr. President!
We send our love and our best wishes for You, Your Family and Everyone that will Help You to make America a Better Home for All of us!
Obama....Obama....Obama.....Obama.....Obama.....Obama.....Obama......Obama.....

Fall in the East.....
What a Fantastic time we had!

We were blessed to get into the NY Sheep & Wool Festival....Happy we were about that!
It's a wonderful show & couldn't happen at a better time of the year!


We arrived in Baltimore in the evening.
Michael had rented a mini SUV...which I instantly fell in Love with.
If I could justify buying a NEW Vehicle...this would be Mine. It got great gas mileage, was Cute....& it held the whole kit and kaboodle for the show....Easily.
*Plus it was silver and matched my hair......*
I think it's the Perfect Sagittarius Vehicle!!



We slept at a very nice Hotel...got up in the morning & got to met up with our Great Friend Jackie. *She's the keeper of the East Coast Booth Supplies....Bless Her!*
It was a short visit...but we will take what we can!
We had a lovely brunch & loaded up the supplies.... headed North to the Hudson River Valley & all it's Beauty!

It took about 6 hours to get to our hotel in Poughkeepsie & every minute of it was Spectacular!

The pictures that I took does not do it justice. If you ever get the chance to see the East in the Fall...my advice would be to Jump on it!


The grounds for the Fair were expansive and beautiful.
This is a one room school house that is on the property. Everything was kept up so well that it was hard to believe that some of the buildings were over 100 years old.

Our Daughter Jennyrose came up on the train from NY City for the weekend....
What can I say.....IT WAS AWESOME ALL THE WAY AROUND!! Definitely looking Forward to Next Year ;)

Stealing Pictures.....

I left our camera on our dresser.....so I am Very Glad that Barb swiftly sent out some beauties.

AND.....

Well yah know....Another FUN time at Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival (OFFF). CAN you tell?
A few of the crew escaped this picture...however...the Joy & Love that we all feel for one another is evident....just add in a few more faces!

We camped in the van....Autumn came too...guarding & tromping on us each night.
The trains came by and woke everyone up...*not me cause I sleep like a dead rock.....*

It was All Good!!...........
And.....Now in 2 weeks......Onward to NY Sheep & Wool..........Rhinebeck...NY!

Hey Peaches...

I Love Summer!!

We had 3 days of Winter weather....it was Yuck!...Although the ground loved the rain...and it was nice to have a few cooler days.....but....
The temperature dropped 40 degrees during the same time....in 1 day....Yikkes!!

It was SO Swell to see the Sun & Blue skies today...I was beside myself with Joy & Glee....

On Wednesday Michael & I went into Eugene for shopping...you know Costco...the Trader's.....the staples of life.

We Also went out to past a small town called Junction City..just north of Eugene...to get French doors that we found on Craig's list....for our barn. It didn't rain on us during all the important parts of the trip...like when we were outside.....Great-fully ;)


After we got done taking the French doors apart and placing them into the van....we were driving back & I happened to see a sign that said....*Peaches*...I pulled right into the drive-way...couldn't help myself ;)

HEY...wanna come to our house for dessert?
Peach Cobbler Anyone?

When Angels Fly In

We had a Wonderful visit from Beautiful Trish (of Tangelwood Fiber Creations). We got to have her for a Short...& Sweet visit....It's Never Long Enough!...I got to have her ALL to myself....What a Joy!
She's a Very Special Person.....& a Very Great Friend!!



AND LOOK.....on top of having her grace us with her presence (& I'm not just a whistling Dixie here)....she brought me a Present.
It's a skein of Handspun...Super-wash Merino in the "Northwest Winter" .....YUMMMM!





After much talk, a good dinner (*made by Michael*)...a much needed nights rest....breakfast (*lovely Scottish Oatmeal...brought & made by Trish*...again Yumm!)...more talking....& a photo session......in which I look like less than optimal...as you can see.....




It was time to kiss my Sweet Friend good-bye & send her on to her next *Fly By*...
But I know.....It is Always Grand to have My Angels Around!

Thanks Trish for taking the time to *Fly By* Me ;)

She's on her way to Petaluma.....hey...what is a Luma anyhoo?

Home Again...jiggity jig

Every so often a Mother (namely Me) gets the chance to have her children home. This past week was such an Event!....I'm pleased to say!!

Jennyrose & Kate came for a visit!
Jennyrose all the way from Brooklyn, NY & Kate all the way from Eugene (which it seems is farther away than it use to be!).
We got to spend a day and a half with Kate, 4 blessed days with Jennyrose.
Filled me up with enough love to last me for a....little while.


Reminds me of how very Lucky I am to have experienced Motherhood...in all it's complexity.....I....for one, wouldn't have missed it for the world!
Not that I am done with it yet....or ever will be.
It all goes by so quickly.....Michael & I are home..& back to our regularly scheduled routine now...with promises of visits at Thanksgiving time....Something to look forward to!




They go on with their lives...as it should be....learning & growing at their own pace...As do We!

They are both my Roses.....
Such Beauties

My Heart overflows with Love for these Blessings in my life!

Thanks Women for Coming Home!!
Your Momma Loves You.

AOL

My BAD!! Bad Blogger....Bad!!

Okay enough said on that subject! It's not like I haven't been up to anything! I've been enjoying the beeutifull weather that we have been graced with in the PNW!! Yippee & Yahoo!!
Taking full advantage of it...while it lasts!

Michael's garden is fully awesome....he's Really done it this time. Whenever Michael puts his mind to something it gets done in the best way possible.
I couldn't resist going out and taking pictures of the beauty that is his new passion!
This is a close-up of a leek ball........WOW!!


And this is the very center of a zucchini flower....isn't it magnificent....Mother Nature is the best artist I know....Hard to believe that it will soon be transformed into a long green veggie...and then zucchini bread....&/or stir fry....soup......Anyway.....Yumm & Ahhhh!

My list of accomplishments for this past while include:


1.Cleaning out the area behind our house....(finding all sorts of interesting things....some I have decided to gift to the Starvation Army....& some I have claimed back from the bowels, cleaned up and found a new home for in our house.)




2. Starting 4 pair of socks.....(I know, there are only 3 socks pictured here...but that's all that would easily fit in the picture ;)

3. Went through my stash of yarns, organized them....taking some to the Goodwill for someone else to enjoy.
Oh yes...I also took other things too! I love dropping things at with those lovely folks to recycle.


4. Painting an arbor for our climbing rose & clematis to grow on....they will have to share...& Yes it is RED! I figure that there is enough green in the PNW to handle it! It's not quite done yet....but I figure that tomorrow...when Daniel comes we can put it together and UP ;)
It's been a test of my painting endurance....loads of little nooks & crannys to paint 4 times each....this is only 1 of the 3 pieces it takes to make up the arbor.

5. I managed to photograph some of Michael's marbles & made a whole new web page for them.....It must have been the right way to spend my time as we received an order for 2 of them the very next day ;)

6. Getting ready for a visit from our daughter Jennyrose ;) She's coming to visit for a few days....& that means that our daughter Kate will be out here too!
So....for now...I will leave you with these 6 things to let you know what I have been up to....
No Lounge Lizardering here ;)
I do hope that you are enjoying your Summer & Thanks for reading My Doings!