Snowing....quilting....crocheting !!!!

We have had two snows here in Eastern NC in the past two 

weeks...almost unheard of!!

Today,it is real pretty...

So I am working on a t shirt quilt

and starting a crocheted baby blanket

(hand dyed grass basket from Ghana rural women's cooperative...website if interested...

here

and probably eating too much as well!!

Blessings all,

Kathy

Labor of Love...revisited!!!

On the nights that I do water aerobics or water Zumba(real fun), I try to have dinner all ready so that Cliff can go ahead and eat before I get back...he never does. So I prepare foods that will stay warm.

Tonight I decided to go back to my bread baking and homemade pie crust days and make a quiche.

Herbs from the almost gone garden

From one of my favorite cook books...Moosewood...like the vegetarian epicure too...

Anyone remember these??? 

An herb crust...

Covered with a damp cloth and in the frig til I am ready to use...

And probably the best thing about the whole process is getting to use

my grandmama, "Mema's" rolling pin~~

Also finished up a 

block of the month for Guild

for our Christmas drawing.

Blessings all

on this almost Fall day,

Kathy

A Few of My Favorite.....blooms !!!

Garden beauties from our God.

Blessings all,

Kathy

Sewing...Gardening..Sewing...

I have really enjoyed the rain here in Eastern North Carolina. We are located about 56 miles from the coast where afternoon showers are frequent. But we have been getting them inland for about two weeks now.

So, I have enjoyed sewing (inside)

and 

gardening (outside)

and I am in love with my first carrots!

LOVE, love, LoVe !!!!!! our summers..

Blessings all,

Kathy

This and That...

Have been trying to SUCCESSFULLY grow our favorite cabbage, pointed head. Well, that is what we call them...early Spring and late Fall are their best growing times. But the bugs are getting ahead of me...

They looked great at first and no bugs were around. But then the heat set in for a few days and there they are...green small worms!! I am really trying NOT to powder them as my farmer friend said I would have to do and have been using my magic spray.

Hot pepper and garlic.

But I have to go out and look for green worms about three times a day and I usually find at least one.

Here is a perfect head...

and this one is right beside of it.   No rhyme or reason??????

Pulled up a lovely radish and some turnip tops too.

And look at at the treasure that I found in the border while cleaning them out...

yes, an Indian arrow head.  My first ever!!

And last...a look at my Saturday night auction find.

Yellow speckled ware.

All for $3.00!!! Love a bargain.

Have a good week and

blessings all,

Kathy

Our little garden and some quilting...for me/us!!!

Our small lasagna garden up close to the house ( not that our yard is that big,,hahahahha) is coming along.

For those who do not remember my original "lasagna" post it it here Spring Gardening 2012...

Just last week I asked a "farmer" friend when my pointed head cabbage would start to head up and he said....soon....and yes, he was right!!Pretty little heads are coming along. BUT, so are the bugs. So, I gave in and gave them some quick dusting...which I was NOT going to do, but I did not have any hot pepper/garlic mixed up and had to act quickly and I knew it was going to rain so it would really wash off...ewwwwww.

Onions are growing nicely, radish too....some turnips and only a few beets came up, so far...lettuce too

Squash and cucumbers have baby leaves...

Carrots are behind the onions and taking their "sweet" time...this is a first for carrots in our garden.

And here are some zinnia volunteers, I hope!!

Our neighbor is working on cutting the crepe myrtles and got slowed down with poison oak...hope he finishes up and moves the limbs soon so we can get to the garden in the back border..planting sunflowers, eggplant and peppers here.

    This (above) should be my compost..but, I am going to burn it to get it our of my way...for my vision, you know!!

Now on to the quilting.             @#$%^&*()_)(*&^%%$#@

Decided that we needed a bed quilt since I HAVE NEVER MADE ONE FOR OUR BED. Can you believe it??? One for Cliff for our wedding, one for our 10th anniversary, and still working on the sunflower one for our den...but never one for our bed.

So, here it goes....6" blocks

Pretty butterfly backing...

Hope to get to sewing TODAY!!! will keep you posted.

Blessings all,

Kathy