These Happy Golden Days

7:45 AM found me in the car, being taken out to breakfast by my wonderful brother.  We had such a jolly time!  Singing in deplorable harmony, trying to get the poor little heater to start up, and cheerfully moaning over the fact that we were five minutes late, we finally pulled into the parking lot at The Country Boy in Athol.  

Where we had an even more jolly time=)

 

Tasha and Alex rendezvoused with us there, and it was quite a fabulous little outing.  The novelty of going out to breakfast by ourselves, combined with sparkling conversation, delicious food (I, for the record, had stuffed french toast swathed in berries and cream;) and wonderful fellowship, made it an experiment I would like to try again!  It was so fun to act quite grown up and independent...

 

After breakfast, we all drove down the road a ways to the spot where our Azure food co-op pick-up is held.  We found our order among the piles of boxes and cases, and after talking a bit more, headed for home down the frozen road.

 

Thanks so much for joining us, Snookie! Tristan!  I enjoyed it so much!

 

On the way home, I had a letter waiting for me.  Now any day that one receives a letter just for them, is sure to be a special one!  I read it while we were toiling up the long, snowy driveway, and finished it while my sisters pounced on and devoured my white carry-home box filled with stuffed french toast. (the french toast, not the styrofoam;)  In a few minutes, our friend Tess arrived for a visit.  She has lived in China, and speaks Chinese very well.  We've been learning to speak and write that beautiful language with her, and it's so much fun!  

 

I sent off a custom order apron to a customer, as well.  It was a very fun project to work on - what do you think?

I enjoyed working with such bright, cheerful colors, though they're not my usual palette.  And the Dachshunds are really cute;)

 

 

 

 

 

That crossed off my list, I sat down in the afternoon to watch It's A Wonderful Life with the girls, while making buttons.  I recently invested in a pin-back button maker, and it's so much fun to use!  I also have parts for making mirror-back buttons - fun!  Look for them in the shop soon.

 

 

 

Well, the Yuletide Farmgirl Festival is halfway through!  I've enjoyed each and every entry so far, and I want you all to know how much I appreciate your participation.

 

If you haven't yet, be sure to enter in the Giveaway going on!

 

I hope you have a lovely, joyful day!

 

Love,

~Me~

Sewing, Sledding, Smiling

The Farmgirl Festival is nearly upon us!  I've been working very hard to get everything prepared for this exciting event.  I'm so eager to see what everyone will come up with to enter!  Are you ready?

I'm also working on finalizing the details for the awards for each category - stay tuned for the announcement!

 

Besides the excitement of preparing for the festival, I wanted to share some snapshots from my life.  Enjoy=)

 

Lots of embroidery

 

New Carharrt coat!  So wonderful ♥

 

Scrumptious fabric

 

Zillions of needlebooks

 

Making wreaths

 

Baking spritz cookies - recipe coming soon!

 

Romping in the snowdrifts

 

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Yuletide Farmgirl Festival 2010

Yuletide Farmgirl Festival

~December 13-20, 2010~

Visit my old blog to read more about this event!

A Walk in the Woods

I went out this morning a little earlier than usual to do the chores - 6:30 AM.  I had a mission.  

 

The sky was completely clear.  The thermometer read 19 F.  I knew it would come, and I wanted to be there when it did.

 

Armed with camera, I waited for it to arrive.  This is what I saw in the interval.

 

 

 

Frosted raspberry leaves

 

Eave detail

 

 

There's nothing so festive as icicles=)

 

 

 

I love where I live!

 

Frozen tree fort

 

By this time, my hands were getting frozen.  You know that searing, agonizing pain you get just before all feeling flees from your consciousness?  Yet I stuck it out.

 

Yes, I'm crazy.

 

I wrote a song with my friend one time about that very phenomenon - (frozen fingers and toes, not my mental state;).  We'll have to record it and share with you some time. . . 

 

My good puppy Rosie!

 

And my other good puppy, Leroy!  (who hates having her picture taken!)

 

Milo waiting for his breakfast

 

Susan the snow-lady - Lilly's handiwork

 

A cheerful rooster

 

 

And then, I took up my position.  The time was nigh.  Just a few minutes more. . . 

 

 

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A winter sunrise.

 

God's gift to those who only go out to see it!

 

The sun's up - I'm going inside to make waffles!

 

And begin the painful process of defrosting.

 

Have a joyful Sunday!

 

Love,

~Me~

 

"Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart."

-Psalms 32:11

 

Announcing the Yuletide Farmgirl Festival!

Announcing. . . 

. . . Brown paper packages tied up with strings. . .  an old-fashioned snowball fight. . . 

Passing on time-honored traditions. . . dressing up in your festive Farmgirl best. . .

Marveling at the simple yet intricate beauty of falling snowflakes. . . Popcorn balls. . .

Singing Christmas carols out on a snowy night. . . skating parties. . . 

If you are enchanted with the thought of a simple, pure, joyful Christmas season, Farmgirl style - handmade gifts, wonderful home cooking, family gatherings, and remembering the real reason for the season, the birth of Jesus Christ, I hope you will plan on joining me for this exciting online event!

I will be hosting the festival for an entire week as we celebrate the old-fashioned joys of a Farmgirl style Christmas.

Consisting of five different categories, each will have a link pool for you to connect your blog posts.  All you need to do is prepare your own blog posts, relating to the subject of the categories you wish to enter.  You may enter as many posts in as many categories as you like!

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~*~ The categories: ~*~

Home Cookin'

 From sweet to savory, simple to superb, give us a helping of your favorite holiday recipes!  

Festive Photos

A calm, snowy night.  Singing carols at a nursing home.  The joys of an old-fashioned snowball fight.  

Share your fabulous festive photography!

Farmgirl Fashion

Calling all Farmgirl Fashionistas!  

Showcase your festive Farmgirl flair with aprons, mittens, wool skirts, boots - use

your imagination to create a warm, winsome, and modest outfit!

Made With Love

Gather together your yarn, buttons, needle and thread!

There is nothing like a hand made gift to show your love - inspire us with your ideas for crafting a homemade Christmas!

Looking Back

Share your treasured holiday customs, traditions, and memories of Christmas' past - even a favorite Christmas in literature!

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Beginning on Monday, December 13th, and ending on Monday the 20th,

you will have plenty of time to prepare your posts for this exciting festival.

As stated above, I will have a linky for each category here on my blog so that everyone will be able to see each and every inspiring entry.  During the week I will be featuring fun posts with my favorite recipes, winter games, Farmgirl fashion inspiration, homemade gift ideas, free patterns, a fabulous giveaway, and more!

I will select finalists from each category for everyone to vote on at the end of the event week.  Finalists will be judged on...

Creativity

Farmgirl flair

Photography quality {where applicable}

Originality

A special blog button will be awarded to all participants, as well as an award (yet to be announced) for the winner of each category.

Please post one of the following buttons on your blog sidebar or website if you wish to participate.  

Use them to link to this post.  Thank you!

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I'm so excited!  How about you?

Comment and let me know if you will be participating, and if you have any questions!

I'd also love to hear of any ideas you may have!

Looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Lots of love,

~Kellie~