We are slowly falling in to the routine of a new school year and fall schedule. School, homework, baseball, scouts and time to just "be". It is definitely a balancing act.
This past Saturday, we decided to head to the PA Renaissance Faire with some of our friends. What an interesting day. There was a game of chess (played on a life-sized board with real people), jousting, the Queen's court and many, many shoppes. My boys really enjoyed the honey shoppe - they enjoyed tasting the honey and were also intrigued by the bees. Some real and some not so real....let's just say that the young lady working the shoppe was cute and dressed in a costume that showed her assests. She also had bees highlighting said assests. I'm not sure if they were temporary or permanent marks, but either way, they caught the boys' eyes! ;) There were many attendees that came in costumes and let's just say it made for an interesting day of people watching.
Signs of fall are sneeking into the garden.
One turned leaf..
The winterberries are looking brighter..
The sedum is very colorful..
The honeysuckle is climbing over my wall..
And from my kitchen window, I can see one of the sunflowers, grown in a pot on the patio from seeds sent to me by dear Myra.
This was a week ago,
And just this morning.
I plan on leaving it here so I can watch the birds eating the seeds during the coming season.
On the stitching front, I am slowly, but surely, working on the design from Heartstring Samplery that I mentioned a few posts back.
I'm getting close!
I was lucky again and was chosen by Cathy of the Inspired Needle to receive a copy of Penny America. I have seen this on a few blogs and love it! Thanks Cathy!
And from Cathi, I was chosen to receive this pattern.
I'll have to hurry up and get to this one!
The boys just walked in the door, so the chaos is about to begin!
I'll leave you with a picture of my PS Autumn piece.
I was wondering if anyone noticed that I left the pictures a little bigger on this post. I am hoping that it makes them a little easier to see.
Happy Stitching!
