Connor Prairie

Yesterday my mom, Sarah, Matt and I visited Connor Prairie. It'd been several years since my first, somewhat disappointing, visit. Yesterday was ever so much better. Nearly every building in each town had re-enactors (with some having several). They were working and cooking and washing and playing. The baby animal barn was full. The living history museum was full of activity and felt real. I took over 60 pictures. Here are a few.

This sweet building is where the spinners and weavers work. There is a little garden plot next door. I would love to go back in time and work there!
There were pots on the hearth, bubbling full of dye.
This looks familiar.
The kids were looking at grazing sheep. I was looking at the kids.
LOOK at this vista. Can you imagine? The Connor home was at the top of the hill (behind me, as I took the picture).  We toured the home which had its original flooring. It had a strange, old-lived in feel to it.
Sarah is in one of the schoolrooms here. If I'm correct, this one was from 1836.
Isn't this trellis fabulous? I love the guide's quilted skirt, too. She reminded me of a pretty, painted Ukrainian doll.
One of the shady lanes in one of the towns.
I think this cabin was in the Lenape Indian village.
Who could resist the baby lambs in the barn? All the animals were babies (except the ducks and the animal mothers): calves, sheep, goats, chicks. The kids had to touch nearly every one.
Here are the kids with my mom. We were starting to wear out by this point. They are on a covered bridge.

Making Art

My mom is staying with us for a week and she and Sarah are doing art this morning. We don't see "Grandmother" very often since she lives 9 hours away. Doing art together is a favorite thing when these two hook up. You can see my mom's art at her site (yours truly is WAY overdue in updating her site). Mom does many paintings as well as teaches group and individual workshops.

Fun for Graphic Geeks

See many more fun distractions at Veer's new book. I have been matching tricycles when I should be reading to children or working or...

Another Chocolate Lollipops Patchwork Bag

The last two months I have been too busy with kids and web work to sew items for my etsy shop. Feeling bad about this, last night I attacked my projects and finished another Horner-patchwork bag. It's very similar to three others I have made and sold. My favorite part is doing the patchwork and funky stitching although it's very time-intensive. I hope to do more like this, but in different colorways––but right now I still have a large stack of Chocolate Lollipops fabric (and they keep selling!).

Dragonfly

Alphabet Soup

Look what I found in the fridge this morning––a pitcher full of magnetic letters and plastic Easter eggs. ??? Did I do this? Am I losing my mind?! Cup of Os, anyone? How about some alphabet soup for lunch?

More weirdness, a very former client emailed me concerning an email I sent him in 2001. That's right––7 years ago. It's all good (nothing negligent or to follow up on for my part) but it's still scary––I mean, 7 years?! It was a miniscule project and the client hasn't been in touch since 2002. Fear notwithstanding, I always believe in the best intent and business practices with each and every client!

New Pet

The kids have adopted a new pet. Greedy little guy––after snarfing our lunch crumbs, he ate some walnuts and a wheat bun. Erik said the very same squirrel bravely follows him when he's out mowing.