And here is December...

I just typed in our blog address and it brought me to a post back in May of 2010!  I had a reminder of my visit to Maine and spending time at my good friend's camp on Wilson Lake...ah-h-h-h memories.

But, back to reality...it's snowing/raining/sleeting in south central NY and I'm hoping Nathanial decides to sleep over at his co-worker's house in Binghamton when he gets off work tonight.

I've been busy keeping inventory in the shop. This week I finished a small wall quilt, 13 catnip mice, and a skein of merino/angora yarn to finish a cowl I started last week.

The shop had a very good November. Wayne manned the store yesterday for a few hours and sold over $300 worth of merchandise!  We're gearing up for a "kid's store" in 2 weeks in which preschoolers through age 10 can come to the shop and for $5 per gift can shop from a selection of items made by the artisans which will then be wrapped and ready for Christmas morning surprises for Moms and Dads.  This was something that the Officers Wives Club did for kids when we were in the Air Force and the boys loved 'going shopping' without our knowing what they bought until Christmas morning.

I've spent the evening decorating miniature wreaths I had made in the fall from tarragon and dried in the attic.  As I take my 'sanity' walks I pick up little treasures such as berries, cones, and seed pods.  I've decorated the wreaths with those treasures and dried herbs/flowers from my herb gardens.  Tomorrow we're decorating a tree with all the ornaments I've made from "Creation's Treasures" at the local tree festival.  I hope to get a picture of them, but our camera has not been cooperating lately.  (I think it's time to get a new one).  I've really enjoyed working on these decorations knowing that all the materials (except the glue) are from the bounty of creation.

I bought fabric for 2 quilts today.  I 'owe' Marc and Jonathan their "5-year" quilts (Marc turned 20 and Jon 10 this year) before the end of 2013 so I hope to get at least the tops pieced by Christmas.  With the nasty weather predicted for this weekend, maybe I'll get a good start on them tomorrow.   

With all the projects I have on my 'to do' list it wouldn't be too bad to be snowed in for a couple of days!