Summer is almost over....

I can hardly believe it, but summer is almost over! I was reading with my boys on the couch this evening I suddenly noticed how dirty their feet were... You know summer feet- grass stained, bug bitten, scratched up and dirty~ the signs of a truly great outdoor day. Alas... it is about to end in less than a week...

The boys and I just returned from a two week vacation in the hills of beautiful New Hampshire visiting my parents. We had a great time in a picture perfect New England postcard town. It took a bit to get used to no internet, limited television options, no cellular service and the slow pace of being in a rural area. Then you get use to the slower pace as you climb mountains, pick more blueberries than you could ever believe, read tons of books, and spend the days doing a whole lot of nothing. Each hour the town clock would toll the time on the common, chickens frequently would wander onto the patio from the neighbor's yard, and the rooster would crow all day long... We baked and ate (or rather the boys baked with gramma and cooked with grampa who is a world class chef.) I sewed alot on a great Janome machine that my mom just bought. We took a day trip to the seashore... where the boys splashed in the very COLD surf, jumped rope with seaweed and contributed to found beach art sculptures. There was an annual flea market on the common and the boys got to sell lemonade and blueberries. They made a whooping $9 and after the three way split which they promptly spent at the flea market- except for my nephew Timothy, Mr. Thrifty, who came home with a bag of treasures all from the free boxes of the vendors packing up for the day...


So now back to reality- vacation is over. Summer is over. Focus- focus- focus- school supplies, school uniforms.... no more sleeping in and eating blueberry pie and ice cream or blueberry scones for breakfast...

Here are some things I managed to sew while I was in the boonies...
A dress for my neice, Sadie, who came to visit for the weekend

A purse for my Aunt Sally- a very brave woman battling cancer with dignity and courage one can only dream about...



A knitting bag and I forgot to take a pic of the sling tote for my mother- great for all those books she buys for the grandkids and trips to the farmers' market...


Some coasters from the leftover fabric from the dress for Sadie


A bag for my sewing friend, Tonya, who took me all over to the best fabric spots and ohhh the treasures I found!


An a few other things I didn't get pics of... a Kuspik for my sister-in-law, Megan, who lives in Alaska, a kuspik for my nephew, James, a couple of reusable totes for wrapping paper, some utilitarian reusable swiffer pads....

Oh how I love summer! But then Fall is wonderful too... I already have some ideas of what to sew up for the cooler air... hoodies, corduroy, hats, and of course a fall handbag...