Summer is upon us!!!!

Not sure when summer really starts anymore but we are having nice hot days, lovin' it!!!!  And I don not know where the time goes but it does and I haven't written anything for ages!!!

All is going well here in Mid-MO.  The folks are doing well, Dad has had some cancer removed from is nose and cheek but he heals fast and he's back in the saddle??? no actually back on the couch!!!!

Last weekend the Fiber Arts group I belong to held their 7th annual Fiber Fest.  A very well organized event that drew hundreds of folks and vendors from the entire midwest area.  A really nice show with all kinds of neat stuff!!!  Since this group is really fiber oriented they had beautiful yarns and fiber for weaving, spinning, knitting, crocheting etc.  I was one of the two booths that upcycle and recycle, I was very pleased at the response and sales.  Next they have a Missouir Fiber Arts conference here at the Lake I will be a vendor in that too.   For those who know me I tried to learn to knit from my friend Carolyn at the Sewing Retreat, the wine was much more fun!!!!

Since my arrival I was wondering what I would do with all my spare time???!!!!  My folks take up alot of time but I can always make room!!!  I found a wonderful gal, Denise and she owns Crafted Creations and I am helping her with her alteration business when she is overwhelmed.  So, I can still sew and play!!!!  This cute little guy is the logo for a new business here at the Lake, a pack/ship/print/mail type of biz.  The costume is made from a box and I think he hopes someone will wear it, on a cool day only, gad it must weigh 25 pounds.  But I covered the box, made the hat and painted the face, and tried to make a whirligig for the top but it just didn't work out!!!  He's on his own for that!!!  It was fun to make despite all the swearing, I have a much quicker and easier idea if he wants more!!!!!

Tomorrow we head out for a roadtrip to Warsaw and Cole Camp, hopefully they have coconut cream pie!!!  More on that one later........
                         

Spring Has Sprung!!!!!

Oh well the seasons got turned around a bit but that's a-ok with me!!!  I love Spring and love Ssummer even better.  So we do have our raised garden bed made and planted, so far we have squash, cilantro, parsley, basil, sage, lettuce, spinach, peppers, tomatoes, onions, radishes, rosemary and thyme.  We will try mint in the wishing well, contain it!!!!  Everything is moving right along and now with a few warmer and sunny days things will really get a move on!!!

Well, we've had a few things going on.  Our friends were here on their way thru from a winter in Florida and we had a great time doing the tourist thing here at the lake, few meals out few meals in and alot of hangin out!!!  Very fun, sure miss them!!!

Then the gals from the Fiber Guild group I recently joined thought the naturally dyed scarves would be fun so we had a very nice day making scarves in the Lazy Days garage.  A few have done theirs up and they are looking great.  They will sell some at their Fiber Festival April 28, here in town at the Methodist Church.
Tutorial Link scarves

And here is Princess Devin, isn't she darling in her dress, Melissa's great uncle made for her when she was a baby!!!  Beautiful with smocking and embroidery, in mint condition.  She's a doll!!!

And then Mr Dakota has had some health issues, diabetes and now his back legs etc are going, so we got him his own Mobility Cart, dog wheelchair, and he's taken to it like he knows what it is all about, we've had a few roll overs but it goes great on the grass, sidewalk and gravel, it's the hills and banks that get in the way, I just roll him down hill and we're back in biz!!!!  A great invention wish I gotten it sooner!!!

And here's a killer pork roast!!!  When we were in Arkansas a few weeks ago to visit I picked up a couple of Petti Jean hams, they are wonderful made in Arkansas.  When the butcher cut them in half for me I asked about the Boudain sausage, it's a cajun sausage made with rice, pork (guess that part can be ????, our package says pork liver), peppers, onions, seasonings etc.  So he suggested stuffing a pork loin with the sausage, wrapping the roast in bacon and roasting etc.  So of course Bob and Jo ran home and did it first so we knew it was a keeper and it is!!!!!  The sausage is different, I used the last three scrambled with eggs and toast, very good. Ours had hot peppers in it, very good!!!!  This sausage is not smoked so it has to be cooked.  I have not seen it this far north but I'm still lookin'!!!!!

                                                     So that's the lastest and greatest here at the Lake!!!