Hello Friends. It's lovely to see you.

 

HERE ~ YOU WILL FIND ME...CHATTING ABOUT LIFE, MY WORK (WHAT'S COMING, WHAT I AM WORKING, ETC)...  AS WELL AS RECIPES, MY LOVE OF SOURDOUGH BREAD BAKING & KNITTING.... AS WELL AS ANTHING ELSE I THINK YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING :)

I'LL ALLSO ADD HELPFUL HINTS FOR MY PATTERNS ~ :)  

be well friends ~ doreen

GREETINGS DEARE SEPTEMBER

 

"And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and Autumn was awakened." ~ Raquel Franco

Good morning my friends and HELLLOOO September.  The "BER" months have arrived!!! My favorite months!! A time for apple picking, cozy fires, glorious landscapes, and geese filling the sky!

We wake, on this first day of September, to chilly crisp air, heavy dew, and a cool and lovely day ahead.  I am off this morning to watch our little man until noon and then it is back home and into the studio, I go to fill orders.  I have been out of the studio much this week and I have a lot of catching up to do.  

How is your week going?  

Hugs, Doreen

~New Offerings Available Today At Noon, On My Website~

GOODE afternoon my lovely friends.   I hope this message finds you well and not to terribly bothered by the heat of summer.  I must tell you ~ I do NOT care for the heat and humidity.  I have been spending my days dreaming of Autumn and Winter and making plans for the remainder of the year inside the coolness of our air conditioned home, during the day, and in my old rocking chair come evening. :) Okay..on to the news of the day.....

WEB SHOW TODAY AT NOON

I am pleased to finally have some new offerings to share with you.  Our new way of life has brought about some changes for all of us.  Some of them challenging, perhaps in the beginning, but we adjust our mindset and we prevail.  To that end ~ due to the fact that I was not able to attend the Gathering Of Friends show, at The Old Tattered flag in June, I now have several finished pieces to offer you.  I plan to have this be the first of several "web shows" taking place, on my website through the new year.  As I will not be attending shows or holding workshops this year ~ I shall be able to make quite a few finished pieces and new pattern designs for all of you.  Goode really can come from a sudden change of plans and what we might see, at first,  as a let down or hardship.

So pop on by my website, www.vermontharvestfolkart.com,  today at NOON and visit the "Finished Offerings" category to see what I have available.

Until next time ~  Be safe and well my friends ~ hugs to all of you.  Doreen

~FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2019~

                                                                        

GLAD TIDINGS MY DEARE FRIENDS...Oh what a whirlwind of a week this has been.  Monday was a 12 hour day of mailings.  I am proud to say every single subscription (all 200 of them) went out on MONDAY!!!! Tuesday morning was filled with new subscription mailings and the rest of the week, our little man has been here....sick with a cold, ear infection, in both ears, and sore throat..the poor little man!!!  Mark is also home on vacation!!       AND NOW....I've orders to fill this morning and then Mark and I are taking the day to head to the Adirondacks for a bit of relaxation.  Tomorrow....I am back in the studio and filling orders!!!   I've MUCH TO DO, before next weekends workshop :).

Until next time my friends ~ wishing you a JoY filled day, Doreen

~Rain showers & cool breezes~

Goode afternoon.  As I sit here at my writing desk a cool and gusty breeze is rushing in through the open windows.  The humidity has packed it's bags and headed on out of town!!!!  Thank HEAVENS!!! The a.c has been turned off, the fans, though still running are on their lowest setting and the sounds of bird song and the rustle of leaves, as the tree's dance to and fro, can once again be enjoyed.  I love it.

  A quick little journal entry today as I've still much to do before my workday is finished.  

• Harriet (my sourdough starter) was given a pre-bake day float test and I'm afraid she did not pass. :( According to Amy Duska, a tablespoon of the sourdough starter should float in a glass of room temperature water when it is ready to bake with.  I did this with Harriet this morning after her daily discard and feed ...and, well, she sunk right to the bottom of the glass!!  SO, we shall continue to feed and discard until she is ready :).  

• Much to do in the studio before I leave on Friday (orders, club kits, etc.)    Speaking of club kits...The photo above is this months kit ~ Mrs. Sarah Ann Sturbridge.  I just LOVe her!!  I do hope my club members enjoy creating one for themselves as well.

"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together" ~George Eliot

Take care, doreen