Sunday's Ocean

 

 

From Sunday's Visit to the Sea 

There's a Fungus Among Us

 

 

 

Some beautiful fungus-y branches fell in the driveway today.

 

Sweet Sapphire Grapes

Infusion Entertainment

 

 

Infusion Entertainment: lace knitting and The Great British Baking Show 🇬🇧

 

 

 

 

Coq au Vin (inspired by a recent post by @theacademicsofbeauty find the recipe on the Half Baked Harvest blog)

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Country Living UK in the Grocery Store!

 

 

I found Country Living UK in our Harris Teeter today!  

Saturday Evening

 

 

I have to take down that summer flag garland.

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies Coming Right Up!

Vanilla Extract in the Making

Harvest Time

 

 

My Favorite Roses

Our Daughter's Artwork

 

 

I have been dying for our daughter to take an art class and this semester she gets to!

 

Autumn is Coming

 

Happy Hobbit Day!

 

 

Happy Hobbit Day, dear friends!

"Home is behind, the world is ahead, and there are many paths to tread through shadows to the edge of night, until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, we'll wander back and home to bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, away shall fade! Away shall fade!"

J.R.R. Tolkien

The pie is a Sour Cream Apple Pie. Find the recipe on @aliciapaulson's wonderfully inspiring blog, Posie Gets Cozy.

 

Roses in the Morning Sun

 

 

 

Have a Slice!

Before the Combine Comes Through

Week Three: Purl Soho's Botanical Lace Wrap

 

 

Week Three: I have been able to meet my goal of two repeats of the pattern each week so far. My work has grown to 17".

Pattern: Purl Soho's Botanical Wrap

Yarn: Madeline Tosh (some kind of sock or lace weight yarn) in the colorway Farmhouse White

 

Moon Spotting

I Heart Pepperoni

 

 

Do you see the heart made from pepperoni? 

Beautiful Skies

Sunday Dinner

Saturday in Town

Spotted

A Little Bit of Ice Cream

Old World Italian

 

 

I can't wait to really get to enjoy reading Mimi Thorisson's new book, Old World Italian. It looks like it is chock full of delicacies!

 

Progress on the Arch

 

 

The first coat of cement is on! We have one more coat to do on the whole arch, sign, and both walls. Then it's stucco time! 

Sunday Roast Dinner

School Days

Pretty Packages

 

 

Was this parcel made for me or what?

 

Dried Flower Pumpkin

 

 

You know it's September when a dried flower pumpkin from the farmers' market appears on our table.

 

Beauty in the Kitchen

French Country Apple Cake

 

 

French Country Apple Cake (from @jennysteffenshobick's blog)

 

A Good Weekend

 

 

My lace wrap is growing and B&N had September's issue of UK Country Living in stock. It's going to be a good weekend!

 

Call the Midwife and Knitting

Crepe Myrtle

School Begins

 

 

How's school going for everyone? Our first day started out on the hard side, but improved as things went on. Our older two did a terrific job rolling with the punches of virtual lessons and having to deal with luddite mother scrambling around to help figure out ipads, computers, and live streaming the Liturgy (poorly). It was almost a breeze to homeschool only one child in the afternoon. 

First Day of School!

 

 

Our annual tradition of ice cream on the first day of school! We have a 9th grader, a 7th grader, and a 5th grader this year!

 

Last Days of Summer