What a Difference a Day Makes...

This was yesterday:

It was cold, damp, and foggy when I woke up.  This is a beaver dam that is close by.  I was trying to get a picture of fog and I actually succeeded.

Now today:

What a difference a day makes!



Sampler Quilt...

I worked on my sampler quilt today.  I finished two more of my 14 squares needed for the quilt.  It's hard to believe that it takes all day to make two quilt squares.  Think of all of the quilts that grandma made.  They were certainly necessary for keeping warm on a cold winter night.



Vermont Maple Syrup...

Yes, it's that time again.

The snow is melting fast and it's maple syrup time in Vermont.  Our neighbor put out 150 taps in our trees this year.  So far the weather has cooperated with cold nights and warm days.

This is the maple sugar shack where our sap is boiling away becoming the most sweet nectar of the Gods.  Who wants Bev's famous homemade pancakes?



Big Snow...

Windham got a lot of snow this week.

The snow started Tuesday night and it snowed until Thursday morning.  Tommy measured 20 inches of new snow.  This is what we've been waiting for all winter. 

We drove around Windham taking pictures on Thursday.  This is a small cabin that is for sale.  It would make a perfect hide-away!



Cool, Crisp Winter...

I had such an enjoyable day today.  It was crisp, cool and sunny.  While touring around the back roads of Windham, I found this cabin aka "The Little House in the Big Woods."  That's exactly what this reminds me of.  As a child I loved the little house books and as an adult, I still feel the tug.  This appears to be the simple life but I truly know that it's not.  Slap me one!  Okay, I'm alright now.

Blackberry Pie...

Can she bake a berry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?

Yes, she can bake a berry pie quicker than a cat can wink an eye.

She's a young girl and cannot leave her mother.

Right!



Corriedale Wool

I've been spinning wool this week and have finished five skeins.  Here I am drying it using bananas for weights.  I hope this makes you smile.  I couldn't do all five at the same time because someone ate my bananas.

Corriedale wool comes from New Zealand or Australia and is a cross between Lincoln and Merino sheep.  What shall I knit?