Adventure!

Went sailing with my husband this morning. It was a glorious day! The fresh air, the sunshine, so invigorating!

Peeking out from under the boom was a lovely view of Mount Hood. You have to look pretty hard to see it in the mist, but it’s there.

My secret farm fetish

I admit to having a weak spot for farm stands when I’m out and about on a country drive. This one happens to be located in Dutch country, where they make amazing homemade sausages and sauerkraut.

They also had some handmade tea towels that were so darling that I couldn’t resist buying one. You know, along with all that sausage, sauerkraut, and honey sticks for the kids of course.

 

This is the tea towel my girls helped me pick out to take home.

Not the same old sweater

This may look like another posting of my son’s sweater, but it’s not. I am, in fact, making a matching one for my brand new daughter-in-law. I discovered that I had enough yarn to make two of them, so I asked her if she would like one to match his. She squealed with delight and gave a resounding yes! This is what I live for. Getting to express love through my handiwork. So glad she’s joining our family.

 

And speaking of handiwork, her dad built this amazing cake stand for their wedding. It matches the gigantic log home that he is building for their family. My son got to get to know their family better through helping to work on the house. I love these traditional, heirloom, love in every stitch/nail kinds of things. They warm my heart!