They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Well, Fair Week is over for the year. Mommy was exhausted. She is superintendent for Food Preservation and Nutrition, and so she has been doing prep work regularly for months. Then she was busy the whole week leading up to it decorating and accepting entry turn-in. Then she was busy the whole week managing the… Continue reading Pierce Co Fair, 2026
Fair season is fast approaching, and the girls are working hard on finishing up their last projects for fair. Ellie-Belle is entering another quilt. After she finished tying it she decided she needed to embroider a heart into the attachment point of her quilt frame. On Thursday Daddy was at work, and Mommy banished Seppi… Continue reading Fair Projects
Evie's latest project for her 4H sewing club! Great Job Evie! Does anyone want to finance a farmhouse remodel that includes building a sewing room? Asking for a friend.
Ellie has been sewing a quilt. She started about 6 months ago, around the time Evie started doing sewing 4H. Ellie felt left out because she is a clover bud, too young to join the sewing club. So we picked out some fat quarters and she started working on her first 9-patch. It is the… Continue reading The Quilting Frame
No truck, no farm work, we can’t go Anywhere all day long. Thank God.
Well, Kathleen’s first dress sewing project is complete. When you consider that she’s only been able to work on it in spare moments here and there, while teaching herself to sew and follow a pattern at the same time, I’d say it’s pretty darn good. Do not interrupt, I am so close. And here she… Continue reading It’s all finished!
So pretty! And the dress looks nice too 😉 Kathleen’s first sewing project is coming along nicely.
So pretty! And the dress looks nice too 😉 Kathleen’s first sewing project is coming along nicely.
We had quite a lovely day on the farm last Monday. Afternoon, really, but in our world that counts as a day. The dorking chickens still aren't too sure about their new home. They don't wander too far from the chicken tractor. Mommy and Winnie did not come to the farm, because Mommy is making… Continue reading More Garden Prep
Little Farm in the Big City 