Thursday's Treasure

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Honeysuckle blooms

deliver passions long lost

on scent filled raindrops.

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It rained long and hard last night, and this morning the sun is shining.  My walk was even better than usual thanks to the profusion of wild, wet honeysuckle blossoms along the way.  Not only was I inspired to breathe more deeply to capture the rich perfume, I was moved to compose my first poem in years.  I won't be winning any haiku contests in the near future, but isn't it wonderful to rekindle a forgotten love?

WIP Wednesday

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I finished my hay bale cover order last night!  They've been double checked for size and "perfection", folded, and wrapped into color coordinated groups.   Now they are ready to fly off to Massachusetts.  Safe travels, big bundle!

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After all of that wedding work, it was a treat to curl up on the couch last night and start the rug order I talked about on Monday.  With Deadliest Catch on the TV for company.  When finished it will be 14" by 28".  Here it is at 14" by about 6".

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My customer decided on the off white & brown mix combined with the variegated dark browns.  It has a *tweedy* look that she really likes.

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And yourself?  What works do you have in progress today?

Dead As A...

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... doornail.  Yep, that describes both of my shops lately.

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So, I wondered, what IS a doornail?  And where did that expression come from?

Perhaps you are wondering, too.  All the answer you ever wanted can be found right HERE.

Makeover Monday: 5/7

A favorite sosorosey customer has come back with a special request- this time for a cotton rug in shades of brown and beige.  I found this yarn for her yesterday, and since it is a double strand rug, we're trying to decide what to do for the other color. 

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I spent some time making swatches last night using this yarn with 3 other brown variations.  This mosaic is the fruits of my labor. 

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The rag rug shown on the bottom right is what I was given for color inspiration.  The variegated brown yarn shown is the 2nd color that I think my customer would like.  The closeup on the top left is the swatch with the variegated brown and the first chosen yarn. 

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The top right of the mosaic shows my three swatches.  The center one is the two yarns I shared with my customer yesterday.  There is some gray in that one that I think most closely matches the inspiration rug.  We'll see which one she picks, and I'll have some rug to share on WIP Wednesday :)

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I don't know about you, but I have a crazy busy week going on here.  Most of it is related to school functions surrounding Teacher Appreciation Week, but I also have a dreaded dental appointment on Thursday, a PTA meeting Thursday night, and out of town visitors on Friday.  I'm very much looking forward to the visit, but I sure wish a cleaning fairy would make an appearance between now and then!  If you see her, send her my way, OK?

Boy's Toys

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I've been gathering up "guy gear" in preparation for Father's Day at sosovintage.  Vintage school supplies and industrial metal goodies tend to have a more masculine appeal.  I also have a couple of cameras and bow ties to add to the mix.  If your man *needs* any of these items before I get them listed, shoot me a message :)

Cows-N-Corn

Whether or not I make a good chaperone for field trips depends highly upon your perspective.  I'm pretty sure teachers love me and kids kinda don't.  I still have way too much teacher left in me to let arms hang out the school bus windows.  I also have a good sized control freak streak, so my little group of 5 had to stay together *or else*.  Despite this, I think fun was still had by most at Cows-N-Corn yesterday.

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We started the day with a hayride around the farm- learning all about the Holstein cows and the different things the farmers have to do to keep them fed, watered and healthy.  Don't these ladies look thrilled?

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When the hayride was over, a storm was on the horizon, so we had to get back on the school bus and wait it out.  After many LOUD minutes of waiting (imagine 50+ children singing "Rain, rain go away" at the tops of their lungs), it was decided that we should go ahead and eat lunch on the bus.  The brown bags were distributed and everyone did their best to eat their lunches on their laps. Finally, the storm passed, and we went to our next stop: sheep class.  There we learned all about sheep shearing and yarn making.  I was still recovering from the bus thing, so I didn't take photos during this one.

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Chicken class was next, where this giant cow puppet learned all about chickens with us.  Goldy the buff colored hen was there, and we learned all about how she talks and what she does when she lays her eggs.

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Everyone got to pet Goldy after the lesson.

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Next stop was making "dirt babies".  Each child got a nylon that they filled with grass seed and dirt.  Once the stocking was tied off, they got to decorate their babies with stickers.  Apparently, if we keep the dirt baby watered and give it sunlight, it will sprout hair out of the top of its head.  A homegrown chia pet.

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We each got a miniscule little cup of homemade ice cream (vanilla or chocolate) to enjoy in the shade, then the kids were turned loose to go nuts in the play area.  They climbed all over straw bales and slid down tubes, crawled through tunnels and "rode" the wooden train.

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The bus ride home was much quieter.  Two of the three left in my group fell asleep.  Sophie and I shared a very sweaty seat and rehashed the best parts of the day.  We both slept VERY well last night!

Friday's Favorite Fabric Finds

I have more "citrus flavored" fabric this week!

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Though you can't tell it, that last one is on a white background.  I am having a DEVIL of a time with my photos lately.  All of the trees in our yard have their leaves now, and it makes a yellowish green filter to the light.  To combat this, I have been trying my luck at different times of the day, as well as using some photo editing software to whiten my whites.  It's super hard to do it without changing the other colors as well.  Harrumph.

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I'm on a field trip today with Sophie's class- as an *official* chaperone for the first time.  We are HERE at Cows-N-Corn, experiencing life on a working dairy farm.  I hope to get some good photos to share over the weekend!