Blooming...

 

Each morning when I water the flowers...

I take the time to appreciate them

and how happy they make me...

Whiskey Barrels by the Hen House...

Thread Shed and Hen House...

They are located in the yard next to our house.

The chickens enjoy hanging out by

The Thread Shed...

The rooster takes good care of his hens...

This flower bed is located just outside

our front door...

In full bloom...

Black Eyed Suzies, Marigolds, Dahlias,

Blanket Flowers, State Fair Zinnias

Check out the size of that

Jumbo Lime Green Hosta

next to the front steps !

Enjoying the last of our summer blooms

before autumn sets in...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Summer Cattle...

Oh, the lazy days of summer... 

Elsa, the frozen calf is on the left...

she is 18 months old now.

You can read all about her HERE

This is Althea Pink....a real beauty

Eloise, the white roan, is a yearling heifer

and will have her first calf next Spring...

This is the heifer field, across the river from

our home place, in the background.

Butter Cup, oh so cute !

She is also a heifer and expecting her

first calf in the Spring...

All the cattle are fat and slick in the summer...

In the summer, the living is easy...

This is our newest Golden Girl...

Her name is Brookie.

She is 5 months old.

Cattle in the summer...

my favorite time of the year !

I have posted videos of the baby chicks

on Instagram

You can watch them HERE

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Medallion Star Quilt....Progress

This has been my Wednesday project

for the last 5 weeks... 

I meet with my local quilt group on Wednesdays.

We laugh and have a great time together

and sometimes I get some stitching done too !

By the second Wednesday,

I was making these strip units...

It took several Wednesdays to complete

all 20 of these units...

Today I began putting the top together

on the design wall:

The center medallion star is 20 inches square...

It is FUN watching it grow...

I do love an  "on point" setting...

Next up.....Star Blocks

This will be a queen size quilt and 

requires 40 stars.....yowza !

9  1/2 inch stars...

5:00  This is as far as I went today...

More to come next Wednesday.

I have posted videos of the baby chicks

on Instagram

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Baby Chicks...

 

There are new baby chicks

running around in the yard...

Mama Hen spent the month of July

sitting on eggs...

August 1st...

three baby chicks hatched out !

Today is their first day venturing out

of the hen house and into our yard

to peck at the grass and bugs...

Mama Hen keeps a close eye out

and keeps them protected at all times...

We are having FUN watching them

scratch around and imitate

everything Mama Hen does.

I have posted videos of the baby chicks

on Instagram

You can watch them HERE

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Drunkards Path.....Top Done

After 15 years of sitting in a drawer...

 the Drunkards Path Quilt Top is DONE !

This week I completed all of the

Improv X Blocks 

for the border treatment...

It measures 80 x 80 inches

Now I need to paw through the fabric

cupboards and find something

that will work for a backing...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Summer Color...

Summer Color from the Flower Beds... 

The flower bed just outside the front door

is beginning to bloom...

State Fair Zinnias...

Pink Star Lilies...

Oh, so fragrant !

They are in full bloom all around the door

of the Thread Shed...

Pink Coneflowers...

Butterflies love these !

Hollyhocks...

I just love the center...

looks like a star.

Plant hollyhock seeds in the autumn...

they will bloom the next summer.

They just adore southern exposure...

they are drought tolerant

and don't require watering...

They are prolific and re-seed

themselves every year...

Summer Color from the flower beds !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi