Trick or Treat...

Whew... what a night! Once again we did the trunk of treats at our church last night. This year's theme was the WIZARD OF OZ (one of my all time favorites). After much preparation - and a lot of hot glue- we were ready. Although a bit scared, Jared seemed to enjoy his first trick or treating experience. Some of my family joined in the fun as well. Jared was a wonderful cowardly lion- dad was the scarecrow, I was Dorothy -along with my cousin Claire who was little Dorothy- and Lauren was a wonderful wicked witch. I think we had about 600 kids come though the parking lot! I don't know why, but I have always loved Halloween. I love the planning and preparation for decorating and what costume to wear. I am already planning for next year- so we are not as "behind" as we were this year.

**Please watch for details later on this week for our upcoming Christmas open house at Back Shed.

A day at the beach...

Well friends, it has certainly been a busy October. With the show, a trip to Knoxville and last weekend, a trip to the beach- I am ready for some "quiet time". This was Jared's first trip to the beach and he had a great time. What a joy it is watching him discover new things. The sand in his toes was pretty confusing for him. He and Hank spent most of their time at the inside pool- just a bit too nippy to be outside in the water. He loves the water and I think he will be a great swimmer.

**Just a note to let you know the shop will be open this weekend. We are trying to finalize plans on getting the shop ready for Christmas, but for now I would like to enjoy the fall mode of the cabin. We still have lots of great fall handmades and a few of the old-fashioned pumpkins left for sale. Hope you can stop by soon.

Fall update on website

Now that we have made it through our Fall Gathering, I will be posting some fall goods for sale on the website this Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7 pm. Please be sure to check it out- the link to our website is to the right. Enjoy!!

Many thanks...

I would just like to say thanks to all of the folks who made it out on Saturday for our Fall event. It was an absolutely beautiful fall day and we really appreciate your patronage!! Kathy, Kim and Janelle did a great job with their displays - they always have great stuff! The shop will be open again this Friday, Oct. 8 (11-5) and Sat., Oct. 9 (10-4). There are still plenty of great fall handmades. Kim and Kathy left a few items as well. Hope to see you soon.

It's almost time.....

Whew- I can't believe that our Autumn Country Gathering is just a day away- panic time!!! The shop is done with just a few little things to do. Now to work on the yard, the gardens, soak pintos, etc. It has been difficult to get the grounds ready this time due to the torrential rains we have been having. I always think I am going to be ready for this event way ahead of time. It seems that however I always find just one more thing to finish or make. Ideas seem to come to me late at night when I can't sleep or early in the morning when everyone else is asleep. The weather is supposed to be beautiful and COOL this Saturday, so make plans to join us. Please visit our Picturetrail website for additional information. Back to the sewing machine- just ONE MORE THING!!!

Fall is in the Air...

Tonight as Hank and I (and Jared) were in the shop making some more "adjustments" it hit me that our fall event is just a week away!! It is my favorite time of year and hopefully with the promise of cooler weather - and rain- it will begin to really feel like fall. When I step into the shop, it definitely looks like fall. I have really worked hard this year to do some new things that are unique. I must say the shop looks great. It seems every year I try harder to improve and change the look - I hope you will enjoy. The other gals that will be joining us have also been working hard on their prim wares. Our fall event is always a fun day and I think folks just enjoy being out in our woods and feeling like they are stepping back in time just for a day. At least I hope that is the feeling we have created here on our little farm. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to know the things we have created bring joy into someone's home and life!! We hope you will be able to join us next Saturday for this special event. Please don't hestitate to e-mail or call with questions. Have a wonderful night!

A new project....

For those of you that know us, you know that we have always got a "project" going!! Well- here is a sneak peek of the latest one. We had a stack of leftover logs from our other cabins, so we are adding one more little cabin to our collection. We hope to have it completed by our Fall Gathering, so you will have to come out to see the final product. Each time we add one, I think - that's the last cabin, and here we go again. Although this one is tiny, it will be a cutie. Keep checking back for the progress.