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A Little Behind

Hi guys. I haven't had a chance to roam around the link party as extensively as  I want to, so my picks from the party will have to wait until tomorrow. All good things come to those who wait. There's just TOO much stuff to quickly go through it all. I like to take my time so I can discover the undiscovered.  In case you haven't linked up yet, it's still live. If you have a shop or a blog, do link up. It just isn't the same without you.

How was your weekend? Ours was full. It started with a beautiful sunset on Friday.  Sunset Meadows rarely disappoints.

I love the way they always keep changing, minute by minute, right to the end.

As planned, we did enjoy a campfire out back.  Thought the neighbors might smell it and wander over, but it ended up being just the two of us.  It was chilly, but nice by the fire. 

You can't tell, but Gar is in this picture. He's the ghost face to the left of the campfire.

Saturday was sister Di's birthday. Happy Birthday Di. She was heading up to our high school for the state championship football game. Our Winnacunnet Warriors did their thing and came home with the trophy!!! Can I get a woohoo?  I wanted to go, but I seriously needed to do groceries. The cupboards were bare. They are not anymore.

We ended our day attending a transatlantic party for our niece Leah's birthday, via skype.  Oh boy, everyone was in good form. We had lots and lots of laughs with our Dublin family and friends.  Skype is a godsend when half your family is an ocean away.

Sunday it was a catch up day.....you know, laundry and the like. Then we sat down and watched the Patriots whoop butt. That was closely followed by a gorgeous Sunday dinner of satueed duck breast, oven roasted cabbage, and polenta. That was supposed to be Saturday's dinner, but we were having too much fun at the party. It was a perfectly divine Sunday dinner though and a typical Sunday kind of day. 

How was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting or did you stick close to home?

Monday Meet Up

Over on the Bates Mercantile Co. facebook page, I host Monday Meet Up each week. If you have an online shop/website/blog....pop on over and leave your links. Just another opportunity to grow your networks, meet new people and reach new markets.

Have a great day. I'm looking forward to putting together picks from the party for tomorrow's 'Things I Found and Overheard at the Party' post. I think you'll enjoy it too, so be sure to be here.

Ciao for now,

Take A Walk With Us & Weekend Crafts

Let's Begin The Week With A Quick Break

It's been pretty rainy here this Fall (Can't really complain though because our Summer was as good as it gets). The sun came out on Saturday, and I knew I had to set some time aside at the end of the day for a jaunt over to the field. Sometimes you've got to get, while the gettin' is good.  You might have guessed, this made the dog incredible happy. As soon as I went for his leash he was turning in circles with excitement. No matter how many times we take a walk, at 13 years old, this is still Lucan's ritual. I get the leash, he turns in circles because his excitement is simply uncontainable.

Luckily the field wasn't too wet from all the rain, so the two of us made the complete round.

I need to get back over there today before more showers get here. I'll be armed with the clippers though, so I can nab some of that bittersweet. So pretty.

Get a load of that hive. It's BIG. We must have walked right by it a gazillion times and never noticed it for all the leaves. Now that many have fallen, I could see it from a good bit away. I wasn't sure what it was a first. I thought maybe it was a big bird like an owl, but as we got closer I could see it was an awesome hive. I'd love to nab that too. It didn't look active. Might need Gar to help me get that one though, it's a little high for me.

Beyond the walk, other things I did this weekend included:

-visiting with neighbors
-Friday night youtubing singing and dancing (I know, you're shocked, right?)
-made a biggo pot of meatballs on Saturday so they could cook all day- so good!
-cleaning house & laundry
-illustrating my 2013 desk calendar design. Getting there, but a little ways to go until it's complete. Gotta get a move on because I want to offer them at the craft fair next weekend.
-a little chalkboard painting (more below)

All in all, it was (well, other than the fact that our Yanks lost their first two games to Detroit and Jeter Duck broke his ankle- ugh. If you are wondering why I refer to Jeter as Jeter Duck, there is a picture in the middle of this post that will explain everything ), a pretty enjoyable weekend.

Say What You Mean

As we prepare for the craft show we're participating in next weekend, in addition to my illustrations and paper goods, and Gar's concrete home and garden decor, I wanted to include some other crafts. Yesterday I worked on the sweetest little project. Mini chalkboard trays.

I started out taping off, the area in the center I wanted to paint.

I soon decided though, that it was best to free hand it and opted for a smaller brush as well.

These are easy as pie. Just a matter of drying time between coats, that made this a practice in patience.

Once they were dry, I put the next coat on and really love the way they came out.

If you happen to live near by, we'd love to see you at the fair next Saturday.  Here's the poster I designed for the library. Stop by for a visit!

Here's to a new week. Make it a great one. Hey, if you follow us on Facebook, stop by for Meet Up Monday and share your links (i.e. facebook, etsy shop, pinterest, twitter, etc.). 

ttfn,

Photo Challenge: Day 11

via Pam at Mercantile Muse

Landscapes

Happy Monday gang. It was a jampacked weekend. Gar spent most of Saturday in the well again, installing the new foot valve and tweaking some plumbing on the pump. I'm here to announce, the pump is completely fixed. Woohoo! We just need neighborhoodlum Tom to tip the pump house back up and over the well and we can put that little episode completely to bed. Had fun with the Dublin visitors and I'll tell ya more about our weekend tomorrow.

I can't believe that the end of our little photo challenge is within sight. Just today's theme and Wednesday and we are fini, but first, landscapes.......... 

a reminder of the seasons

'pondview', via Karen at Bridgit's Bell

'autumn leaves begin to fall', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

'colorful addition', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

'gorge-ous', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

'like water through stone', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

'encased', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

'wonderland', via Karen at Bridgits Bell

Western vistas.............

'pining for peace', via Bonnie at {PaperKeeper}

'beautiful dreamer', via Bonnie at {PaperKeeper}

'on the edge', via Bonnie at {PaperKeeper}

Sandscapes.........

'land of sea and sand', via Cari-Jane at Hybrid Handmade

Close to home......

'field study', via Pam at Mercantile Muse

'ebb and flow', via Pam at Mercantile Muse

'happiness of light', via Pam at Mercantile Muse

'golden hour', via Pam at Mercantile Muse

'mending wall', via Kathy at Double Nickels And Beyond

The landscape shots are like taking a little mental break, don't you think?

I hope your week is off to a great start. We've got water, so ours is smoother sailing so far.  As I mentioned, there is one more challenge left if you want to join in. You just need to get me your submissions by end of the day tomorrow.  Submissions for the Giveaway are also coming to a close, so if you haven't entered out, do it now before your time runs out.  

If you have a business or blog, it's Meet Up Monday on the Bates Mercantile Co. facebook page. Stop by, share a link and meet some new people.

Make today great and I'll talk to you tomorrow,