Sometimes moments in life can be scrumptious (skrump'shes), adj. extremely pleasing, especially to the taste, delectable ♥
First off, we drove from Ohio through Pennsylvania to New York. There, we picked apples, visited my grandparents' grave, watched my cousin row on the Genesee River with 7 other ladies.
Edible flowers on that cake! 
It's still lovely, sunny and lots of maple trees...turning different colors, most are still green, some are yellow and reddish and brown.
She was the one to bear Christ our God. So, this is how we begin the "new" church year...living the life of Christ from before his birth to his Resurrection and then ending it with his mother's Dormition.
I really like how the Noro yarn looks against a solid color...so I made these wrist warmers for Olivia. Very nice for the upcoming fall weather. 2 more days of summer left, though.
I got the Noro yarn from Allison today...it's so pretty! I'm excited to start using it, so I got out my crochet hook and just started a swatch to see what it will look like. 
Then, I took it out and knit it in stripes with some solid Spud and Chloe yarn, just to see what it would look like. Perhaps I'll make a hat like this: www.heavenlysocksyarns.com/patterns/noro-spiral-one-skein-hat.doc
My friend, Bethany, gave me a batch of Amish friendship bread in August...and it's so good. My only problem is I did not want to use "instant pudding mix" as the recipe calls for so I didn't and I actually used whole wheat flour as well as unbleached white...mmm! I poured the batter into cupcake pans...and when they were done, put some cream cheese frosting to put on top...and yes, I've been sharing them with friends. I gave some to my parents and some to other friends.
What have you been reading lately? Have you had friendship bread? Would you like some? I will be happy to share.
I've been reading this book Little Bee by Chris Cleave, that my friend Charlotte gave me. So far I like it...very interesting, the girl who they call Little Bee from Nigeria comes to England.
I was thrilled to find out this morning that I won the blue Noro yarn from Allison! I look forward to using it and promise to share what I make with it here on my blog. You should go read Allison's blog (I love her header with the bicycle) :
I hope you have a great day!
Here, Olivia is making an abstract drawing of an animal, her assignment was to find a realistic image in a magazine of an animal and draw it, using shapes to make it abstract. 
We looked at John James Audubon's realistic animal illustrations vs. Paul Klee's abstract animal drawings (his cat on the cover of this book, above, the Come Look With Me art books are excellent for children, by the way, with questions about the work that get you thinking).
Hannah working on her self-portrait that she started last week. See the little square mirror? How many of YOU have done a self-portrait? It is not an easy task.
And what do I do? Now that I'm not working at the pre-school, I'm happily doodling and painting...watercolours, animals on bicycles and such (see my etsy site), while Hannah and Olivia complete their school work.
Today is my dad's birthday...we celebrated by going to Graeter's to get some ice cream yesterday. While there, I saw a table with books Notes Left Behind and read of a Cincinnati family who lost their 6 year old to cancer...how devastating...but Graeter's had a scrumptious flavor of ice cream named after her, Elena's blueberry pie!
A walk in the drizzle. We hunted for silver maple leaves and sugar maple leaves, found some oak leaves and tried identifying others and got a pretty brown and green acorn. It's been gray practically all week. See the girls with their umbrellas?
P.S. On a sad note...our bunny, Snowball died. We buried her in our backyard. I'm so glad we still have one pet, Lusy. I love animals. The heartbreak when you lose anyone you care about is difficult to deal with...
Allison is having a yarn giveaway! Go check it out...I'd love to have some Noro yarn! It's so beautiful, but a bit expensive, so I have yet to buy any for myself. If you don't knit or crochet, however, you might want to check out Jane's giveaway! You can win one of the pretty bags that she crocheted:
Well, it's been an interesting weekend. Friday and Saturday were really hot and humid here in Cincinnati...about 100'F. So, my husband put the window unit AC back in! Then, Sunday it cooled off and today it's quite cool...I'm wearing a sweater, warm alpaca socks that I knit earlier this year and just had a cup of tea!
I only like real yarn...wool (from sheep or alpaca) or cotton, no synthetic things like acrylic. The real stuff is warmest and the way God made it. What was the weather like where you are?
