A Cool August!

 Hello, friends. July was so miserably hot this year that I was in fierce dread of August. However, a "cold" front dipped down into the South, and ... tada!! ... the temps dropped about 12 degrees, and August is much better than usual!

I've been knitting and sewing small quilts for NICU babies. I've been taking a break from the farmers market, but I'm still making a few things at home, like a batch of shampoo bars yesterday. Around July 4, some family came for a lovely visit, and we were outside a lot. Adam built me a new, massive chicken pen, fully enclosed! I'm quite happy with that.

This is a "tummy time mat" for little babies to enjoy the floor.

We hosted a lovely 5th Sunday Sing at our church in June.

I've done a good bit of spinning lately.

I visited my mother in West Virginia. That's a new great-grandchild for her.

Finished: hand-knitted wool sock pair #3

Another tummy time mat for a little girl, strip-pieced squares

We enjoyed our anniversary in July!

A homemade chocolate chess pie, made yesterday.

THIS is a very fun dish: crispy tater tots, pico (I bought mine at WalMart), and yumyum sauce (you can buy that too, but Adam made some for this). Delicious!

Thanks for visiting today, friends! I'm hoping beyond home that this cooler weather will continue. It feels almost like autumn, my favorite season!