Sunflowers

 My sunflowers are doing great this year. I planted one seed pack and the rest are freebies that came up on their own.

Freebie

I did plant this one. Indian something.

Many of them are over 10 feet tall.

I wish I had more of this kind. It's like 9" in diameter.

I also got a bunch of freebie black eyed susans. When I dead headed last years flowers I threw the heads into an empty bed. The purple raspberries are trying to take over. 

We got some rain today. We sure need it.

Sue 

Hook & Thread Society 8/30

 Yesterday was an add on day for us. There are 5 Sundays in August, plus the library will be closed next Monday for the holiday weekend. Boy did summer ever go by so fast. 

Our eight usual folks were in attendance. I look forward to seeing everyone. I look forward to seeing what everyone is working on. It inspires me to do more hooking. There's do many things I want to make. 

Show and tell,

From Barb. Not only pretty, it lays flat. The only round piece I've hooked I whipped with wool yarn. And it's ruffly. 😞

Sheila

Another one of Barb's. Yay!! She finished hooking it. 

Jo's punch needle. I've been collecting stuff so I can also add this craft to my things to do. Like I need another craft project. LoL.

It was binding day for four of us. 

Jo

Lauren

I forgot to get a picture of Sheila's rug and I brought mine home to finish it. 

Valerie is still working on Santa. It's going to be a great rug. The red star has been hooked with a red sparkle wool. 

Karyn only hooks at the meetings. But it will get done, eventually. I think these strips are a 3 cut. She's trying to use up her mom's stash. 

Michelle

This is also Karyn's. She went to a quilting event recently in nearby Ashland, Ohio. The prints are "Charles Harper" designs.

Yep, another fun day was had.

Sue

And we're off to the races

 Mac races go carts. Kippy has now joined in the fun. 

He's three. Top speed is 7mph. Lol. 

Not a Downed Tree

 But a downed clothesline pole. I figure it's due to the excessive rain we've had. Inches and then some more inches. The clothesline falling over was just waiting to happen. Upon inspection it had dry rot. There wasn't much of the post in the ground. I don't use my clothesline often, but it's great to hang out quilts and blankets.

The other thing that fell was a sunflower plant. 

Most of my sunflowers are over 10 feet tall. And most of them came up on their own. I've been growing sunflowers for a couple of years. I let the birds peck at them then throw the heads into my garden in the fall. The gold finches absolutely love them. I only got one plant from the new seed packet I planted this spring. 

The other freebie plants include a couple of pumpkins and some cherry tomatoes. I had to harvest a couple of pumpkins already as the vine was dying. And it's way to early to decorate for fall. 

It didn't rain today. Mac and his dad went fishing. Mac caught 20 fish. Not bad for his first time. Look at that smile.

Have a great day, Sue

Another Great Meeting

 Hook & Thread was yesterday. It was another great day. Plus a great day to be inside. It has rained here every day for a week now. We are no longer considered in a drought. 

This one is mine. I thought I had it color planned to the finish. But it's becoming a bit boring so I need to rethink that plan. 

Karyn is getting there. She said she's more of a quilter than a hooker, and only hooks when she's able to join us.

Michelle started a new Notforgotten Farm pattern with the hopes to be done and ready for display this fall. 

Barb brought in her temperature blanket she is knitting. Are you familiar with those? She knits one row a day based on the outside high temp of the day. Those few yellow rows were the 100+. The colors are so muted and so pretty.

It'll be done by next year.

Jo is working on scrappy pumpkin, a Wooly Horse pattern. And the rest are Jo creations. She makes what the rest of us just talk about. 

The lavender bundle is adorable. 

Lauren was MIA, but sent this photo. Yahoo, it's all hooked. She started this last month in a class with Jenny Smallridge. Great color choices. 

School starts this week. Mac starts third grade on Wednesday. We'll take Lexi to college on Thursday. Kip is almost 4, but because of where his birthday falls he has two more years at home. Our schools set a deadline of having to be 5 by the first day of school. 

Have a great week. Sue

I got to singing a little song.

 It's the "oh where, oh where has my little dog gone" tune, except I'm singing "oh where, oh where, shall I put all this wool."

I need more wool like a need a hole in my head. And yet I'm going to Sauder Village Rug Hooking show next week and will probably buy more. 

Silly girl, Sue 

Vacation 2026

 Last week I went on a vacay with my son and his three kids. We went to Georgia, then Kentucky. The boys wanted to camp. It was pretty hot in Georgia so he rented a yurt instead. It had AC. 😁. 

It was right beside a lake. So pretty. The geese came right up to the site. I figure they were begging for food. No pictures, but we went to the Georgia Aquarium and I did see Stone Mountain from the road.

Next stop, Kentucky. Here we were tent camping. I haven't camped in a tent for 50 years. It turned out just fine. We made s'mores by the fire, went to the caves, and swam in the pool. 

My stalagmites,

And stalactites.

We went to a couple of different caves. Each had their own highlights. 

Lexi had my phone as it has a nighttime setting for the camera. I got lots of Lexi selfies. Lots.

As the saying goes, it was good to go and it was good to be back home.

Sue