Owl Be Busy

Yes, I do have lots of owl charts and kits don't I?

Owl be busy stitching them this month (bird pun - double points!).

On Saturday morning my mom, sister, and I headed off to our local grange for the Harvest Festival Celebration. 

The grange hosts the Community Growers' Market and with the festival...

...there were more vendors then usual - over a dozen.

One booth pressed apples...

...for juice and cider.

Felt hats for sale.

Artfully designed items.

Dried flowers.

Fresh produce.

Grains and cereals.

Woven hotpads.

Squash

The guys' hang out - knife sharpening!

Horse shoe pumpkins

Apple filled goodies - these came home with us.

Knitted sweater.

Autumn bouquet.

Old time fiddle music.

This sums up the festival and the season!

Back in Time We Go & Off to the Market We Go

I'm sure you are getting tired of updated WIP photos, so I decided to share a cat stitch or two from many years ago.

Design - "Minerva"

Designer - The Goode Huswife

Fabric - 32 count Muffin linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 19 July 1998

Completed - 29 July 1998

I think there are 6 or more cat designs in this series and I have all the charts, but still need to stitch a couple of them including the Halloween and Christmas designs.  Something to think about when planning for 2016.

We've been remiss this year about going to the small growers' market at Spencer Creek Grange about one mile from our house.

A couple of weeks ago, we finally got around to visiting. 

It's a small market with between 9-12 vendors.

There were at least three stands selling produce.

Some of our neighbors patronize the market each and every Saturday.

I liked the bouquet of September flowers.

And there was a nice selection of September produce...

...including ornamental pumpkins.

On stand offered baked goods, another jewelry, yet another had knitted items, and one carried aprons for the kitchen and for gardening.

There's a cafe at the Grange too.

I had a gluten and dairy-free corn cake topped with honey butter.

And I came home with a dozen free range eggs.

Harvest Festival

Our local Grange had a Harvest Festival on Saturday, so my sister and I went to take a look.  

There were half a dozen stands selling produce.

Cabbages

and herbs

and squash

and yet more squash.

One vendor was busy spinning wool.

Yummy colors!

Another vendor had delightful bits and bobs.

I loved the name of this business and the colorful potholders.

There were fresh flowers for sale.

The Grange Cafe was open for business

with something for everyone at very modest prices.

Nice outdoor seating to eat 

and listen to the music

and ooh and ahh at the baby goats!

This is something Oregonians will be voting on in November. You can probably figure out where the Grange and I stand on the issue!

Neighborhood Growers' Market

Yesterday my sister and I finally got around to visiting the small Growers' Market that is at our grange about a mile from our house.  

Though small, it was well attended and we visited with several neighbors.

Pygmy goats - oh so cute.

I thought my sister might well leave with one!

There were 3 or 4 small vendors selling produce.

And some interesting artisans like this one who makes hummingbirds and dragonflies out of horse shoes.

I thought my sister should buy this apron.

It looks like her cat-crew modeled for the fabric.

And you know I checked out this booth very carefully!

Hope you are having a super weekend.

One year ago today Mom and I visited Oxford.