Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'!

Yesterday was just the most beautiful day, through and through.

I found 2 willing hikers to head up to Grayson Highlands in search of ponies.  (All the while my head was saying "please be there! please be there!")

Autumn colors still surround us, and that bright blue sky and the abundant sunshine somehow made the beautiful reds, golds, and oranges just that much brighter.  More intense.

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Weekend Quilt Warriors

Project after project after project!

The October Quiltvillians have so much quilting going on - some even burning way past the midnight oil to get the job done.

Check out Kimi's Waterford top - It's DONE! 

I love seeing this so much!

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Off To A Grand Start!

The dining room is full -

The porch tables are empty.

While there is sunshine in the afternoons back there to be enjoyed as long as it lasts, it's safe to say that meal times have all been moved inside.

And walking into the clatter of forks on plates, bursts of laughter and so much chatter is also a heartwarming thing when I come through the front door.

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A Bit of This, A Bit Of That -

How can it be Friday already? Where did this week go?

Tuesday and Wednesday went poof with family time.

Thursday? The October Quiltvillians were just getting started, and projects were already appearing on design walls.

And after getting some mail order out and checking my to-do list - I found I had some time to put together some more kite blocks.

I'm sticking with the layout I'm already going with, but there are so many things you can do with a one-patch quilt!  Somewhere...there has to be kite graph paper out there. Isn't there?

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