What's New and Exciting!

Hi there!   It sure has been a long, long time-- a whole year in fact! 

In between stitching I have been going to some fun markets.  This was my first year visiting the Penn Dry Goods Market in Pennsylvania.  I signed up for six of the lectures and learned so much about the history of floral samplers, Moravian needlework, Mary Linwood and more.  If you have not heard of Mary Linwood check out this link.  It was a fascinating series as well as a great market with wonderful quilts and antiques.  

 

 

 

 

 

Penn Dry Goods Market 2017

And just last weekend I had a great time in Rhinebeck NY for the annual Country Living Fair.  It was a perfect day for walking the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.  There were so many unique items.  Lots of inspiration everywhere!  

Rhinebeck Country Living Fair 2017

So that's a quick peek into what's new and exciting here!  

Have a great week!!  Wishing you miles of smiles............

Weekend picture walk

Here it is Sunday evening already!   This weekend has been a whirlwind but lots of fun!

Here is Hannah Pepper again, looking not much different than the last time!  Turns out that red was not red enough for me so I unpicked and re-did with 304.  I think this one will stick!  I also decided to go with 352 instead of 356, for now!

My friend visited from Long Island for the weekend and we stopped over at the Country Mill again in Sandy Hook, what a fantastic shop full of prim things!!   

Right next door was the Foundry Kitchen and Tavern, a perfect spot for a mid afternoon snack on the deck overlooking the river.  

There was an amazing summer breeze, it was blissful!  I tried a new wheat beer, Raspberry Hefeweizen!!   oooh SO good!  

From there we headed to the Danbury Ives concert park for an evening of music under the stars.... 

....rocking out with Peter Frampton!  What a fantastic concert!!

Then we found a great place after the show for a midnight snack!  What a fun place!!  An eclectic eatery with lots of vintage artifacts.  Looking forward to going back again.  

On Sunday, we headed out early to the famous Elephant's Trunk flea market in New Milford CT.  What an eclectic market with rows and rows of vendors!  We saw lots of people making off with their new found treasures.  No treasures for us though, hopefully next time!  

All in all, a beautiful and fun weekend!  

Hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend filled with friends, family and fun!  

Have a great week filled with miles of smiles!  xxxx