Pumpkin Farm Visit. . . . . .

. . . . . . . always an autumn highlight for us.

This year was a special visit for many reasons.

• We went last Sunday and the weather was perfect.
• We took granddaughter Jasmin and our neighbor Raya.
• Jasmin had been trying to get together with Raya for a photo shoot - this was a great location.
• Bob and I were able to spend time with the farmer and his wife, whom we now consider our friends after so many visits to their North Carolina farm.
• Once Jasmin got permission to take photos, she and Raya were able to 'play in the pumpkins' and also visit the livestock. Cows, horses, ponies, donkeys, cats. . . . . it was like a 'safari' with sweet and gentle animals - even the bull was friendly and could be petted!
• I know Jasmin's photos are fabulous. Hopefully she'll let me share more here later.
• Oh, almost forgot - always fantastic, the Sunni Sky's homemade ice cream stop on the way home!

My Sunday pumpkin photos. Several of these beauties came home with me - some already decorating the cottage. Now awaiting the exterior siding/painting project to have it's final check by the contractor today. . . . . . then I can work on autumn decor for the front porch.

I caught Raya enjoying her ice cream!

Cows and donkeys courtesy of Jasmin Sullivan Photography

Are you playing with pumpkins yet?

Down on the farm. . . . . . .

Cows, beautiful cows.

Our visit to the farm this year actually included a lot more than pumpkins, 

gourds and squash. This is the handsome bull who services the 28 beautiful bovine girlies

 on the farm!!!!!!

Our farming friends have also given a lovely home to these young donkey

 half-sisters, they arrived earlier this year. I think Raya was taking 'donkey selfies'

 and sharing with them!

Above photos via Jasmin Sullivan Photography

Facebook.com/jasminsullivanphotography

Granddaughter Jasmin on the left with my neighbor Raya who's in middle school.

Jasmin did an 'Autumn photoshoot' with Raya at the farm. . . . . .the girls had so much fun

never expecting to be spending an hour of more with the animals. It was like a

 domestic 'safari'.

We all enjoyed our afternoon so much. . . . . . and more on pumpkins coming!

Scribble Picnic - Blanket

Good Morning!

If you, like me, have crawled out from under some type of warm covering,

still bleary-eyed and are now sipping on your coffee. . . . . . . you are perhaps 

remembering all the things you meant to do yesterday!

Yikes, I almost forgot today was Scribble Picnic time and the 

theme is BLANKET!  

With painters now continuing the cottage renovation I'm being kept busy.

We lost our Google Fiber service yesterday afternoon - along with 9,000 

other customers - and it wasn't repaired until later last night. Needless to say

 there was no computer/TV activity, however I did get to finish a good book.

Last week I looked at piles of blankets and throws online - a throw is of course

 just a scaled-down version of a blanket. I looked at authentic tartans, designer plaids,

 airy cotton, moulting mohair, pilling acrylic and such, but had a hard time 

finding real old-fashioned 100% wool blankets, other than perhaps Pendleton plaids.

Why real wool blankets? Because in England, as a child, I had a love/hate

relationship with Australian wool blankets!  With no central heating, our bedrooms

 were often freezing cold in winter and our only nighttime warmth came from

those 'oh-so-heavy' natural cream colored blankets. Yes they were lifesavers, 

but also impossible to move/turn over under their weight. I recall it feeling like an

entire herd of woolly Aussie sheep were piled on top of me!

But oh how warm they were, I've never forgotten them.

I did come across this neatly boxed Australian baby blanket.

Every little one should have a BAA BAA BLANKET.

 Have just now edited the photo to a sketch and took a bit of liberty

 with watercolor pencils and such. 

Here's the original below.

Looking forward to being enveloped in beautiful blankets over

at Michael's SCRIBBLE PICNIC today. 

Hope you go visit, and don't forget, we'd love to have you join

in each week or whenever you have time.