Lily Loves Battle Bots

 Good morning,

We got a real kick out of this!  I was surfing channels and stopped on Battle Bots.  Lily immediately stopped what she was doing and started intently watching.  We stayed on the channel and she didn't want to miss a thing!  

Of course, there is the noise as well as all the colors on the screen, but usually, our pups become interested in the TV only when there are animal sounds and images.

Battle Bots, if you aren't aware of what it is, is very interesting.  It's a contact sport with machines instead of human or animal bodies.  It takes real engineering skill to build the robots, operating skill to "drive" them, and the "matches" are in a controlled environment where no one can get hurt.  Most of the contestant teams are engineers and engineering students.  MIT and other excellent engineering schools are well represented in the mix.  

We enjoyed watching Battle Bots a couple of evenings ago when we stumbled upon it while surfing channels.  

Lily enjoyed it, too.

;),

Lois

It Is Soon Halloween

 Good morning,

Halloween decorations are popping up everywhere these days.

Photo credit for today's image goes to Catherine.  This is the display in the yard next to her office. Their lawn is quite small, but they have used it to great advantage.

Here comes the fun!

:),

Lois

Needlework and Wood Working Update - October, 2023

 Good morning,

Welcome to this month's Needlework and Wood Working Update where we bring together all of the items we have made since last month's update.

Above you see The Drakkar Viking Long Ship, the first in a group of four.  $80. More images and information here.  Click on the links to each of the images for the stories about the figures.

This craving and the three that follow are available separately, but would make a lovely grouping of four.  All four of the carvings are in mahogany wood.  If you want to display on a table, the stand is sold separately.

 This is the Norse God Thor.  $82.  More images and information here.

 This is Freya Norse Goddess of Love.  $82.  More images and information here.

 And, the fourth in the set is the famous Odin.  $82. More information here.

My crochet hooks have been busy this month, also.  This is a Shades of Turquoise Large Afghan Blanket, $185.  More information and images are here.

 I made one Toilet Tissue Topper this month to restock a very popular color.  $8.  This one is available here.  We have them available in a variety of colors in our Home Living Entertaining section.

This is a pair of large double thick pure white pot holders.  This is another popular item that I am restocking this month.  $20.  More here.

 

And, finally for this month, this hat represents eleven hats that were a custom order that has been delivered.  We have a large selection of these cloche hats/sleep/bad hair day/chemo caps from $8.  Take a look at all of them here.

We sincerely appreciate your encouragement, comments, likes, shares, favorites, pins, and purchases, too! Thank you for your support of our small business since 2011.

All the very best,

Lois

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Bread Day

 Good morning,

Yesterday was bread day so the house smelled wonderful.

This week when making bread it has taken much longer for the yeast to rise.  It often relates to the weather and humidity.  The bread is still wonderful, but I have had to add time to both the first and second rise times to make it.

For those of you who make your own bread, do you find yeast rise times differ from season to season and in different types of weather?  I have been making my own bread for about thirty years now and adjust to whatever the yeast wants to do to make good loaves of bread.  I can see why it is difficult for newbee bread makes to bake a good loaf without the experience of dealing with temperamental yeast.

We'll have yummy sandwiches today!

All the best,

Lois

Kalanchoe

 Good morning,

That's a kalanchoe plant on my butler's pantry window sill.  I took the cuttings from other plants I have grown from one received by Catherine nearly ten years ago when she was ill.  I think this cutting is happy here in this spot and will grow into a strong healthy plant.  I look forward to seeing the pretty red blooms.

Do you take cuttings from your plants to grow more plants?  The home where I lived before this one had much more light and spaces where I could grow plants.  I had a "jungle" in our very bright dining room.  Our current home has always been surrounded by tall trees so there aren't many plants growing indoors.

So, all the plants will slow down for awhile now that Fall is here.  I'm actually looking forward to the cooler weather, the glow of the fireplace, and wearing sweaters.

All the very best,

Lois

Elder Statesman Erik

 Good morning,

This is our Elder Statesman, Erik, now 14 years old.

He doesn't move as fast as he once did, but his tail still wags and he certainly enjoys his food.

We love you, Mr. Erik 

We're so glad you're with us.

Love,

Mom

Sisters

 Good morning,

Elsa and Lily have become very good friends and are sharing the doggie deck chair on the patio.

They still get too rough when they are playing sometimes, though, and we have to stop them before someone gets hurt.  As the saying goes, "It's all fun and games until someone ends up in a cone."

Happy October!

Lois