Fair Time!

One of my favorite things about fall is the fairs. OK there are lots of favorite things about fall but when the fairs start you know fall is really here.

I went to the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine this past weekend. Saturday was a beautiful day - perfect temperature and perfectly clear. I love this fair because of all the working crafts, great food, interesting people to talk to, good music, lots of animals, and great people-watching.

These cutie alpacas live right next to the fair grounds. We took a little detour to see them.

A farmer's work is never done. :-)

The farmer's market is right near the entrance.

Naturally one of my favorite shots - antique spinning wheels.

Katie's favorite food of all time - tomatoes!

Inspecting the produce...

In case you can't read this sign it says, "Fingers look like carrots." What do you think?

These two guys were really friendly. Their names were Lion and Bright. They kept stepping a little closer and a little closer. They were huge!

Someone said the llama was going to spit at us, but he didn't. I think he liked posing.

Two friends

Noa and Seven - aren't they cute?

Three generations - Seven found a good place to snooze.

I bought a new yarn basket and Susie tried it out. (So did Bruno when I got home but he wouldn't pose for a photo.)

Deerfield Fair next - stay tuned.

Labor Day Weekend

It's Labor Day Weekend and there's lots of labor going on here, mostly by Nathan. My house is going to look beautiful. It's great weather for painting - I hope it holds up.

The front is done.

Here's today's part - the sunny side.

In case you couldn't tell from that picture, he's really high up!

Here's the ladder watcher.

Happy Labor Day!

I finished a project!

I rearranged my office and all of a sudden I had a blank wall (with some holes in it, but that's another story). I really needed to make a bright, cheery thing to put in that space. Or maybe I needed an excuse to do another quilt project. Anyway, here it is - ta da!!

What do you think? Is it going to keep me awake? I guess that wouldn't be so bad. :-)

Many More Lake Photos!

Here are a bunch more lake pictures. I hope you can stand it. I don't know why there are so many, but the place is pretty photogenic.

Here's Sarah working on a pretty crocheted flower.

A major gardening project - here's the gardening team.

Dad's garden

Sweeties on the dock

Pretty Mom

Hard work on the afghan

All dressed up and ready to go out for birthday dinner

Mom's garden - so colorful!

One of the first activities when you go to the lake is eating breakfast at The Wagner. It was Father's Day, so pretty busy.

The cottage is looking good.

I love how people here plant things in old shoes. :-)

Some Mennonite kids having their lunch.

One of the Mennonite quilt shops - amazing work.

Can you believe these are all hand-quilted? Wow!

It was strawberry season so we had to go picking. Once you start you can't stop.

We ended up with 7 quarts I think. Delicious!

The old stone barn in Bellona. It has a new blue roof now.

Another Mennonite quilt shop - we were on a research mission so we had to visit several. So sad! (-;

Many, many quilts

Why are we wearing the same shirts? It's a mystery to me, but the funny thing is that no one noticed for a long time.

You often see these out on the roads.

Steve and Lucky

Happy Birthday Mom!

Strawberry birthday pie

Glenn's beautiful shed

A view from the car

Sarah and Nathan at Rooster HillThere's a storm on the way!

But we went shopping anyway. Here's the bulk food store - so many goodies!

A few more views

What a beautiful lake!