Country Charm

I just love how this heart-shaped pocket looks on Trinni's new skirt! When she wears her new skirt that I invented for her, she looks like she came straight out of Laura Ingall's "Little House on The Prairie." It wasn't a major feat to make this skirt, but it brought Trinni a little bit of joy and a feeling that she is Mommy's 'special girl,' and that is what is most important.

The pattern came straight from a wonderful book called "Sew What Skirts." This book is such a confidence booster for the beginning seamstress. It helps you to discover your own flare for sewing through the making of skirts. It doesn't matter what your shape or size, you can design your own fine frock using the basic formulas contained therein. It is a must read for anyone wishing to add a little bit of flare to their wardrobe, which according to my mother-in-law, is what I posess :)

God's Blessings

My camera is down, so I wasn't able to capture the sunny-ness of todays splendor...it was so inspiring to be outside hanging clothes on the line, sprinkling chicken scratch out to the girls, and spreading rotten hay on my perennial flower beds.

I think of the many things that God has given us to sustain this silly little farm, and it inspires me. There is no way that we could do this all by ourselves, without the help of the Creator. We have set a plan before ourselves, and He picked us up and carried us down the path.