The Quirky Handmade Bazaar

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be in Rhinebeck NY for the Quirky Handmade Bazaar. I didn't attend the show last year, but they had over 22 all Etsy vendors that came from CT, Minnesota, Brooklyn as well as right here in the Hudson Valley. If your local, stop in and say "hi!"& do a little holiday shopping!


When ~ Saturday November 29th ( Black Friday weekend)

Where ~ Rhinebeck, NY Church of the Messiahs Parish Hall
Right in the heart of Rhinebeck.

Pumpkin Sunday

Being that we are always last minute with everything, it makes sense that we wait until the very last weekend before Halloween to hit the farm and pumpkin patch. And that's just what we did this Sunday afternoon. After browsing the local library's book sale...fill a bag for $1 (can't beat that! ) ... we headed up to a farm not too far away.


It's a lot less crowded than the popular spot near our home. So we've been coming here the last few years. There's always lots of young animals to see and pet. This year they had a calf born in September, two goats, some young pigs, turkey chickadees (i have no idea what a youth turkey is called!) and the usual alpacas and llama. Here K & E are giving Lil Red a pet and some love.


There's enough things to do ... buy cider and cider doughnuts, hay rides, pony rides, and a giant hay bale pyramid to climb and play on.



And of course ... there's the picking of the pumpkins. E seems to have found a winner.

Hopefully K & E will be able to look back and remember these family traditions ... simple as they are. If not I'll have the photos to remind them! -wink.

An Etsy Front Page Treasury ... yeah!

I don't make treasuries all that often, but when I do, I totally admit I would love it they made it to Etsy's front page. But it never seems to happen, at least not that I know of. And then, Friday night, it happened. My Gray & Raspberry treasury made it to the Front Page. How cool?!

Here she is:


I think I need to make a brooch in these colors ... pretty!

Family Afternoon

Now that I work full time during the week (after so many years of being the stay at home mom) I really cherish and look forward to the weekend. When I first started Pretty in Posies, I worked way too many hours and I missed too much. I can't tell you how many weekends my husband and kids went out on the weekends, leaving me at home in my studio.

It's been a long while since I've worked the weekend away ... and I hope I never go back to it! :)

After felting we headed out to Emma's soccer game. Knowing it was going to rain at any moment we brought along our ice skates and headed for a local ice rink. The kids have been taking ice skating lessons each winter for awhile now, but I can't tell you the last time I put on a pair of ice skates.

The four of us had fun though. I stayed slow and steady and Keegan kept close watch on me. (he's our little worrier!) It was cute that he was worried about Mom.

Most of my photos came out a little blury, probably because I myself was on skates and trying to balance. But here's one photo of Emma ... she didn't take a single break the whole hour and 45 minutes of the public session. (except for when the Zamboni came out to clean the ice). Keegan wanted to take a few breaks and I was happy for the chance to rest my legs and ankles.

Can't wait to go again!