Around the Village ~

You can learn more about Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill here. 

The Trustees' Office housed the front desk and the dining room.

The staircase looking up . . .

 

. . . and down.

Inside.

And the same window from the outside.

The West Family Sister's Shop (1844) , where our room was located.

Around the village.

Stacked stone walls were prevalent not only at Shaker Village, but around the countryside.

The sky one evening after fierce storms rolled through.

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Pug hugs :)
Lauren

Havin' a Ball ~

I should have posted this while ball season was in full swing, but just got around to painting one this weekend.  Perhaps your kids or grands have an old ball laying around they'd be happy to part with.  I used acrylic paints and then antiqued it.  A few in an old wooden bowl would be fun for the 4th of July.

Isn't the bear just the sweetest?  Hooker friend Jane's mom Ruth (that's a mouthful!) was a well know bear maker back in the 80's (?) and Jane gifted me with this treasure.

There must have been ten birds bathing in the birdbath the other day, but every time I tried to get a pic, most of them flew away.

They have been enjoying the little sun dial birdbath, too.

Butterflies really do like the butterfly bush :)

Jake's self portrait.  I still am not used to seeing him with teeth . . . lol!

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Pug hugs :)
Lauren

Rug Show {part two}

More rugs from the Heavens to Betsy hooking retreat rug show So many beautiful rugs!  I know I enjoy seeing what others hook.  I hope you do, too.

This next rug is so long I couldn't get it in one picture!

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Pug hugs :)
Lauren

This 'n That ~

Thank you so much for all your comments on my pumpkin.  The only wool I pulled out of the pumpkin was the two strips of solid colored wool that seemed to stick out like a sore thumb and now I love it!!!  The more I hook, the more I prefer textured wools.  I did take your advice and reverse hook the stem in a darker brown.  If you read my previous post about the pumpkin you will know that I am not hooking a background.  This has now joined my ever-growing stack of hooked but not "finished".

 I still have so much to share about Heavens to Betsy rug camp but just can't get my thoughts together to write in a cohesive manner.  
Here are Betsy (R) and Bev (L) our camp "counselors" :)  What a fun pair they are!

Bev taught a great class on alternative techniques.  Here are the samples I made.

These are some of the items we received in our goodie bag.

A few of the things I won in some of the challenges during camp.  There were lots of prizes to be won!

Fun wool felted balls I bought in the camp store.

Tonight I went to a Chick-Fil-A for the first time ever.  To me it was NOT a gay rights issue.  It was a freedom of speech issue.  Everyone in the crowd waited patiently.  It took us almost an hour and a half to get our "fast" food and when we left the line was as long as when we arrived.  GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

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Pug hugs :)
Lauren