Welcome to August! It is always the hottest month and one that I’ve always found full of emotions. As a little girl August was often boring, summer had been around for a month and I had enjoyed days full of nothing but play and lazing. But when August came it meant summer was nearly over. Some of what I felt was anxiety,what would I do, with another full month of freedom. Some of it was anticipation of the new school year with maybe new friends or the dreaded old ones who were often terrifying. Who would be my teacher? Would I like her and grow and learn things and more practically which would be the best supplies to buy and oh I loved shopping for new school clothes but…. It was Still August.

Today, many years later I find I still have the same feelings though usually about how quickly the time will go. I have so much yet I want to accomplish before the time outside disappears into crisp days and the inevitable winter cold. As I write here today the resident squirrel is already harvesting cones, chucking them down as fast as she can to ripen before she scurries around to stash them somewhere safe.

I have more projects to sew, some underway and some sifting through my mind, getting organized in my random fashion. But here are two small pieces that I have completed in the last couple of weeks.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!