The Summer of the Bunny Rabbit

I think that most of you are aware I enjoy cross stitching...and genealogy...and gardening...and reading...and classical music...anyway, back to cross stitch...and gardening. I've started a 2nd blog specifically about two of my passions. Called "Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles" it is listed on the sidebar on the right and can be accessed with just a click of your mouse. Lexa also has another blog, "Four Hills of Squash" - also on the sidebar.

And now back to the topic at hand - the Summer of the Bunny Rabbit. As frequently happens when I cross stitch there is a particular motif that becomes a running theme for me. In the past it has been Noah's Ark, Bees Beehives and Bee Skeps, Sheep, Acorns, and Snowmen. You get the idea!

This summer bunnies / rabbits have taken pride of place. Lexa would tell you it is because we are "infested" with little brown brush bunnies at Clos du Bois - this morning Dad sighted seven on his drive down to get the newspaper.

Here are my finished projects:

Prairie Schooler "R is for Rabbit"

Bent Creek "Hare Lines"

La-D-Da "Briar Rabbit"

I am continuing the theme for the foreseeable future! Let the rest of us know what you've been up to the last few weeks - crafting, traveling, canning food?

Road Trip - Corvallis, Oregon

Earlier this summer Lexa and I talked about driving up to Corvallis some Saturday and checking out their Farmers' Market. When on Wednesday I received a postcard from Friendship Crossing stating their annual cross stitch sale would be Saturday the 11th, it seems that it the time had come to make the journey to the land of Beavers!

Lexa made the ultimate sisterly sacrifice, and agreed to get up by 7:00am on a Saturday so that we could begin our "Road Trip" to Corvallis by 8:00am and be in Corvallis by 9:00am. As you can see from the photo above, Friendship Crossing had a sidewalk sale too! Everything on the front table was either $1, or $2 or $3 - how could I resist? I ended up spending about 90 minutes filling my bag with charts and fabric - so much fun!

Lex was not bored out of her mind while I was floating (and buying) in cross stitch heaven. She met at friend for breakfast and a good visit at New Morning Bakery -just two doors down. After I was done shopping, I grabbed a chocolate croissant - it too was heaven on earth! A super-sized croissant with chocolate liberally drizzled on the top...and, if that were not enough, two layers of mini chocolate chips inside. Yumm!

Then it was on to the Corvallis Farmers' Market! We in Eugene are blessed with a very good Farmers' Market, and so now is Corvallis! They have created a fun, spacious market on a closed-to-traffic street next to the river. There were several booths with flowers, produce booths, booths selling organic meats, and a fisherman from Newport with fresh seafood. I bought halibut from the fisherman, spinach and onion sour dough bread from Alpine Sour Dough Bakery, and creamy Havarti cheese from the Willamette Cheese Company. So guess what we had for dinner tonight?

Tomatoes, lilies, and more lilies above - beets and radishes, basil and peppers below. Isn't summer beautiful?