A Gentle Olde Soul ....

Finally...my one and only Santa for this year is finished ~ Lots of details with this sweet gentleman and he comes with his darling beloved pet sheep.



At the moment, I haven't decided where to list him for sale.. It will be either TDIPT Mercantile for Wednesday night or on ebay tomorrow night.

I made his wreath from a grapevine from my yard. I love the caramel brown color of his wool coat and his coordinating striped undergarment. His back pack matches his wool mittens !



Now to finish cleaning my house...

Hugs,
Linda

An Indian Summer Day and My Etsy Shop is Open !

Below is a photo of part of my pattern I made in June of this year of my colonial ladies pocket. I have two pocket patterns left that are available for sale in my etsy shop.



http://www.etsy.com/shop/oldecabinprimitives?ref=seller_info

Click the link above to view my etsy shop.



You may also make it with a rounded opening without the button as shown below.



Also available in my etsy shop are two bonnets I made ~ giving credit to Kim's Whims for the pattern.

I love the one with the blue civil war reproduction fabric !

My user name on etsy is oldecabinprimitives.



Last week I received in the mail by very prompt delivery, I might add, a new book by Jill Peterson called Simple Cooking. It is full of mouthwatering recipes and delightfully prim photos of kitchen related rooms and primitive antiques.

Click the link below to take a peek.

http://www.frontierhomestead.com/

Today we have blue skies and sunshine ! Indian Summer weather ! Since I am still recovering from the hernia operation I had last week, I am enjoying the weather from the inside looking out ! :o)

Have a pleasant warm autumn day !

Blessings,
Linda

A Random Act of Kindness !

Below is the link to Linda's blog, Parker's Paradise. This sweet gal has such a warm, caring and generous soul !

http://parkersparadise.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-swap-with-gina.html

I was blessed today by the kindness fairy ! In the mail today, there was a big , plump package ! The bittersweet pillow, that I mentioned to Linda, that I just loved !

It was also a nice surprise since I am cooped up right now from having a hernia operation last week ! Yes, women do get hernias, so stop lifting anything heavy right now ! LOL

I love Linda's stitchery ! I love the french knots on the pillow for berries. I will be danged if I can make french knots anymore ! I have lost my touch with making them ! The fabric on the pillow is a perfect match for this darling bittersweet pillow !

I hope none of you have to go through a hernia operation ! It is the pits. And mine is in the groin area, making it very uncomfortable and painful.

I am so tired of having to sleep on my back ! And not being able to pick up anything off the floor , etc. etc. It is even hard to cough or sneeze. Oh, did I mention pain , yet ? :o)

Thank you, Linda, for such a sweet gift ! I will treasure it always !

Warm autumn blessings ! It is so nice here today with the blue sky and sunshine and warmer weather ! It makes everything look happy !

Hugs,
Linda

Fall Foliage in Pennsylvania

A tree in my backyard in the photo above.



Above photo..Going down the mountain.. scary in the winter.



Photo above taken right near my house. Too bad the sun wasn't shining. The trees would have been more vibrant.


Another photo near my home above.


A road on the way home..more like a cowpath.



Going up the mountain towards home.



and on up the mountain..


Misi at 1890 Gable House Musings is having a fall foliage display chain..below is a link to her blog.

http://1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com/2011/10/display-chain-contest-fall-foliage-week.html

Autumn Blessings,
Linda

Zeleinople Fall Festival ~ Antique Store ~ Log Cabin Inn

The above photo and several below were taken in Zeleinope, 29 miles north on Rt. 19 from Pittsburgh on Saturday. I went to visit my sister in Pittsburgh and we took a ride out of the city and came upon the festival, so, of course, we had to stop and have a look around ! A nice little town with lots of historic buildings and homes.

The Independent Mountain Men of Pennsylvania, based in Emlenton, PA , right off I -80 were having a historic encampment there as you can see by several of these photos.
http://www.immofpa.com/imm.htm

If you remember the movie , Last of the Mohicans, with Daniel Day Lewis.. the man on the right hand side dressed in brown next to the sign on the photo above looks just like him. He is a professor.



A cooper ( bucket maker ) shown here.


I don't think there were many vegans ( vegetarians ) back in the day...



Shown below is an antique store in Wexford, outside of Pittsburgh on Rt. 19. A very nice antique store with something for everyone. It was once a general store.
Click the link to see some of the history of this store.
http://www.wexfordgeneralstore.com/History.html



Below is one of the many log homes in Harmony , PA. located close to Zeleinople. A very quaint little village started in 1804 and full of history.




Also still standing is a grist mill in Harmony.

My sister and I ate here at the Log Cabin Inn, outside of Harmony on Rt. 19. Very good food and a great atmosphere..

You may also see Sasquatch ( Big Foot ) in the woods at the restaurant.

Click photos to enlarge.

It was a warm wonderful weekend spent with my sister !

This is the sixth day in a row now that we have had fabulous weather. The trees are in their glory with vibrant colors especially when the sun is shining on them.

Hugs,
Linda

Can you believe this ?

Do you know what this is ? If you guessed snow, that four letter word, you are so right. When I woke up on Sunday morning, it was snowing. A wet slushy snow, but snow none the less.

Thank goodness it melted and this was the most we received as shown in the photos, but about 8 or so miles from where I live on the higher mountain, ( 2,250 feet ~ highest point on I-80 East of the Mississippi ) there was a good inch of that white stuff.



I have never seen this before so early in October. But there has been a time or two when I was young when I went trick or treating with boots and a winter coat on over the costume !

Autumn Blessings.. it is still autumn, isn't it ?

Linda