Welcome Home

After many years, twelve to be exact, we are going to settle back down to living in a house that is not mobile. We will still travel in the future but have a more permanent base. We chose a fixer upper house as we enjoy the projects that this will give us in the future. I am pondering starting my creative art work again as I will have a studio. I can not even imagine having a sewing machine out where I can easily get to it. To see my wools in there gorgeous colors sounds very inspiring. We will be living close to my parents again. This is also exciting as they are not getting any younger and I want to share as much time with them as possible. This house will also put us closer to our two grown children. As they will only be two hours away. We will still have a property in the mountains to get away to and look forward to continuing to stay up here a lot. Also we can garden again. This house sits on a 3/4 acre lot plenty of room to plant plant plant. If all goes well we will close on the house early next month.

Pondering

After being on the road traveling and working for the last ten years we are seriously considering moving back to colorado this fall. We are actually looking at houses to purchase.
Today found me really excited about artwork again. I have not had a desire all summer. So look back I might actually create something new soon. The thought of actually having a place to set up my sewing room and art supplies thrills me.

Texas & God

The beautiful Texas spring green colors have displayed themselves all around us. We have been very blessed to have a gorgeous tree covered location this winter and it has been a permanent one. This is also a blessing. It has been long hours and we will have worked 7 months straight when we leave next month. Seven days a week 24 hours. So when I say straight I mean no time off. 

As far as Befruitful Kreations goes will have to wait and see what happens when we get home to Colorado. 

I would really like to complete the patterns I promised to several customers. Several Needle Punch Witches Boots and a Jack O Lantern pattern. 

I am so happy to tell you that my relationship with God has taken an awesome turn during this time. As we have had lots of time to reflect on life. Daily quiet times and great counsel from an Awesome God have transformed this lady. It had been a dry desert land for a while. But it is green again. My mom made me memorizes Psalm 23 when I was little. This Psalm has meant much to me in my years with the Lord. I memorized this in KJV so that is the version I want share with you in closing. Until next time may God hold you close.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
⁵ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

We hope to be working one more month and maybe a bit longer down here in Texas. But what I am looking forward to is being back in Colorado. We were only able to spend a couple of months there over the last year. Looking forward to watching the little fawns grow. Feeding the birds. Watching the many squirrel that make our property their home. Sharing time with my parents, our grown kids, extended family and friends. Attending my nieces wedding. Finishing a few patterns that I have been promising to people. I hope to bind my BHR rug this summer. I kind of have rugger's block when it comes to binding and I spent so many hours hooking this rug, I do not want to mess this up. I was also waiting as I didn't know whether I wanted this to be a wall rug or a floor rug. I also hope to just get some time to do some artwork.

Crisp Cool Colors

The colors of fall are in full swing up here in the Rockie Mountains of Colorado. It is crisp and cool this morning.

 I have been trying to catch the leaves falling from the aspen trees as gusts of wind cause them to cascade

 down. The unique sound of the aspen leaves quaking on the batches is a calming sound to my ears. Peace and serenity abound up here high in the mountains.  

 Our cat loves it up here as he hunts for mice and chipmunks. Sometimes just a fluttering leaf will catch his eye.

This morning was cool enough to justify a fire to try to keep off the cold.

 Much of Colorado has a fire ban but not up here. We have been enjoying the crackling popping of the pine and aspen logs as the fire consumes them. 

I hope you have enjoyed my little photo shoot from up here in the Colorado Mountains. 

More Colorado Wildlife

We have seen three bears since we have been here.

This week two bear within about 5 minutes time. 

A big brown bear. This photo was taken through the window so isn't the best.

The other bear was black with a brown muzzle. It never did come very close. It seemed spooked. 

Many mule deer call this home.

This year we have some bucks. I did see a fawn while walking the other day. The doe's will start bringing them by soon. I will share some photos soon. 

Squirrel

We also have a black squirrel that looks just like this. They have now lost their tufts of fur on their ears. The tufts made them look like rabbit ears.
The gray squirrel loves to chase the black on all over the hills. They are comics.

Chipmunks

These are all over the hills.

We also have rabbits but I have not been able to get a good photo.

Living in the Colorado Mountains

We are so happy to be in Colorado this summer. Enjoying the wildlife can't be beat. 

Many different birds call this valley home. 

Here are a few photos.

Mountain Blue Bird

Young Flicker

Grosbeak

These are just a few of birds that come to the bird bath and feeder.

Some more 

Western Blue Bird

Downy Wood Pecker

Cassin Finch

Pine Siskin

Junco

Red wing black bird (just started coming yesterday)

Chickadee

Pinon Jays (load noisy)

Nuthatches two kinds
Eagles
Red Tailed Hawks
Night Hawks
Owls
Humming birds

Back in Colorado

It is great to be back in Colorado again!!!!! 

Will get right to creating some awesome new things. Some Halloween creations and few new black dolls. Hmmmm there are lots of things in my mind to create. So stay tuned.

Plus I have two things already to be put onto the market. 

Look for these new creations to come online shortly.