Black Fly Season

In honor of black fly season which will soon be upon us I asked my designer, Nap Warden, to put some bugs on my blog. Aren't they cute? Too bad the real ones weren't as cute and didn't bite! We have started noticing a few as we walk each morning and evening. The days have been lovely and warm so they are starting to wake up and are looking for some nice skin to bite! Yuck! I can take the cold winters but I sure do intensely dislike black fly season. Glad it only lasts a month or so.

We've been waking up each morning lately to the sound of rat-ta-tat-tat. We couldn't figure out what it was at first but on closer examination we discovered that our mixed up woodpecker is back again this year! Last year he pecked on our tin mailbox for some unknown reason and this year it's our tin gutters! Can't be any bugs there to eat so don't know why he is doing it! It's a hairy woodpecker and we have them around a lot but usually they peck on the old dead trees that have bugs in them.

We had our Awana closing program Sunday night. D and T and K were all there ready to accept their awards for a job well done. They certainly learn a lot and love it to boot. This is cousin K singing the Awana song.

D got right into the singing too!

Here he is getting his award.

This is Son handing out awards in Sparks the group that T is in. DIL works in this group too.

Here is T getting her awards and then deep in thought.

Awana is a fabulous program, we worked in at for many years until it was time for some of the younger ones to take over but we still work on some of the special functions.

Came across this picture while going through a box of old pictures a while back. This is my sister on the left, Dad, me in the front and my other sister on the right. I think we must have been ready to go to church as we are dressed up. My mother must have taken the picture. The dog in the corner is Brownie, we had him for many years and he was the consummate Heinz 57 breed!

Went to the stable this morning. Couldn't ride as Ann hurt her back plus I needed to get back as the air conditioning people are here adding some more units onto our central air. One place that I am VERY excited about is my sewing room! Yippee! When you get the iron and steam going down there it gets really hot so this will make it much more pleasant. I'm working on an adorable Halloween/fall wall hanging right now. I want to keep them all for ME but try to restrain myself. This one is all cut out and tomorrow I will start putting it together.

I have come up with a name for a new venture that I am going to do and it's going to be called 'Seasonal Samplers'. What do you think, is that catchy?

Today we are going to an award ceremony for my FIL in Portland. He is being honored by Junior Achievement for his business accomplishments over his 91 years. The whole family is going together along with some of the staff from the main office. We are going on a big coach bus so should be fun! Guess I'd better get my 'business attire' picked out and slap on some make up and try to look presentable. I don't like wearing much make up, never have, but some occasions call for a little paint on the ole barn. :O)