mama's happy...

 

 

there's this teeny little town way out in the country

west of where i live called independence.

 

once a month several woman come together

in the old creamery there and blow me

away with their creativity, camaraderie and

imagination in re-purposing cool old things.

 

 

it's called:

 

and it does make me happy. every. single. time.

 

last friday they had their fall market, under the trees on the grounds

surrounding the store. it was a beautiful cool fall day and a girlfriend

and i took the scenic drive out there past bucolic horse farms and

rustic old barns. here's some of the fun from our day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

there was a dude playing guitar and singing and this pretty

woman (who was selling her decorated hoops) just quietly

and magically did her thing out there in the open~ it was beautiful

to watch -like ballet almost and she stopped long enough

to answer some of my questions about how to do more than

just hula with my hoop around my middle. she's just moved here

and teaches private lessons. girl could charm a snake, she was

that good. i admitted to being a closet hooper and she showed

me a few tips and techniques. i came right home and tried them.

ahhh- yeah- not easy, not even close. she made it look easy

and peaceful. it's a wonderful workout. i'll probably have to

stick to the old hip-sway hoola hoop around my waist for now.

 

 

 

loved the art work of a young guy named evan. i purchased a limited edition

print of the cow in the lower right. i grew up on a farm. we raised black

angus. this kind-cow face-spoke to me.

 

 

 

 

 



 

oh fall i love you! everything that was orange and gold and brown and

fallish just looked so welcoming after the hot humid summer here

in Minnesota.

 

 

someone very clever painted this botanical illustration of an

acorn on an old suitcase. I KNOW- who thinks up these

great ideas?

 

 

 

 

this funster walked by me and when i saw she was

carrying two rogue arms i asked her if i could take her

picture for my blog. she not only said "yes", she

totally got into it. she posed many different ways and i wasn't

the only one taking pictures by the time the hilarity was over. 

:  )

 

i wish i would have asked her what she planned to do with them.

*maybe just entertain at events?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cindy and i had what i like to call

our own 

"independence day"

 

and it was great. i arrived home with a few new treasures

and a smile of contentment on my face.

 

how was your weekend?

has the weather cooled off where you live? i actually

wore jeans for the first time in months and it felt wonderful

to sleep under a quilt at the lodge.

i drank hot tea and gathered arms full of

zinnias and sunflowers from the garden-knowing

full well that it could freeze anytime now.

 

we celebrated the 30th birthdays of my daughter and the

love of her life chris, plus our grandsons.

more about that in the next post-but till then

 

 have a great day and throw open your windows!

 

xo, beth