Enough, already!

Snow, I mean. I know, I know, this is nothin' compared to what some of you are dealing with, but we're not used to a solid week of snow and I'm getting cabin fever pretty bad and we're running out of things like milk and bread. I should mention that here in the Pacific Northwest we do our best not to drive on snowy roads because considering the way things work here there is generally a layer of very slick ice at the bottom. Having grown up in Idaho I know that cold, dry snow is really not that slick and not bad to drive on, but here where there is a fine line between rain and snow and the temperature hovers right around freezing, the stuff is very, very slick. But ice, or not, I think we are going to venture out of here a little later. (I can't drink my coffee without milk!)

View of the front porch railing, taken from inside the house. Under that cute little cone shape of snow is a geranium in a terra cotta pot. They usually live through the winter here. That's why it's still sitting out there. Bet this one is a goner!

End of whining.

Yesterday I spent a good part of the day in my studio. I was still feeling a little bit inspired by the snow and made these.

I have had this idea to do some "drawing" with my sewing machine and this was an opportunity to try it out. The trees and the fence were done freemotion with the sewing machine and I'm happy with that process. More of that to come, I think. And another perfect place to use my great little bargain polka dot stamp! (first seen here) I was going to trim these to neat squares when I finished stitching, but liked the uneven edges and left them. I put them on a dark background to photo, but may eventually mount them on something. And because I know someone will ask— they are each 9" square, more or less.