.....................................in the woods.....

I was surprised that there weren't any more signs of autumn, 

we found only one young tree which has changed its frock already

                                                                              and little of this     

                                                                        

   and this,

but the rest of the forest is still very green, 

and now holidays are over, very quiet, we didn't meet another human.

...................designed by nature..................

and by a man

.........................and at home..................

making "summer" jam; I know, little late for "summer", but there are still summer fruits around.

My regular followers know that I like to make small batches of mixed fruit jams, 

depending on what fruit there is around.

Enough to make small amounts of  "summer in the jar".

.....................and at last hand quilting "Surrounded by Flowers"........

I changed the final border from the original design, because I wasn't very keen on it,

and because I like the blue/grey batik so much.

Thank you for visiting, you lovely people, 

and I hope you will have a wonderful week!

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still summer

Actually, we have been having a mini heatwave in my part of the world, which has been so welcome after a very gloomy August,

with warm summer evenings, despite the fact that it is getting dark much earlier.

So we are back outside, having our breakfasts and lunches out there, simply making most of it.  

Also doing some stitching, sitting in the sunshine and working on the final border of Surrounded by Flowers.

With the arrival of lovely warm sunshine, a feeding frenzy is going on in the garden,

Dahlias, the stars of the show right now, are also the most popular dish.

So, yes, autumn is slowly coming, leaves are changing colour, but any delay is a bonus.

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