Flower Power

I've been sooo busy moving back home, cleaning up after the construction, weeding and pruning, etc. etc. etc. that I haven't had much time for anything else...especially blogging.

Above is our new deck.

It's heaven to be home. The house looks great, and the garden is starting to produce.

Look! Strawberries!







And blueberries and flowers.










I've had the same quilt project on my wall for over a month! I like it so far, and hope to get back to it soon, but the last time I worked on it, I got stumped as to whether or not I needed to add to it.

Maybe the time away from it will spark some inspiration.

Summer Fun in the Mountains

I'm not sure how I could have had a nicer weekend.

My sister's daughter, Katy Cox, (who lives in Austin) and bandmates, spent the weekend with us. Josh, Lori and Mia came to spend some time with them, so we got some good eating and chatting time together.

Mia has grown about a million inches since I last saw her on Mother's day. She is the cutest little thing.



Then Katy and her band "Shotgun Party" gave a concert at my friend Sharon Moore's Hayloft Concert venue in Salem.

They rocked the audience with some truly amazing bluegrass music, and the audience went wild over Katy's playing. I was so proud!

The fiddle player on the left is Katy, then there's Jenny, who sings, plays guitar and writes most of their music and lyrics, and Andrew is on the base.




They spent the night at our house, and (as you can see), Katy and I did some bonding in the morning.

I love all three of these adorable musicians so much. If you ever get the chance to see them perform, it's not to be missed.

They're touring all over the West coast right now. Last night they were in Portland, then Vancouver, Washington, then Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, and on and on until they get back to Austin in a couple of weeks.