Happy 4th of July and some other stuff

Wow! The Fourth of July already--summer is really going fast!

We don't have any big celebrating planned and we aren't going to any fireworks displays, but we are having a yummy dinner. Blackberry-Molasses Ribs, baked beans, slaw, and I made a French silk pie. All will be accompanied by an interesting bottle of wine we picked up the other day. The blackberries are from my husbands  blackberry bramble. I was happy to find a use for them other than blackberry desserts. I haven't made French silk pie for a long time, and it is one of my favorites--I mean, who doesn't love velvety smooth chocolate in a chocolate cookie crust?

I've finished a couple of my fall projects. this cute little wall hanging--I love the black bird!

And a small wool mat.

They are hard to see in the picture, but there are berries to the left of the white pumpkin. The 3 pumpkins are from "Pieces from my Heart", and the wool mat from "Falloween Threads" .

The other evening as we  were watching television I had a light bulb moment (not exactly what I call it  but...). In the back of my mind I've always thought that if the light was better I would do some sewing or knitting in the evenings. I've brought down my table top, flip up Ott light, but have never been able to position it right, so it suddenly dawned on me to look into a floor lamp style, and thanks to Amazon, two days later I have this:I've just used it once, but know it is going to be wonderful!  I'm going to be SO much more productive :)

The stack has gotten taller! I will say, the top suitcase I've had for years and used it as display when I did shows, and the three stack looked good, but Sweetie was quick with his bidders card and got the dark suitcase for $5 at the auction. You just can't pass that up. Think I've got enough now.

And I'm going to have to go out of the stool business as well. Have I said that before? Little stools are just so cute. This one followed me home.

I did pass on bidding on a couple others--see, I can show restraint.

Last, but by no means least, there was this little item. 

And it is loaded with silk thread, perle cotton and a card of mother of pearl buttons.

Unfortunately (?) we are gong to have to go back to the auction since I now want a fire screen to re-do. They had 2 I was interested in, but for some reason they disappeared  from the auction floor, and they were just what I had in mind. It seems the primitive,  distressed things get pushed to the side in favor of other stuff.

Gonna go pick out a new project to start.  Be safe!