giveaway day

this stack of december-ish fabrics is looking for a new home

and some vintage trims are, too.

if you would like to a chance to win these goodies,

please leave a comment below, ON THIS POST 

or send me an email at sewandsowlife(at)gmail(dot)com.

just for fun, please let me know what 

creative "something" you might make if you win.

 the winner's name will be chosen at random, and

i am willing to ship internationally.

this giveaway will close at midnight on december 6th.

 sew, mama, sew, is sponsoring this huge giveaway. 

creative folks all over the internet are 

giving away handmade treasures and/or supplies.

and my daughter, gretta was too late to register with 

sew, mama, sew,

but she's offering some fun goodies over at her blog anyhow.

look here.

GOOD LUCK!

awareness

(today i am remembering so many...)

there has been progress and there is more to do.

read here.

seed saving

we had a bumper crop of wax beans this summer.

at the end of the season, batman pulled up a few plants 

that had gone wild and hung them in the woodshed to dry out.

this past weekend he harvested the seeds and we will

put them away until the spring when we'll plant them...

do any of you save seeds?

everyone is safely back to their regular lives, 

after fun times at "a bit of earth".

laundry, errands and chores for me tomorrow...

and gretta and i will dig into our season of 

holiday artsy craftsy extravaganza.

we will try not to argue over the sewing machine :-)

(it's really fun to have her back home for a bit!).

  

the first tree of the season...

...our "bit of earth" came with six acres of balsams.

old friends came over yesterday to cut theirs.

their daughter, anne, a best friend of our lindsey's

is in kabul, building peace.

(please keep her in your thoughts.)

this is a good time of year to remember that

 the important things in life are not things....

and that there are many wonderful and different ways

 to celebrate the season of light...

explore them!

finally! fantastic mr fox in theatres!

last night, we went up to montpelier 

to see the movie we've all been waiting for....

here is a dose of unabashed family pride...

my very clever youngest brother

was the production designer for fantastic mr. fox.

we saw his creative fingerprints all over the film.

congratulations, nelson!

fantastic work!

(go see it!)

yesterday...

...at "a bit of earth".

today's the day!

batman, lindsey, hannah and gretta

gathered here at "a bit of earth",

anne in afganistan,

erin in la grange,

my family at the edge of the cranberry bogs,

my brother in london,

franny and company on m.d.i.

liz, paul, jimmy and buddy,

robin and dolo in california,

stew and dawn in oregon,

m. and her brother,

and so, so, many more folks that this list

 could go on to the edges of cyber space.

i am so amazingly blessed to know so many dear people, 

who shed light out into the world.

gratitude.

it's what today is all about.

thank you, thank you, thank you.