Colombus Day Weekend

      I like the space of the weeks before Thanksgiving. In this one I've had time to put some color onto a sketch I did of Barea and Bruno and the two dogs when we were at the farm in mid-October, having one of the nicest times we've had there in quite a few years. I'd just completed a cleaning and reorganization of my Mom's 200+ year old farmhouse (one of the featured ones in my book) this summer, and we were taking full advantage, having been able to put in and use a chiminea in the fireplace (chimney needs some work). You can see it in full force on the right! The colors here have come out kind of an odd combination of neon and washed-out, but if you tilt back the screen 10 or 20 degrees you'll get a better idea of how cozy it all was. It was your idyllic October evening before supper- definitely drawing-worthy, and an example of why it's helpful when you've cooked ahead! (Can't remember now which concoction it was that night, but it'll show up in the book I'm sure.)

     Posts now will be following the progress of "A Year in a Country House" calendar, which I must complete in a week! Ack! Finishing an angel one now, as rumbles of the approaching season become more and more audible…..……