Pillow Finish, Signs of Spring

 

The 'Birdies' pillow is finished and went home to live on Tess' office chair. It was a fun little pillow to hook. (Pattern on linen by Maggie Bonanomi.) I piped it with some of the pinkish wool and stuffed it very firm.

Steve and I started taking walks again. If we walk up to Cahoon's old farmhouse and back it gives us two and a half miles. It was very cold on our first walk last week and we were all bundled up. The last two walks we only needed light, fleece jackets. Robins are gathering in flocks in the fields. It is encouraging to hear the birds singing in the morning. How is it that spring enamors us each year? We have lived it over and over so many times and it never gets old.

 

The end goal of our walk. This barn hasn't contained cows in decades but it still smells so good- like hay and manure.

I thought the silhouette of this cow looked like a primitive painting. to the right of the barn on the left is the chimney of the log building that used to stand there. Sadly, the log building fell down a couple of years ago.

 

This lovely horse lives across the road from us.