summer time

It's been such beautiful sunny weather- lots of inspiring views....

It has been great sleeping in the teepee- you can even see the stars at night through the smoke opening.  And it's next to the creek, so there is a beautiful lullaby to sing you to sleep.....

bees

See the new picture on the top of the blog? Well I'm happy to say that this spring we set up our first bee hive- (this pic was several months ago). It's really been fun watching the bees bring in pollen- they get really busy on warm days. We should be able to have honey next year. I already have block print bee cards, but I'm being inspired to make a bee pillow next....this is my bee printed on linen

Summer!

Happy Summer everyone! If you get the chance look at Printsy Thursday Leanne Graeff's blog for a little profile on my "lily aimes" project- I really need to update!! Especially now it's turned to Summer and my last theme was Spring. Anyway she has a great description of my art panels.

owl

owl Originally uploaded by kristinloganbill

They have a home in the top of our barn-isn't he adorable. So now the animals who have been visiting our place are: fox, deer, beaver, elk, owl and bats of course and they are all welcome!

summertime.....

okay well the living isn't exactly easy.... but I am definately enjoying blueberries and hay cutting and fields of lavender. Our next door neighbor has a wrecking/metal recycle yard (not too picturesque) anyway- the nicest people, and they gave us tickets to the local mud drags... I have to say it was pretty entertaining. Our neighbors wife was driving one of the cars, and she sure was impressive, I thought she was going to tip over. You wouldn't catch me doing that, but it was nice to see something I wouldn't normally have sought out! On the same day we went through the Oregon Lavender Festival- and visited a few farms, inhaling the scent! Maybe next year will be the year for our field. We had our hay cut, but it's been so wet that we haven't been able to bale it yet. So perhaps we will be making a straw bale hut up on our hill- we shall see... On the work front, I hired an assistant, Bonnie- she used to be a lawyer! but now is in love with art and wants to do something in an artistic area. I think she'll be great! I can't wait until she starts on Tuesday and things start getting done a little faster- and I get caught up!!!! I have a couple of seamstresses sewing my little sachets at the moment, but I am anticipating the need for more (more sachets and more seamstresses!) take care all- hope you are enjoying your summer!

Is it Spring?

First crocus's This was a rainbow from a week ago when it was raining (it's sunny now!). It stretched from one side of our field to the other!

Life in Oregon

one day at the beach the next day snowed in!

what is it?

I was walking in our little woods the other week, and saw this.... does anyone know what it is? I think some kind of fungus?? anyway it's quite beautiful as well as mysterious-