July 1st

I can't believe today is the first day of July. My son said last night, that he totally missed June and feels like he woke up and it was July. I kind of felt like that. For a week now, I have been trying to make a flag. I thought it would be a simple project. It wasn't. I painted and repainted and sanded and started over so many times that by last night I was ready to burn it for firewood. I decided that enough was enough and I hung it this morning.

Here is a picture of it in my living room.

The first time I saw this was when I was on my Smallville kick during the winter. One like it hangs in Clark's loft in the barn. Then I saw one in the Pottery Barn catalog but with the points cut off the grade stakes.
I wanted one with the pointy ends. Then the blue part gave me just fits. I am pretty happy with it now looking at the picture. Now that I finally got it together I might try one without the wood stain.

I did a small flag with the scrap wood with no stain. I kind of like it but being a fan of the junky wood look it is different for me.

Now I think I will just do inside projects. Like sewing and hooking and things like that. Here is how it looks on my hutch.

My son got a job working for a guy that does decals among other things. I asked if his boss would let him make stencils. He asked and the guy said he could. So I am so excited that my son will make words for me now with a stencil cutting machine. The machine is a huge commercial one so it should be fairly easy is what my son said. I can't wait.

I finished my cow rug and now it has a new home. I am afraid that once I got that money in my hot little hand I might go crazy and start a Etsy store. It felt so nice to be able to have money I made to buy my own materials. Ron never ever minds, but you know it is the principal of the thing.

It is Monday, a hot Monday. 110 is what the weatherman said. Not to hot too sew though. I think what gets me the most is the chickens come to me almost crying it seems like and all I can do is give them cold water. The bunny stays draped over the ice bottles. Two of the hens laid eggs in the flowerbed next to the porch.

It will feel like a nice cool day when it finally drops to 100 degrees.

Stay cool where ever you are, Happy July!

~Kim~