It's the fall of 2011.  I am still learning at the library (my worksite) to stay flexible and aware of changes.  I am happy to note more people are using online books from our catalog.  Still constant is the book readers who come in to the library. We greet them and help them find a good read; Personal attention is vital to some, not to others. Back to sewing this week, I am bringing my machine back to the dining table and spreading out the projects.
In the picture is Wilson, my springer spaniel, who I see first thing in the morning; He is always happy to see me and go outside. We have breakfast and I linger over coffee.
The roses are from the florist promotion, give 2 things for food shelf, + $10 = 12 roses.

Completed projects sewed this fall.

this is a rug made of strips of 2 1/2 wide sewed and woven.  I did finish it with a blue print border. I like this picture better. It's my Ford tractor.

I sewed this with 5" Thangles from a pattern for a tablecloth. I am getting the backing on now, quilting it then Use it on my table for family togetherness events.

Kleenex pouches.

November 3, 2011 Library news

       When I was practicing downloading e-books to my laptop, I repeated the steps too much and "corrupted" my account.  After a two week waiting period, Today I was able to download a book from the library and transfer it to the color nook. I got a non-fiction book on women of the wild west. I am going to read it on the Color Nook this week, then I will come back and review the book.
Today I removed the programs from my Laptop which I don't use. I also removed Adobe Digital Editions, then re-installed it from the tds.lib.overdrive.org website.
     As I was doing all this I did have a bit of a problem deleting expired books from the Nook. The instructions direct you to delete files while connect to the computer via cord.
I will report back here how it goes. I had two copies of one of the books called "The Smartest Woman I know". It was downloaded for practice by Dani K. at tds who was helping me on the phone with my laptop today.
     If and WHEN I am successful with the reading of a book on the Nook, then I am going to try downloading an audio book with overdrive software and listening to it via my MP3 player.
All part of a librarian's "homework". Plus it's true I wanted to learn how to use the nook because I may buy one  someday.

This is the Staff dressed for the costume party at our library Monday Oct. 31, 2011: Tracy Kutsi, Amanda Steinke, Eva Gaydon, myself, Chris Kennedy.

Farm in Fall.

Here is our barn.

 Sewed lots.
 Drought.

Barn Quilts

Started a Barn Quilt on April 27, 2011 at Wells Community Ed. class held at Renee Holmes farm 12 miles East of New Richland. We painted the primer after sanding our 4 ' square plywood panels. May 3, 2011, we returned to work again. The panels were all primed, 2 coats, applied by Renee and Marilyn. We drew our design grid, taped the edges and applied the first color. A photographer was present from the New Richland paper. We were all photographed in front of Renee's barn quilt. We were told this is the first barn quilt painting class in Minnesota. Guess we could be famous. I chose a pattern called "old glory" in red, white and blue. It will be jazzing up my farm in a few short weeks.