Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Hanlins!

I had to lead with this photo of Ezmaralda. She was lying next to a pumpkin and I thought it was so Halloweeny and cute... but very early in the morning and dark... 

LOVE how the flash reflected off her eyes. This was not planned.

My evil witchy cat. Love her.

Here is Ann the Diva Witch...

  

Eve the Pirate~

 My tall ladies together...

 The Queen and the Drone~ bzzzt.

and harvest time... Eve's gourds

  and pumpkins

 Last of the zucchini~

 Lotsa beets~

  and I leave you with my man, being silly on his birthday. 

Posing as Farmer Paul, the Happy Man and his farm... love this man.

Studio Time

Since fall is officially here... I have been committing some serious time to creating in the studio.
Nothing heavy, just craft- creative things to get me started. It's been months since I did anything productive in my favorite room... it has felt like life has been dragging me along... and I am 'supposed' to (doctor's orders) work on stress release. Seems I am having anxiety issues. Physically reacting to anxiety or stress? that is... my neck and shoulder muscles are locked up and I am in constant physical angst. Weird because I mentally don't feel anxiety... I am as high strung as I ever am....normal obnoxious Reenie. But my body is telling me otherwise, so it's time for regular exercise and regular studio time.

Here are some photos of things I have been tinkering with...

Birds!

Jewelry making with Ann...

 Knit & Crochet bracelets...

Finished products...

Making a new book/art journal... still in progress

An old Apple ad.... 

"Think Different"

  This pic cracks us all up. Don't know who it is, found via Pinterest.

September~

This month has blasted by...
First with a visit from my inlaws (miss them!), then a week of illness, then a week of friends from PA, which included a trip to Seattle.
September is also the start of our fall schedule, which is tamer this year than past commitment-wise, but more intense and relevant.
Our garden was a bit of a bust this year, somewhat because we need a few years to get the soil properly fed and things prepped in time to plant, but mostly due to a really cold summer. Our tomatoes never had time to grow large enough, blight hit, then it never warmed enough to ripen.
BUT... the blueberries did well, the potatoes, beans, peas and the pumpkins are rocking it!
Plus we are pleasantly surprised to see that some of the almost 100 yr old apple trees in our orchard are producing some fruit!

Here are some pics...