Sorry it's been so long since I posted but this has been quite a year. We had almost no rain and very hot weather for most of the summer. I had a Master
Gardener's tour here in June. The night they came it was 100 degrees at 6pm. But we made a full tour and then retreated to the air-conditioned house for a meeting and lunch. It has been so dry that our wells are not able to keep up with the use and my husband is now hauling in extra water . He rigged up a pipeline from our pond so that I could keep my plants alive. We have lost a couple of trees already. The shop has also been keeping me busy and have done a show and an open house here. Now we are headed for Clarinda IA for a show this weekend. Then have another show in Pella in Nov. and then the big show called A Prairie Christmas the weekend following Thanksgiving. It is a large show and is filled with country primitive wares. I love doing it so the work of getting it organized is worth it. Well better get back to work and will try to post again soon.
