** Crocheting on the couch with my girlie, whom I just taught to finger knit.  She's gone through that whole ball of yarn making a knitted chain twice now.  Oh how hard we fall!



** Discovering the Google Reader "Next" button through tips from so many dear readers.  Thanks, all - I love it!

** Making a simple felt necklace for a sweet, sweet friend.  It's from Stitch Magic .



I replaced the felt ties with a crochet chain.



** Picking apples at Skytop Orchard.  What a glorious day to be handing down apples!!! 



I had to insist we stop picking after we gathered all of 30 lbs.  THIRTY pounds people!  Guess what we'll be doing this week?  Drying, freezing and enjoying apples!



** Starting something new that I've been seriously anticipating, in Lotta's new collection.  Echo will be available very very soon here and here and here! 



And, actually, I do have an Echo charm pack to giveaway.  Let's do that now, shall we?  To enter, please fill out this little survey about Celebrate Color vs. Quilt-alongs.  I mean, I was wanting to ask you to do that anyway, so this fell together quite nicely!  There are only 3 required questions (they're the first 3), and they're multiple choice, so you can totally do this.



To be eligible for the Echo charm pack (courtesy of Windham Fabrics), please complete the survey by Wednesday at noon, EST.  Thanks so much, y'all!