One of the shops in Fredericksburg has an arbor over its entry made from cedar logs. The reason this is interesting to me is because my husband is on the faculty at Austin College. AC owns land that the Biology department is doing their best to return to prairie.

There is an invasion of cedar trees on this land that they are busy cutting down. It’s nice to find something to do with the excess cedar logs.

The construction of the arbor looks pretty simple, don’t you think?

It’s Sunday morning as I write this and I’ve been in Fredericksburg teaching for the Verien Quilt Guild. After class today I’m headed down the road to teach in Kerrville.

Fredericksburg is a lovely town in the Hill Country near Austin. I got to town on Friday and had a chance to wander Main Street. This antique store had some wonderful outdoor pieces.

The shop’s front doors were really lovely.

I ran across Mimi Kirchner‘s hand sewn wool dolls while blog surfing. Mimi’s blog, Doll, is definitely worth checking out. The pattern and instructions are at the The Purl Bee – a truly wonderful site. I especially love the hair on these dolls.

Linda has been playing with wool lately. She has some great ideas for future projects that sound very exciting.

I know many of you think that Linda and I work on projects together but, because we live so far apart, that doesn’t happen often. We’re getting together next month and I’m looking forward to seeing what she’s been up to.

Elanor is playing soccer! I don’t think she has a firm grip on the rules of the game but it’s good exercise and she’s really enjoying it. I took a lot of pictures and got some nice ones. It was a pretty day for soccer.

I paint the rooms in my house more often than most people. It’s a lot cheaper than moving! I’ve got painting down to a science and can usually prime and put a finish coat on any room in under 8 hours.

Last week I took one day and changed my dining room. It was burgundy and now it’s a teal/turquoise color. I love it! Luckily, Steve does too. You can see the portrait of Moses Carr on the far wall. He is my husband’s great-great-great grandfather. We rescued this painting from Steve’s grandmother’s barn many years ago and had it repaired and restored. I’ve never been sorry we spent that money.

We use my grandmother’s dresser as a buffet. Most of the rest of her bedroom furniture is in the attic. The painting over the buffet is by George Brinner, an artist on Maui. We have 3 of his paintings – I suppose we’re fans!

Becky is on her way home from staying with her sister in the hospital. Christy is amazing. Once again she is doing better.