Gladys and Barb, the Vineyard Goddesses who make these events happen, wearing lovely grapewreath crowns were greeting people as they arrived.
My space was in corner of the Big White Tent - I was thankful for the protection from the wild winds that were blowing.
Two Dog Pond wares.
...there were horse drawn carriage rides - {my apologies to Walter the Horse for cutting off his head}
....Grape stomping contests and much more. 
I am so excited! The round Swiss Made Glass Watch Crystals I ordered arrived today. The first thing I made was - what else? - little map earrings. If you go to the Fall Harvest Festival at the Vineyard in Gibbon tomorrow, I'll be the one wearing these. Next week I'll make more and you can wear them too! Who needs GPS?
front and back 
YUM! and look at that color!
This morning I had my third Open House this week - Thank you to Becky and to Dawn who opened their homes and let me put trays and trays of soldered charms about. AND - to Pat at the Liberty House who let me set up for a wonderful group of Quilters from "Out West" to shop. Thanks especially to all the wonderful people I met this week and for supporting my habit! 
When I got home I decided to catch up on a few things and to learn how to make JELLY. I don't even eat jelly, but would like to know how to make it. These are some wild plums I picked from the wild plum thickets on the North part of our acreage. {We call that area Widow's Point because when Tim spontaneously combusts, I'm going to build a log cabin on that 3 acres, move the chickens up there and sell everything else. Outrageous since we all know that Tim will probably outlive me by 50 years...} anyway - IF the jelly turns out, I'll share a picture of it. If it doesn't...just imagine how pretty it would have been.
After cutting up the plums and throwing the weird pieces in the 'scratch bucket', Rumple and I took them out for Cocky Rocky, Crazy White Chick, Mildred and the rest of the girls to enjoy. Rumple's job is to carry the bucket back to the house. He takes this very seriously and is quite proud of himself when he gets there without getting his head stuck in it.
What a good day! There were a dozen eggs! That means the chickens each laid an egg today - it's the first time that's happened and I am proud. AND - I just got the mail and there was a card from my son - that's a million times better than a dozen eggs! The large pear shaped egg is a pear. Some days are just better than others, aren't they?
This is my friend Pat when she was quite little
This is my friend Pat when I was done with her...
Now she just needs a Crown, some sparkles, and she's ready to play!
