No Sewing: Giveaways and Voting for a GO

No sewing here.  Just a quick update before I waterproof the deck and do some yard work.    First I want to share with you the 100th post of Marilyn's Maze and of course she is having a giveaway of some wonderful fabric that is already pre-cut.  Yummy!  Happy Blog Anniversary to you!

I also wanted to let you know you can help a friend of mine win a "GO".    If you visit Sheilac's blog, she will tell you all about it.  Or you can go straight to Bejeweled Quilts by Barb and vote for My Empty Nest is Full of Cat Hair in the upper lefthand corner.  I know Sheilac would be so grateful to you for your support.  I went and voted for her last night.  How awesome it would be to win a "GO". 

Thanks Marilyn and Sheilac for being followers and blog friends.

I also wanted to let you know about a give away Jane's Fabric's is having.  It is her 400th post and a big 2 year anniversary.  She is having a week long celebration.

We have been getting yards and pastures ready.  I took a few photos of the natural prairie for you.  This is north of our place in what we call the "big pasture".  It is the summer home for most of our herd.  We have had a lot of rain and the grass is the tallest I've ever seen it.  There is also water in more places than I've ever seen.  It is a beautiful place.  It wasn't a sunny day for me tho--kind of overcast skies.

I wish I was more of an expert, but I can't tell you the names of these plants.  I just love the natural growth of it all.  I am looking forward to getting the cattle worked and moved.  We will still need to check on them daily to make sure they are staying in their beautiful home, but I will have more time to myself starting next week.  Hopefully, this time can be used to do some sewing, besides gardening and yard work.

Thank you for the comments about answering comments. There were so many nice comments I had to answer some of them.  I started blogging for the fun of it and to mainly to join the quilting community of bloggers.  I have enjoyed it so much and you have encouraged me through the last 2 busy months.  Sometimes calving season can be somewhat of a downer, but this year making new friends really gave me something to look forward to.  I'm happy to share our wide open spaces too.  It has been fun to visit your states and countries.  I love the recipes, family sharing and especially the quilting. 

 Thank you to all my new friends for keeping my spirits high.  Hugs to you all.................