Palindrome

While the grandkids were here and we were with our Amish neighbors they asked the kids their names. Hannah told them her name and then quickly added that her name spelled backwards was the same, Hannah. My Amish neighbor responded that her name was a palindrome. The 11 year old granddaughter was astonished as she had not heard that word before. She is the avid reader and was surprised there was a word she didn't know! ha ha "Was it a cat I saw?" is a sentence of palindromes. Pretty amazing stuff. I've never doubted I was too old to learn something. Noon. Madam. Bob. Dad. Eve. "Rise to vote, sir".

Upcoming show

Labor Day weekend one month to get ready! Oh my! Just starting to make things and the furniture................well, still sitting in the barn waiting to be worked on. I love working under pressure! Stressed? Nah, that's just desserts spelled backwards and who stresses about desserts?

The year of the muumuu

Though muumuus have been the subject of many jokes, in warm climates they make ideal comfortable and easy loungewear. A muumuu is a loose yoked dress that originated in Hawaii. Bright and bold floral prints are the traditional choice for a muumuu; however one can use any lightweight fabric of your choice if you make it yourself. I talked to a dear friend of mine yesterday and she said that she was going to have a muumuu party. She is almost finished sewing 8 muumuus! A relative is having a birthday so that started the whole muumuu idea. Mary loves to wear a muumuu in the summer and swears they are the coolest thing there is to wear, so she has declared this the year of the muumuu. I remember my mother wearing them back in the 60's when we lived on the farm. If I remember correctly she identified it as a housedress and it was a shorter version than the traditional Hawaiin one . I'm thinking I need one in homespun fabric to fit my personality because bright, bold floral....NOT. Muumuu........COOL!

Fogs, bees, spiders and acorns.

The Amish say, "August fog blooms winter's snow." To the English, "Each fog in August foretells one tracking snow." Those old weather wive's tales say for every foggy morning in August there will be a corresponding snowfall-the thicker that fog the deeper the snow. I am keeping track of the fogs this year and this morning we had a heavy fog. Two more of nature's natural barometers are spiders and bees. Bees are said to forecast colder, harsher winters when they build their nests high off the ground. And the spiders? Well, they build larger than usual webs before a colder, snowier winter. Walking down to the well this morning I noticed some really large spider webs that we haven't had before. An abundance of acorns also means a cold, snowy winter but I haven't found the acorn tree yet! One thing I did notice is that the sumac bushes along the roads, their leaves are starting to turn! You may wonder why I am telling you all this. Yesterday afternoon we got the $30 log splitter up and running that I bought at an auction a year ago and we split wood. If we have a cold, snowy winter then you can add that to the list of forecasters!