A finish. Dear God... thank you.

Finally finally finally!  Yay!  Okay I know this is quilting at its worst, but I just could never get in the mood to quilt this darn thing!  And so yesterday I sat down, and just plowed through it.  Yes I know it’s rather sad, but not so bad that some child isn’t going to love it.

I for one, am just glad to have it done!

The peacock wallhanging is also up.  I’ve given up on a sunny day to photograph it.

As the economy worsens and the price of fuel climbs, we are finally starting to see some of the very rural/remote pieces of property come on the market.  Up in the northwest section of Arkansas, around Ponca, is some of the most beautiful land in the world.  The Boxley River Canyon runs through that area, and I have always wanted to own a piece of it.  The problem is, none of it is ever for sale, or we can’t afford a parcel the size I want (at least 300 acres of it… yes I’m greedy)!

But there is some for sale now, in fact there is an 80 acre piece I’d love to go up and see.  But it’s a long ways to any town from there… if gas becomes $5 a gallon or more as a standard, who will be able to afford to live out there?