Our afternoon walk

With the kids home from school for the summer

and my flexible work-at-home schedule,

we are offered a lot of time to just explore.

Today's exploration took place at Hovey Pond,
a beautiful spot right in the middle of a retail area.

Coming soon to an Etsy shop near you

Vintage Child's Wooden Bathroom Stepstool Seat

Vintage Fisher Price Light Up Globe Viewfinder 1988

Canadian A&W Mug -- "The difference is delicious"

Trio of glass and metal dispensers.

Large glass juicer.

Copper Smirnoff Mule mug and shaker.

Ceramic "Papa" owl mug.

Plastic "Moo-Cow Creamer."

Interchangeable grater made in Hong Kong.

Items being added weekly, so be sure to check back

to Red Hen Studios on Etsy often.

Summer sunshine under glass

Summer has officially arrived in upstate New York.

It's not just because school is out

and Independence Day is a week away.

I know this because the blanket flowers

I planted at my inlaws' lake house are blooming,

each one like a little ray of sunshine.
You can't help but smile when you see them
growing along the picket fence right at the water's edge.

Jeanna of Beans Things and I have collaborated

to create this glass pendant now available on Etsy.

 She took one of my photos of last year's blooms,

placed it under a 1" round clear glass and

attached it to the 18" silver-plated ball chain shown.

 

You can now take a little bit of this sunshine with you!

How do you cope with at-home work in summer?

I find that my only creative outlet right now is photography

(as evidenced by the abundance of shots on this blog).

It is only going to be harder to find time for creativity

as school is now officially out for summer.

On our many outings, I will bring my camera and

probably a crochet project or two but

things at home will have to wait for cooler weather.

How do all other crafty WAHM cope  with

changes in the family schedule?

Sunset at the lake