Hello my Dear Friends!
I have been waiting all the morning to meet you…
This amazing summer continues here – I think + 30 degrees and warm wind from south. We have been today outside with the olive trees and it was so hot (I was red like tomato on my face). Now we have cut the woods for the fireplace, I have collect suitable pieces for my works and still we have cleaned almost all the rest leaves and gave them to the next door sheeps! They were so happy to get new leaves! I said I would tell you how much oil we made from the olives. We gave to the factory about 400 kg olives (with lots of leaves) and got about 70 kg oil.
During this autumn I have enjoyed so much sewing even my machine is not very good friend of mine… of course I enjoy also too much knitting, crochet, felting… sometimes I envy those people who has passion for one craft and don’t have to share their time with too many subjects and at the end can’t concentrate on any of them!
This is a place mat with the same theme with houses like I have had this year! The striped fabric is from Finnish ’Marimekko’ which I have saved long time and now here it found the right place!
In this patchwork I like very much all the warm autumn colours and as usually a little bit white to give light and clearness for the darker colours! I didn’t use wadding, to be steady for a glass or a coffee cup. There is thick white fabric back and I have made some stitches like waves to have an idea of plants in the garden with the fabric where is plants and birds!
So…that was about the patches. You know…so often…almost every night I wake few times and have in my mind the crafts I’m working…and you my special friends! I am thinking all those things l’d like to show to you and tell about! And then I should choose what to have in my next post… Today I feel that I just have to show you sweet, qute pigs!
In fact Nero could tell you about the pigs, but he is now out and busy barking with the neighbour’s boxer!
These two pigs are so sweet…and so busy! They dig almost all the day and they have really fixed all the land next to us where are also the sheeps. After the hot and dry summer the land is very hard but these little helpers have made it so soft and full of big holes that it would be perfect for planting!
…perhaps a little bit more deep…
…hello there! Now it seems to be perfect for a nice, lovely, relaxing…
…siesta! For me these two small pigs look so sweet and qute…with the lovely light, pink colour, all the legs crossed and mixed!
In our family we all like animals and also pigs…even my grandfather! I have from him this great painting which is one of my favorites!
Here you can see that it’s painted 1972 and I got it from my mother perhaps about 1985. Since then it has been always on my wall – sometimes changing the room – but I love it and like to have this painting always some where to be able to see it!
Pigs are nice…Nero likes them, too…. especially their ears!
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Oh Teje, pigs…I just love pigs, they are my favourite creature…I cannot keep the real thing so I have plenty of little treasures in a case instead. Pigs are so clever at turning over the soil, no machines needed!You are so lucky to have 2 next door.
Your patchwork is beautiful and looks perfect on the table.
We are still in the big chill here in the UK, I love to look at your sunny photos.
I really enjoyed this post, thank you for warming me up with your sunshine.
Jane x
Thank you dear Jane! I’m so happy you enjoyed my post and share my love with pigs! Xxx Teje
A great post, Teje! I wish that I could feel the sun that you are sending but it’s too cold. I love the pigs, the real ones and the painting is beautiful.
x
Dear Emma, thank you! I wish also that I could send you some sun and warm! xxx Teje
Oh what a lovely , interesting post. Your quilte mat is really. lovely. I agree, the autumnal colours work very well. Talking of autumn, we have lots of snow here in the UK at the present. It is so pretty when it first falls. The pigs are wonderful. I love all amimals and pigs are one of my favourites. Such a cute photo of them sleeping. I do love popping in to see you and Nero. So, until next time, have a great week. Ros and Oscar
Hi Teje, thank you for a lovely post, I really enjoy reading about your life on Crete! Love the colours of your patchwork, the blue and reds are my kind of colours
Very cute pigs!
A shame but the sun got lost in the post! I love the marimekko fabric – I ALWAYS love their fabrics!
Love Benta
Aivan ihania pikkupossuja. Ronja pitää kovasti myös possun korvista.
Meillä jatkuu hyytävät kelit. Blogissa on nyt kuvia, joita on vaikea uskoa todeksi. En muista milloin olisi jo marraskuussa ollut näin kova talvi täällä. Tänään vielä pakkasta -20, mutta huomenna onneksi enää vähän yli -10 astetta.
Keskiviikkona meillä on Tassupari-kaupassa 0,5 vuotis synttärit. Paljon ohjelmaa luvassa.
Nauttikaa auringosta
katja
The two piglets lying asleep look so cute!! And I really like your grandfather’s painting – how wonderful to have it to keep. Your little quilt is very clever and stylish!
Have a lovely day! Helen x
That painting is just fantastic. What a treasure. I love your Marimekko fabric placemat, also. Wonderful!
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