A Little More October

First of all, thank you for all the lovely well wishes. Fortunately I was able to pop right back up on my feet after that doozy of a cold over last weekend. I really did need to feel better soon..
Usually I don't blog about this, but one of my little jobs is chair person of the food committee at our church. Food is not my favorite topic, and I would really rather be talking about sewing, playing with fabrics, dolls, and vintage treasures. But sometimes I think maybe I need to explain why I'm not here.. because there are weeks were we are very busy and I don't get much time for crafting or blogging or even cleaning my house. This was such a week.

Tuesday we prepared and served a meal for a large family of 137 after a memorial service for their loved one. I really enjoy doing this because I know how nice it is to sit down with friends and family after a sad event and have a nice dinner together without worry. I didn't get any pictures then...

but..

..last night was our annual fund raising auction. Lots of lovely produce and hand baked items. Isn't it beautiful? Look at all the yummies. This stuff seemed to sell for much higher bids than even any of the crafts or household items. I think it may be because of the economy. People don't feel good about spending their money on "things".. but bidding up a loaf of homemade bread to $15, or pie, or a basket of apples was ok.

And believe me, some of this stuff went high.
These gorgeous peppers were my win. I even hate to tell you how much I bid for 12 pints. But it's all going towards a roof on our building.. and Mr Attic enjoys eating them so much. I don't do any sort of canning like this, and he loves hot peppers.

Here is the crowd.. we gather in this big room for things like this..

Everyone was bidding, even the folks working at the registration table..
I bid from the kitchen. That's where I was most of the evening.. serving sloppy joe sandwiches, kraut dogs, apple dumplings and pie with scoops of ice cream. Here are a couple of my helpers. I have good help. Even though it is a lot of work and takes time.. I really do enjoy it so much.

So today I'm playing catch up with laundry and such. It is a cool and cloudy day.. very fall-like. And lookie here what I noticed out back. This is MY Burning Bush. I think maybe it will be just as red as our neighbor's. You can see a peek of theirs in the background..

My wheelbarrel is still beautiful....you saw it at the top of the page.

I couldn't help but throw in a little bit of textile. These were in a basket at the quilt shop the other day for a dime a piece. They are irregular 6"x6" bits.. and I got several squares of these. You can never add too many little bits to your stash..

Hope you are headed for a nice weekend..