Feelings, Pumpkins Flimsy, Cabbage Casserole

 The Red Squirrels are very busy these days. I can get this shot standing by my sink as this tree is in the front garden and has grown from a little bush to a much bigger bush putting the squirrel pretty much right in front of me. I've had the pleasure of capturing many photos of these little animals in just this pose eating spruce buds. 

And I took this photo of a young deer from the sewing room window. I wonder if it is the same one I've seen from time to time over the summer. I love those eye and nose markings. I had to look it up and it said the white enhances their facial expressions aiding communication with other deer and it also helps reflect sun glare.

Something absent though is a Groundhog. Haven't seen one this summer but their holes are still here. What we did see on a drive recently were the gorgeous reds of these trees lining a farm's laneway. The photo is not doing it justice. There are a lot of horse farms around us and I think this is one of them.

The little appliqued Pumpkins piece is now a flimsy and I'm happy with it too. I sewed one border of black and then used the pumpkin scraps to add an easy pieced second border. It finished at 36 x 36. Looking bright here on a cloudy day.

I was going to call this one Petit Pumpkins with the intention of making the pumpkins very small, something like a field of them with maybe a little house/barn off in the distance. I have the notions but lack the execution and that's why I have so much admiration for you blogging folks who possess both. So my drawings got bigger but I still have the idea that a lot of little pumpkins would look cute. 

As soon as this one below is out of the hoop -there are three more blocks to go, I'll begin to quilt Pumpkins. 

I bought a small cabbage to make an easy egg and cabbage casserole. This is a good dish to use up aging vegetables too. I looked at this site,Amee's Savory Dish, to see what she put in her vegetable casserole. 

Many of these recipes use cream of mushroom/chicken soup and I didn't want to add that this time. So a little butter and milk will have to do. And a cheese topping.

I've been out shopping which included a thrift store and, of course, I have a few items to share with you for next time. 

My deeper thought for this week came about when I read about the death of the oldest Holocaust survivor, 113 year old Rose Girone. Rose was a lifelong and prolific knitter. Here she is knitting on her 110th birthday...wouldn't we all love to be able to do that. You can read how much Rose credited knitting for her survival HERE. So inspiring!

These words below resonated with me and I'm sure will with many of you too. We all have unseen burdens and our daily responsibilities, duties and sense of purpose can carry us along and far. Many folks can and are enduring so much. 

One of my grandmothers firmly believed her reward for all these earthly trials would be in heaven. 

I would love to hear you are hopeful too and especially finding calm, enjoyment and satisfaction, like Rose, in whatever is keeping your stitchy fingers flying!

Happily sharing this post with The Inquiring Quilter, Melva Loves Scraps, Sew Can Do, Random-osity, Alycia Quilts, Quilts Art Whatever and Happiness is Homemade.