I wish every weekend could be a three day weekend!
On Friday afternoon, I canned about three quarts of tomato sauce with tomatoes from our garden using Amy’s recipe.
On Saturday we spent the afternoon at the Taste of Madison, watching live music, eating and drinking. We saw this great new band from Vancouver. (bet you didn’t know I like heavy metal music!)
On Sunday, I finished two sewing projects for swaps, which I will show you in my next post, after I finish sewing the label onto the mini quilt.
On Labor Day, we went hiking on one of my favorite trails which is only about 20 minutes from our house.
We lucked out with a gorgeous sunny day. Check out this cool hollow tree we are always mesmerized with.
It’s so huge that I could hide in it!
This is my favorite part of the trail because it’s so peaceful, yet it reminds of that Stephen King book The Girl Who Love Tom Gordon, about this young girl who gets lost in the woods.
We are always intrigued with this cool tree that has a bowl shape at the base of the trunk. I wonder if any animals drink from that or if it’s just a breeding ground for bugs.
We saw lots of beautiful wild flowers, pretty fields of flowering weeds, and this butterfly busy on a thistle.
It’s always fun to see what hidden treasures you can find in the woods and on the trails.
There are a couple posts along the trail with poems on them that I always love to stop and read, reflecting on the moment.
I love it when you find trees leaning over the trail, forming a tunnel or archway for you to walk through.
At the end of the trail, we always look forward to resting at this warming cabin, a great place to warm up around the campfire if you’re skiing or snowshoeing in winter.
Oh darn, that brings me to the end of our long weekend. I am already looking forward to next weekend!
Terri's Notebook 
Sounds like a wonderful weekend! I can’t wait to see your mini quilts, I was working on one myself this weekend!
The weekend is always something to look forward to, it’s what gets us through the week! Happy Tuesday!
Your weekend sounds so nice! I hope you liked the sauce! 🙂
It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!
I definitely did not know that you like heavy metal! 🙂 Sounds like a lovely weekend.
Sounds like a great weekend! And what a great trail so close to home, too! Can’t wait to see the quilts!
Hi Terri! Looks like a fun weekend! Hey, email me your address; for some reason my email doesn’t like your email today~I have a package to send you! Oh, and I think the pic of you in the tree should be your Fall blog picture~it’s too cute!
Another good thing about a long weekend, is the short week that follows it. 🙂
Looks like you had a wonderful time. I love the photo of you in the tree.
I too am anxious for next weekend. So many projects, so little time!
Beautiful Photo’s and Dorrie’s right that photo of you in the tree would be so great for a fall blog photo header. Too bad those long weekends have to come to an end.
Seems like you had a great long weekend! I adore long weekend too. 🙂 I love that photo of you in that hollow tree! Too cute! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
How wonderful to live so close to such a great trail! Your tomatoes sound delicious.