Putting the "Labor" in Labor Day

When my children were young Labor Day weekend was always the weekend we prepared the yard and gardens for winter; pulling weeds, spreading my secret mixture of peat moss, Johnny Jump-up seeds and slug bait.  They would moan and groan and whine "WHY do WE have to do this????"  To which I'd say "Do you know what LABOR means?"

 

My little bungalow.  Truth be told, I miss my garden.
Spent countless hours pulling weeds.
It's good to get on your knees from time-to-time.

 

Of Course, the unofficial end of summer and a day to work your kids was not the original intent of Labor Day. 
Click HERE to read the history.

I considered a short Labor Day get-away, but it's been a busy time at work and I decided it was too much preparation and work to leave town, and where would I go, anyway?  Not only that,  I do know what LABOR means.
Just look at this L-O-N-G list of things to do.

 

Despite the record-breaking heat (and fires filling the air with smoke!) I managed to cross off quite a number of items from my list...spent some time in the studio ... made a trip to the fabric store ... even spent some time with The Babes.  

All-in-all a nice weekend. I am refreshed and ready to tackle the last quarter of this crazy year.

 

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