The return of the school year

It's been quite some time since I've written a sizeable post!  But school started yesterday, and I also have orchestra rehearsal once a week, so my blogging time has been shortened considerably.  Further work on my sewing projects, alas, will mostly have to wait until Christmas break.

I will avoid talking about school, for now.  ;)  Orchestra is pretty cool, though.  We're playing some great music, including Beethoven's 7th, which (to me) is the hardest. 

Yesterday was Hobbit Day!  I was going to do some kind of blog post for it, but never got around to it.  Oh well--happy birthday Frodo and Bilbo!  :)