Making my POSTAGE STAMP BLOCK curtains in the Pavilion at Dawn

Just the other day, Anna and I started work at 4.30 am! We hoped to get some beautiful midsummer photographs of The Last Homely House as the sun was rising for the 2023 calendar. At the same time, we took some video of my walk around the lake, breakfast in the pavilion and then, as the day was starting, I moved my sewing machine outside to carry on work on my Postage Stamp Block curtains for my Porch Makeover.
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[@camillewinnie27]

Eileen has the cutest little waddle while she’s swimming.! What a little character she is. And how fun to have a pet goose?! 😊

[@florenfroe23]

Kate and Anna, I hope you read the comments, for I don’t know it you realize the impact you are having on our lives. This video was so peaceful and restoring. Thank you.

[@luellacalkins6739]

Kate I know you realize how lucky you are to have Anna around. That is a DIL that is a definite keeper and friend. ❤️

[@estellahart2762]

Sitting with you as you go through your day, no matter what is the activity, is like visiting a neighbor I have known my whole life. It takes me back to my childhood a time of calmness. The days of knowing all neighbors and being friends. Thank you for sharing your time!

[@5kristy71]

Exactly xxxx

[@patandrews6963]

Such a quiet and serene place you have. It’s calming just to watch you and listen to the music. I do enjoy your videos from way over here in northern Minnesota, USA :)

[@meatdog]

I couldn't have expressed it better. Watching you Kate is like having a wonderful and dear friend. You are a very unique person. Thank you for sharing.

[@maureenloffredoweissbach810]

What a lovely video. I just found you as I just started quilting. A true sense of peace came over me. Thank you for a lovely morning.

[@nancyheneghan4760]

Anna is definitely the best daughter in law. Of course John is also a wonderful person. You are very lucky.

[@rosemaryowens7290]

I love the sound of a sewing machine.😊

[@anniekay636]

I enjoyed this video I could hear the sheep in the distance Early morning, the best time of day.

[@amypw57]

This is a lovely video. I'm almost jealous of the relationship you and Anna have; my mother-in-law had the biggest, kindest heart anyone could ask for, but she had no hobbies that we shared. My own mother didn't have hobbies either, other than crossword puzzles. So I didn't get to spend time with either of them doing those things that I enjoy. I'm beyond thrilled that my daughter has taken up knitting. We enjoy sitting together while she knits and I do needlework. So I'm grateful for that.

[@katehenry2718]

We were both awake at light, happy with the way the garden looks at this time of day. )) Thank you for sharing the calm of your life. I've let stress encroach and make me fret. The gentle music in your videos (the only one I don't mute) reminds me to let go, be quiet, and absorb the beauty of mist rising on the corn fields, erase the world and enjoy the doing that needs being done. Its time to feed the kitties and me too. Good start to the day. Hugs on you all.

[@chrisberry9017]

Dear Kate, Anna and friends! Thank you all so much for this wonderfully calming insight. I’m struggling with depression at the moment, so your caring presence was particularly valued today. I don’t know how you manage it Kate, but despite your increasing numbers of subscribers, you still make it feel as though you’re spending special time with each and every one of us personally. Bless you, and thank you my friend X

[@bettyboo8214]

What a lovely comment Chris. I totally agree Kate's videos are very calming and so enjoyable to watch. Hope things improve for you.xx

[@chrisberry9017]

@@bettyboo8214 Thank you my friend.

[@vickimcbride4153]

times spent with Kate's videos have sustained me through the hardest time, and I am so grateful.

[@chrisberry9017]

@@vickimcbride4153 Likewise Vicki! I’m so very glad to have Kate and her wonderful family in my life! Greetings to you!

[@MrsSeifersClass]

I hope you have a chance to move and be out and about today. Depression is THE WORST. It seems it will never go away, but alas, it definitely does. Remind yourself that “this is temporary.” Movement and a purpose in life (planning and then doing something that brings joy) is what has always helped me get out of my darkest moments. You are not alone in what you are going through. 💜

[@dawnlynch7691]

Me and my sister-in-law always say how lucky we are that we live on the coast and how beautiful it is

[@hello_from_nic2998]

Watching a video from the Last Homely House has become a beloved and cosy morning ritual on my mornings off again lately. It's wonderful here on the lime green sofa with a cup of coffee 🙏☕ Thank you, Kate and Anna 😻

[@tuhiaonarain6376]

Thank you for inviting me to your early morning meanderings. And taking your sewing machine outside is mindblowing. Here in Auckland New Zealand, it is very wet and very cold, I wait for the afternoon sun to creep around to my side of the house and there I plant myself for a couple of hours or so to get some chores done at the sewing machine while the sun warms my enthusiasm. Aprons are on my agenda at the moment, you can never have too many aprons. Again, thank you Kate.

[@Diana-ko5bo]

Kate, You are so very fortunate to live where you do. It’s so peaceful.

[@lindalial3642]

Hello. I just found you yesterday. And have been watching your videos. I so love the beautiful quiet life you have there. I just watched you looking over your garden from the pavillion. So very lovely. I live in RHODE ISLAND. the smallest state in the US. We are called the ocean state. Because we are surrounded by the ocean. I feel so peaceful when I watch your shows. Your lifestyle is something we all need in this world today. Which is peace. I am a quilter and cross stitcher. And do a lot of crafts and crocheting also. I'm 75 and retired and love working quietly at home doing what I love to do Hubby still works full time. It is what he loves to do lol lol. I'm so excited to see more of your videos. And to be one of your faithful followers. God bless you. Linda from Rhode Island USA

[@genovevavevi]

Dieses Video werde ich mir bestimmt öfter anschauen. Es ist eine Freude Bilder und Musik zusammen zu genießen.

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

thank you xxx

[@jennyjewell5635]

Seeing the reservoir makes me think of Hannah Hauxwell and her love of her part of the country- Baldersdale- and her feeling of union with the world around her.

[@MrJoannio]

What a wonderful mother in law you are Kate

[@britdowson8324]

I’m so glad you and Anna have each other. Lovely

[@gerriwalsh9846]

What a peaceful place! So glad you've chosen to share it with the world :)

[@wendyallisonbarnes1187]

You look like an empress surveying her kingdom from the balcony! Lovely dress Kate! Another great video! Thank you.

[@karenjackson8739]

Thank you so much for these weekly videos. I'm so grateful that you are getting help in the garden - it looks wonderful!

[@scottydog6539]

Try fencing in an enclosure around your vegetable garden so the deer etc cannot eat your growth. Love your views. Thank you Anna for filming so early. Great sewing outside.

[@BRADYBOYFILMS]

Oh Kate! Thank you for this video❣️ So calming and wonderful! Dedication is absolutely correct! You are such an inspiration to us all on the lime green sofa, by the way, you've made this aofa one of the most enjoyable, comfortable places on Earth 😊! Thank you to all of you who make these videos possible ❣️

[@n.w.414]

Thanks so much, it was a lovely visit. God bless you all.

[@naidamelendez1388]

I have to admit that I envy you and your beautiful serene surroundings. May you and your family be blessed with health, love and happiness.

[@1wholovestrees]

The part with Eileen (or Eldred) was so peaceful.

[@deborahhammond8576]

I’ve only recently discovered your channel . I used to do a lot of sewing, but then photography took over. I like to photograph nature and if I lived in your cottage I would never need to leave. You’ve inspired me to take up my needles again as well, a big thank you

[@juliemiller9258]

This video makes me want to send to a video from my garden in the morning. All the flowers in bloom. Trees fruiting. All of our ducks and new ducklings living the life in our garden. Taking sun breaks in the house out of the sun's rays. Aloha

[@marilyn9155]

Oh Kate, how idyllic a place you have there. I can hear lambs bleating as well as birds squeaking and singing! Eileen seems to also enjoy the stillness of the morning. I am an early riser each day ( 5:30am!) and I too like to walk at that time. My walk is not as pretty . Your flowers are lovely . Sorry about the deer ! And it’s cool that you can bring your sewing outdoors. How peaceful a life you have. Anna is a dedicated friend and a lovely person. Love, MarilynUSA Xxx

[@rnchimilar]

The birds in the morning is my favorite time.

[@aliciaquintano6506]

So glad to see everyone's favorite goose having a morning swim. I bet Eileen's hoping you'll set the alarm for 5:30 a.m. everyday. :)

[@Tinacrafts2]

I understand exactly your feeling of the deer. We live on a city lot and the deer have been pushed out of their normal habitat to make the homes. So they still roam. I’ve had as many as 4 sitting in my backyard, and can no longer keep my lovely roses 🌹 as they eat all the tops off. But isn’t that life indeed…triumphs and disasters. Well said, Kate

[@victoriahanke5086]

I don’t know how you do it, but between the beautiful environment and the calming music, I was taken to a place of childhood again. Innocent and awe struck by nature. ♥️♥️♥️♥️🦌🦢☘️🌿🌻🌞

[@bentejohansen101]

A really good video you've made - you have a wonderful way of telling about the important things in life - my life has changed after watching your KZbin's. I'm going to be great grandmother in March 2023, just before I turn 70 years - and I've begun to sew, like you do for Agnes - I've had a lot of fun - you and Anna bring joy to me. I sit in my flat and enjoy your garden, sewing, knitting - I'm so thankful over finding your KZbin channel - take care dear Kate - greetings from a fan in Denmark.

[@Sherryskogstad]

I so enjoy your posts. They leave me with a sense of peace, calm and joy

[@barbarawebster8818]

Yes very nice you always make me happy. Thank you very much Barbara Jean from California

[@denisepettit8534]

I will be watching this video over and over for all of its beauty. Thank you. I also want to make some curtains like yours once I figure out where they can go, fun and stunning to see like the comfort of stain glass windows.

[@jillstrickland9336]

Kate, I recently discovered your channel and I immediately felt a kinship toward you. I've been binge watching all your videos. I love them!

[@guesswhonancy9028]

How beautiful they are singing to our Lord

[@JB-pd4ni]

This was a delightful reminder of why I subscribed to LHH back in 2018. So sorry the deer has taken so much of your veg. Anna is a jewel, and you two make a good team.

[@juliamelvin7381]

Good morning Kate, I just found your KZbin videos lately and I'm enjoying the armchair travels to your home. Sending a hug and my gratitude. I'm 72 and have been crafting forever. Starting with paper dolls, sewing for my dolls, learning crochet and knitting along the way. By sharing your crafting like you do I'm feeling new enthusiasm to finish some set aside projects. Your gentleness reminds me to be more gentle, with myself and others. A reminder I've been in sore need of lately. I live in Virginia, USA and appreciate visiting your beautiful corner of our world. Thank you sincerely for all of your work and the efforts to connect with others. Wishing you the best for 2023 XOXO, Julia

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Thank you so much for this lovely comment xxx take care, Kate xxx

[@vickimcbride4153]

Thank you for sharing your paradise with us, the crowded blocks of the city fade away when watching where you are, bless you. (thank you Anna for getting up so early!)

[@user-ez5zm8bb4n]

What a great place to sow and enjoy the morning

[@jroedownstream]

I recently discovered your channel, Kate, and I am loving it! I no longer watch a morning television show - I watch you. Your gentle manor and kind ways ease me into my day in the most wonderful way. I'm so happy to take a seat on the Lime Green Sofa and stay for a bit...

[@tinatippin5705]

Eileen's happy splash and swim in the dawns early light. I asked a doe once why she would pick all my peaches and eat all my favorite plants and garden when she had a beautiful pasture to graze in. All the plants and natural shrubs God had provided her. She just looked at me for the longest time and it seemed that she said...simply because she could. Have a sweet week, Kate.

[@Charlie-cz3jh]

Lovely! Who wants to eat grass and shrubs when you can eat PEACHES❣😂😂🥰

[@keressabeverage2622]

Just lovely, thanks Anna, thanks Kate! Blessings!

[@reneecorbin8501]

So very Beautiful,,just amazing what God has made.

[@margaretbedwell3211]

Your property is lovely and so peaceful especially at 5 am. What a nice place to bring out your sewing and working on the curtains. There are two special things out of many in your home that bring such joy to my heart. One is the big stained glass window and the other is the curtains. Thank you for all that you share with us. I hope you and Anna had a wonderful day. Blessings to you both.

[@gracepatane9384]

It looks so peaceful & beautiful there! You can see the look on your face, how much you love it there, & enjoy just being there! Quiet time of reflection.

[@jantrewitt4058]

You have a most devoted daughter-in-law!! Yes, deer can be very destructive to gardens!! I hope you have a great day!!

[@angelau1194]

Your little piece of paradise Kate. I'd never want to leave if it was mine 🥰😍🤩

[@alicemoline698]

Oh Kate, thanks so much for such a lovely visit. I enjoyed it very much. 13+ minutes went by so fast, but I relished every second of the dawning & the calm & the country. You certainly have an early sunrise there. I live in New Hampshire on the Vermont border [USA]. My alarm goes off at 5:45 and the sun is scheduled to rise here at 5:48..........Thanks again. I think I'll be re-watching this video quite often.

[@carlenehall2979]

🤗 Thank you Kate for the lovely early morning visit. Take care.❤️

[@melaniemonti8115]

Kate, I am so glad to watch this video just hours after you posted it. It seems I've only been able to find past videos that are 3 or 4 years old. While I have really enjoyed your older videos, there is something special about being in the current time. The sunrise and tour of your garden was beautiful! I love your respect for your animals and that you take your goose for a swim. I live in Chelsea, Alabama USA and the weather here is very hot and humid also. I love quilting and knitting and almost anything to do with your hands, and I sense we are alot alike. Please keep the videos coming! Melanie

[@sarahlloyd4069]

Dear Kate and Anna thank you for getting up at dawn to share your wonderful part of the country. Your lovely Eileen swimming actually brought me to tears - so moving xx

[@shirleypugh4177]

A heartfelt thank you Kate.

[@nickik.9037]

You have been blessed to have such a beautiful, serene place to live. Early mornings are such a sweet time to reflect on life & friends & family. Thank you!

[@judihulslander298]

Your videos give me a different perspective on life. I think I've watched for about a year. Your deep appreciation of a simple life inspire me. And your calm unstated insistence on living life in retirement the way you want to live it, gives me courage to do this...... And it certainly doesn't hurt that you love lime green!! Shalom!

[@kathleenking7438]

I'm gonna miss this program I just love watching and learning. Thank You.❤

[@margaretbachmeier5299]

Love, love watching a beautiful human being Like You enjoying the Small things in Life.

[@shirleykessinger7777]

OH Kate! Thank you for sharing your very early morning. I felt all the tension just drain from me watching this. So peaceful and relaxing.

[@user-pv8tq9ul9d]

Hi Kate and Anna thank you for the morning share from Australia

[@lindalatour59]

Thank you for taking us along.

[@sewhapi2347]

May 26, 2023, friday afternoon here in Abita Springs Louisiana. The weather today is low humidity with 78 sunny all day! Kate, you are amazing. I need you in my life now. The laws of attraction have brought you into my life! You are like a counselor, a real friend ! Thank u for being you and allowing me to visit you in your home.

[@MrsSeifersClass]

You bring such a calm to my everyday. It’s a joy to watch a creative person without perfectionist tendencies and a beautiful soul. You inspire me!

[@sandrawhitakermyer4146]

so enjoyed the quiet and calm time - and your garden and goose and kitties- flowers- i Loved the piano music - calm and resting - love this💕🥰

[@glendasibson5982]

What a simply beautiful unspoilt garden. You really have learnt the art of appreciating and sharing all the simple and glorious gifts of life. I love how you take life at a steady calm space and invoke such peace in your wonderful thoughtful video's. Thank you for sharing your life and thoughts without any pretension whatsoever, it's so refreshing and almost a sacred experience. You are a great influence for good in our lives so don't ever change who and what you and Anna are. You feel like a special friend and I love you dearly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 😅🤗💕

[@kimsharpe9504]

Early morning is my favorite time of day. I love its peacefulness. Thanks for sharing your serene setting.

[@johnlindagillespie8712]

My sympathy for you and your deer. My creature is an opossum or possibly a racoon. Whatever it is can climb a trelis and enjoy my melons just as they reach the peak of perfection. I cannot bear to deprive it as we are in the midst of a drought and a spate of 100°+F days here in North Texas. We have had more than 41 so far this summer and no measurable rain since June 3rd. So, I will call this critter Prissy Possum and be happy that I have something she can enjoy that provides her nutrition and moisture!

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

That corbel detail on the roof behind you in the tree house (?) , would make a nice close up photo.

[@dianegoodwin9784]

Beautiful Kate ❤

[@missmaryhdream6560]

How very beautiful

[@elizabethjury2930]

How utterly, utterly peaceful my soul is now restored. Thank you for sharing - i just loved you cat as well as your goose Eileen she is loved. Elizabeth

[@ritaannhart5809]

Thank you for sharing your morning. Love seeing Anna and Eileen too.

[@caroldexter-parente3733]

What a beautiful peaceful place. I think I’d set the alarm to get me up every day. A time of quiet stillness is good for the body and soul.

[@deborahmorrison5753]

I really, really enjoyed your video and gardens. I feel like I know you in a way. There are many deer here where I live in the high plains of New Mexico. The mountains and plateaus surround about 3/4 of this smallish town. I planted my first garden under my clothesline which was next to the neighbor's fence. I made a rough frame on the front side of the line, then covered it all with plastic netting. Had a gate diagonally on one end. I had the greatest garden the first and second year. Third year the grasshoppers came and ate most of it. This was about 12 years ago. There's a lot more I could say. I wish I could make some KZbin videos of my quilting and artsy works. However, I don't have a clue how to do it. Maybe a blog someday! Wish we lived closer, ya know. Keep up the beautiful work and wonderful sharing. Thanks to Anna too!

[@karenkluwin8856]

What a joy to watch today's video. Such an early start to the day, but agree that it's so peaceful and beautiful. I have to echo all. the comments above mine!! Eileen is a hoot...she knows just who she is and where she lives. The sentiment of feeling like I'm listening to a friend/s ---with Kate close to my age and I think Anna's much younger than my kid's ages (44-47). Have a great weekend and will be watching you on Tuesday on Patreon 💖

[@janice4892]

Thank you Kate and Anna for getting up so early to make this wonderful video for us! I loved everything! 🥰

[@roserussellimbrogno6338]

Thank you for showing us the simple life that we all crave.

[@katherinedelorme5009]

Really nice video. I think you have given me a new quote to live by: "some areas of triumph and some of disaster, but isn't that life?". Thanks so much.

[@user-mw3uv3ii5n]

A lovely early start to the day. Thanks Kate

[@christinamarie7824]

Hello Kate! Hello Anna! I have watched many of your videos, but have not sent any comments your way - until now. Thank you for all you do to welcome us into your peaceful world. I just wanted to wish you a happy day and send warm regards from a fan in Chicago, Illinois. My mother grew up in the country and often spoke lovingly of her memories. You bring me closer to hearing her voice again.

[@danibryant9318]

Yes, so much enjoyed it and LOVEED seeing you sew outside, you are blessed to have Anna, such a great team

[@sharonwalker3697]

Morning Kate, Thankyou for another beautiful video. Love watching Eileen having a swim. A stunning day in your part of the world.💕

[@paulawilliams5860]

Thank you for sharing your lovely English morning. I enjoyed seeing Eileen's morning swim and your beautiful flowers. So happy to see you climbing the stairs to your treehouse - I hope your bout with vertigo has ended. Thanks again.

[@janeahrens6834]

I really enjoy seeing your garden and beautiful, green countryside. I live in No. California where it is hot and very dry in the summer and the fields are brown, so what a treat to see so much greenery. We have many deer, turkey and rabbits in our area and were forced to put up fencing around our yard. Kate, you have a kind heart toward animals, but it is a shame for the deer to eat the fruits of your labor. You may have to scare them away in order to have a harvest. From what I could see in your walkabout, there is plenty of natural greenery for them to browse on.

[@jocelynechabauty7327]

Merci beaucoup pour ce merveilleux moment, c'était très agréable .

[@yogievillegas1142]

Beautiful I love seeing you sewing outside

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you for sharing the morning and your lovely garden with us.

[@bethliebman8169]

Nice to see Eileen enjoying her swim. Haven't seen your goose for a while. Keep well, Kate.

[@karenraabis5296]

This beautiful little paradise that you live in! I love to sew outside!

[@charlotted6247]

Kaye everything is so beautiful. I love seeing the duck swim !!! She is so peaceful!!!

[@helenclark822]

I do believe you live in a part of heaven. Thank you for sharing.

[@loisrothfarb5251]

Hi Kate! I’m new to your channel and love your videos! I live in Florida, USA and you have inspired me to dye my own fabric. I’m also new to quilting! I live all your hobbies ❤️

[@katethompson2818]

Lovely start to your day at the end of mine. Thank you, Kate and Anna.

[@stevenstark5650]

May well go down as one of my favorite episodes! Thank you, Kate!

[@dianegribbin3582]

I wish I lived in your home and garden, with the lake and woods so near. A photo of Eileen walking down the garden with the flowers would be my pick for the calendar it was lovely.xx

[@lissajacob9244]

Beautiful video! The camera-work was wonderful! We have many deer too and, though I get frustrated at times, I try to remember that they are simply trying to survive and find food like we do. I will say that I have certainly had to come up with some clever ways to protect my veg lol :) I do love seeing God's creatures around me despite the hardship. Your curtains are going to be fantastic and they are inspiring me to be more creative with my scraps. Thank you both so much for getting up early and sharing this calm, peaceful snippet of your home. xxx

[@sharonbrown2468]

You are so blessed to have Anna!