tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48017012238831728502024-03-19T05:16:47.864-04:00Melody Johnson...An eclectic amalgam of my current endeavors. Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.comBlogger795125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-23068808818079755652024-03-17T19:28:00.000-04:002024-03-17T19:28:00.847-04:00In the frame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_vJCIrfhG8pe118vvPPR-Ve4a4-zegngR75b7q6C50Ein4k8oRFwdpTlUc5ZrFInhpY3QsgLHFO8Di7lTtc0UOaES1pXEyJ0tOUsEWuL0tfDFDjBqRLXSo_dGGgbyKj8IyHrA9Bvfkc0WpLECFXvqiuTTk3lHizHKpANmY9fgFWzOzuOd0YzMO5l_E0/s4160/IMG_20240317_155452737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_vJCIrfhG8pe118vvPPR-Ve4a4-zegngR75b7q6C50Ein4k8oRFwdpTlUc5ZrFInhpY3QsgLHFO8Di7lTtc0UOaES1pXEyJ0tOUsEWuL0tfDFDjBqRLXSo_dGGgbyKj8IyHrA9Bvfkc0WpLECFXvqiuTTk3lHizHKpANmY9fgFWzOzuOd0YzMO5l_E0/w640-h480/IMG_20240317_155452737.jpg" width="640" /></a> On my way to church, I saw this backless bookcase had been put out to the curb. I asked at the house and made sure it was a 'giveaway' and said I would be back with my brother-in-law and his truck to pick it up. To me, this was a treasure, a ready made raised garden bed frame. Actually this was not a bookcase, but a bed frame, upon which a box spring or mattress would have topped. 80"x60". All I need do is get some cardboard to place over the grass (weeds really) and under this frame and add dirt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY9sNnMbCQ8oZVNh6d2JU63guNg9Z_tRAK3vu9uBvhcGGpX-fq2ojjSBbfRFxRVFshSuOGpPw5Q3ZRu7h-SGREF9ao_FIehQPboTceu-pJdeOmYyQoYQiG8NazO9r_GAr929bTDc3DiekkDP-EcXE3xEA5CAHUqzlHlGNXzScMThswL4lz5509kG9bEoa/s4160/IMG_20240317_155508795_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY9sNnMbCQ8oZVNh6d2JU63guNg9Z_tRAK3vu9uBvhcGGpX-fq2ojjSBbfRFxRVFshSuOGpPw5Q3ZRu7h-SGREF9ao_FIehQPboTceu-pJdeOmYyQoYQiG8NazO9r_GAr929bTDc3DiekkDP-EcXE3xEA5CAHUqzlHlGNXzScMThswL4lz5509kG9bEoa/w640-h480/IMG_20240317_155508795_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> In another part of town I spied these big IKEA boxes, also put out at the curb. Just exactly what I needed for the foundation of the raised bed! Cardboard covers the grass and the soil covers the board and the plants are happy to grow there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdoRu6IZcWB4l9TIWOAj4jaAMM7UvDuzvQe0OBXlaeyMIZxJzVyQZ9fh0ITrqJy6rWZ7d4mbXsEo-PBUsv6gPEjkS5Q3W6D0aYPpqm9xIJI518auJw-p7RmWXYtzkfI7BEAfp87qdgSzt9u2jt3Ip2sr79Gb3rePM7nOg_Bkh0ptuhcJp7X3n5XZ29LiE/s4160/IMG_20240317_155541610_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdoRu6IZcWB4l9TIWOAj4jaAMM7UvDuzvQe0OBXlaeyMIZxJzVyQZ9fh0ITrqJy6rWZ7d4mbXsEo-PBUsv6gPEjkS5Q3W6D0aYPpqm9xIJI518auJw-p7RmWXYtzkfI7BEAfp87qdgSzt9u2jt3Ip2sr79Gb3rePM7nOg_Bkh0ptuhcJp7X3n5XZ29LiE/w640-h480/IMG_20240317_155541610_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> On a different street I spied another 'bookcase' at the curb and thought, Perfect! I'll take that one too. This one is smaller, about 4'x2', but it will do just fine. I have other cardboard to use under this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZthGJdbPUK8iA8OV85Z9jTSWovJrxd_-5rjNSSIKGZVzS4tzDiNxXq2r214i4FTHOl_0f84N1-zzyAvjtpj8YfTmdQJ_1lZbhYXXdeVqsuQanqRxiZttoN6o2Q08DPhXHrHdPifuajDlbqhiK3RUjJyBUxRl3r4CCwNx6VQeIFvVKfbKGX0U7JSUY_puf/s4160/IMG_20240317_155501856_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZthGJdbPUK8iA8OV85Z9jTSWovJrxd_-5rjNSSIKGZVzS4tzDiNxXq2r214i4FTHOl_0f84N1-zzyAvjtpj8YfTmdQJ_1lZbhYXXdeVqsuQanqRxiZttoN6o2Q08DPhXHrHdPifuajDlbqhiK3RUjJyBUxRl3r4CCwNx6VQeIFvVKfbKGX0U7JSUY_puf/w640-h480/IMG_20240317_155501856_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> Another freebie, from the same house with the IKEA boxes, was this plastic packing material which I needed as we are going to have a freeze tonight and I wanted to cover the plants that I have perhaps planted too early. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKdrf4pLVBXhzS0NHpfKlWCinbVOHWJA45HW2zaGUvqigxkK1VxLAuJSNnKMVqLawAs-n4er1mpr33MjQXFeb91mePwKtDCff881yo8vfwypME5p9cUJgBd8XnC1LxOAZyT1vUa8Y3XMnf_BtAaOTu97zIIJgF-4RQeRSqsE6_b8vxli8XQfnRTF-UwYk/s4160/IMG_20240317_155556457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKdrf4pLVBXhzS0NHpfKlWCinbVOHWJA45HW2zaGUvqigxkK1VxLAuJSNnKMVqLawAs-n4er1mpr33MjQXFeb91mePwKtDCff881yo8vfwypME5p9cUJgBd8XnC1LxOAZyT1vUa8Y3XMnf_BtAaOTu97zIIJgF-4RQeRSqsE6_b8vxli8XQfnRTF-UwYk/w400-h300/IMG_20240317_155556457.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I am slowly filling the fiber garden bags, mixing my own potting mix from coconut coir, compost and Perlite. The bags will sit on the tarp, and I have one more large tarp to add to this set. Yet to be filled are three more round beds and 10 bags of 30 lb each. All of this in preparation for the last frost date and then planting!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gTMHZSCx3raZnz7WzHwmrLtEng4pO_APn3ItONEDSjd6Ik2uZ7CEoYZ-kdKv15eq4wpiJ1BLZ7CqMBAn3QyNxBhmYmwA0mYHxcvWvvAjdIEIEo8yl3dyqQYPRExbyDqE0Htmvtgg3RV6bND3mCuMlYhbwRNGtHR5COoauFNjse9XUVSR4FyF8LcrCrRZ/s4160/IMG_20240315_074809170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gTMHZSCx3raZnz7WzHwmrLtEng4pO_APn3ItONEDSjd6Ik2uZ7CEoYZ-kdKv15eq4wpiJ1BLZ7CqMBAn3QyNxBhmYmwA0mYHxcvWvvAjdIEIEo8yl3dyqQYPRExbyDqE0Htmvtgg3RV6bND3mCuMlYhbwRNGtHR5COoauFNjse9XUVSR4FyF8LcrCrRZ/w480-h640/IMG_20240315_074809170.jpg" width="480" /></a>Quietly in my laundry room greenhouse, the elephant ear bulbs have sprouted and I am going to have to get them planted very soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-24055158134703607212024-03-14T15:11:00.001-04:002024-03-14T15:11:29.176-04:00The Garden Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNHLXdA0FOm_pd7ZnlexxTMc4JD1A_IVXGpvv9Cc0ayrcAT7GJTYYX1KDJNt5yS2zpXvWQcKZzJZc1Lyp3E-2b-GlPOLxJ3di3uyyagXd9oD6JPAo1srAOp4L3iA2oMTihrreYgORDBoCDJyTMoYiIkZM2nh1xQ2dukYw3pNNw-wvsIuUjI9nB2EByN8o/s4160/IMG_20240314_085610742_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNHLXdA0FOm_pd7ZnlexxTMc4JD1A_IVXGpvv9Cc0ayrcAT7GJTYYX1KDJNt5yS2zpXvWQcKZzJZc1Lyp3E-2b-GlPOLxJ3di3uyyagXd9oD6JPAo1srAOp4L3iA2oMTihrreYgORDBoCDJyTMoYiIkZM2nh1xQ2dukYw3pNNw-wvsIuUjI9nB2EByN8o/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_085610742_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> My wonderful landscape guys arrived early today and began to dig out that front sod bed, in preparation for my flowers and trees. Yay!! So very happy.</div>They made quick work of it, and were done before I came home from bible study. A lot of that sod went into a 'break an ankle' low spot, and will fill in with Bermuda grass, with no help from anyone.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6MwYoxjN26oUFWdOrPRtiBWL-b4-2wfdstINT3l1D_TX_KCIPjwKUmIjra85-_UBQYQFJBsT5gn_uT54oPkRnEWEMH8ogBDLKsdC1IOV0hEB9ATo1kEwH2KPHpvSnjoMZ4w41D66_LkS2FwqBJBgrEMyT4B34HtxGfIbE7QQTCFRR_IwyUAkO0g1G1j0/s4160/IMG_20240314_144556705_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6MwYoxjN26oUFWdOrPRtiBWL-b4-2wfdstINT3l1D_TX_KCIPjwKUmIjra85-_UBQYQFJBsT5gn_uT54oPkRnEWEMH8ogBDLKsdC1IOV0hEB9ATo1kEwH2KPHpvSnjoMZ4w41D66_LkS2FwqBJBgrEMyT4B34HtxGfIbE7QQTCFRR_IwyUAkO0g1G1j0/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_144556705_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> I asked for enough compost to fill my veggie beds in the back of the house. But I only got as far as filling one 100 gallon bed, before I gave out. Tomorrow it is supposed to rain all day so I was prepared to cover the remaining compost and save it for another day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcHRrk1Yp4FHg09N48b_3ce2j5mBTRuXVQ5S3mxIcr_W54w6Zub0zUjBvBgQc5mfUirM0aGVEj2-lEnTVW9qY-DRQT_EU8-0WCiG_4HPwonAP6S6lx8Si1JWoRmqZOYs42EdLw_6JJ1qt5oqvMoXBzQDWAxb8_1TroRxfzfQ18J6IT4sJFAYCM_bHCZKQ/s4160/IMG_20240314_144618956_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcHRrk1Yp4FHg09N48b_3ce2j5mBTRuXVQ5S3mxIcr_W54w6Zub0zUjBvBgQc5mfUirM0aGVEj2-lEnTVW9qY-DRQT_EU8-0WCiG_4HPwonAP6S6lx8Si1JWoRmqZOYs42EdLw_6JJ1qt5oqvMoXBzQDWAxb8_1TroRxfzfQ18J6IT4sJFAYCM_bHCZKQ/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_144618956_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> Here's the first of many bag gardens. At this time it is 100% compost but I will augment it with perlite and coir fiber and fill other bags from this 'mother' bag. It's from Temu and is 48" wide and a foot deep. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEki7jbi1QPNaNxF_AUAa6jzO2JSi3_YNRqRFs4dNtmoJ4L81CDxzQy32lYxme7DXzBsMl_2Kt7CwgrDCwhQ3dQMKY5ggY_dxNuAq56DmMFoX-LTUDd2P_I84BT55IFhfKzWm0j9fC5qz5m2h_AgxGbn6UJA_op70uYrC_bHNL3_023ZY5Lwmc13EgvFA/s4160/IMG_20240314_144625719_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEki7jbi1QPNaNxF_AUAa6jzO2JSi3_YNRqRFs4dNtmoJ4L81CDxzQy32lYxme7DXzBsMl_2Kt7CwgrDCwhQ3dQMKY5ggY_dxNuAq56DmMFoX-LTUDd2P_I84BT55IFhfKzWm0j9fC5qz5m2h_AgxGbn6UJA_op70uYrC_bHNL3_023ZY5Lwmc13EgvFA/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_144625719_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> Here's one coir block which I let sit in water until it broke down. It took over an hour, but we went to Home Depot and Walmart in the meantime, so no biggie. It's very fine fiberour stuff and will be lovely in the bags, holding water better than just soil.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7TdZqxo3ru67FZNIeijI8Bx_fIqjd3ejepMPhMR2D8c2OQ8FNosGXftUBBunx51JdtPVrqNmTSbpQa-BgtL6XA_Bs5Mrh7uFG21GPzQBOyZYipXOxhhCdRWFwd0gASxb7BI93LnjxTyvoJriRbHZHDrwz2Gb8oTW2OxSzGpaGuBqTrKYJTUqe6CWWOxv/s4160/IMG_20240314_144923376_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7TdZqxo3ru67FZNIeijI8Bx_fIqjd3ejepMPhMR2D8c2OQ8FNosGXftUBBunx51JdtPVrqNmTSbpQa-BgtL6XA_Bs5Mrh7uFG21GPzQBOyZYipXOxhhCdRWFwd0gASxb7BI93LnjxTyvoJriRbHZHDrwz2Gb8oTW2OxSzGpaGuBqTrKYJTUqe6CWWOxv/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_144923376_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> While at Home Depot I spied these gorgeous orangey Heuchera, to insert among my baby hosta. In the white pots are Stella D'oro daylilies which will go in soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJe-kAkl1WgcqRxdYk6gmenvptaowt3BS5-OlHMlRzBVe9ALs-j_mK8lPSHNsgxrcENG10hNGt3pImtI3Av9FnqRxu_crLd22gpTNEHpdg1fKvH9NRBcht7D1IN332dBsbpWYY5-MZO_8WXAosrUwLaVr7HjTOkfy234kVz1ZilkJfIB1ZyhW9rwacLvoq/s4160/IMG_20240314_145239894_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJe-kAkl1WgcqRxdYk6gmenvptaowt3BS5-OlHMlRzBVe9ALs-j_mK8lPSHNsgxrcENG10hNGt3pImtI3Av9FnqRxu_crLd22gpTNEHpdg1fKvH9NRBcht7D1IN332dBsbpWYY5-MZO_8WXAosrUwLaVr7HjTOkfy234kVz1ZilkJfIB1ZyhW9rwacLvoq/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_145239894_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> But this is the best part. All that weedy sod is gone, or shall I say, moved to another part of the yard. This will be my Japanese Maple tree spot, with sunloving flowers surrounding it all. So thrilled to have this emptied and filled with good compost. I can get really excited about dirt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oyBOTwDlOW3DDTRFUJudxacQ3EjwjAf7QQehDlLV3HZWZZkBvB0Kuxi8ZksLehmVWUwRpmhBoQBCERV7B2Ma8G9udin7wGeebo3-SlPd-OkO5HXKyqx0ddKE9iHAGRBhZ-b3VGp-q7tRv45RejkH5kFvn9YsCV-6EUJn5Jqf-HuUDhAZLTOuy872JLah/s4160/IMG_20240314_145251762_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oyBOTwDlOW3DDTRFUJudxacQ3EjwjAf7QQehDlLV3HZWZZkBvB0Kuxi8ZksLehmVWUwRpmhBoQBCERV7B2Ma8G9udin7wGeebo3-SlPd-OkO5HXKyqx0ddKE9iHAGRBhZ-b3VGp-q7tRv45RejkH5kFvn9YsCV-6EUJn5Jqf-HuUDhAZLTOuy872JLah/w400-h300/IMG_20240314_145251762_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a> Here's the previous low spot. So much safer now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkARspGF-fG6pRLecBpHfBoyw7UXwDRewgM026NUp4mGutXhPxrzVVbLCyXwikaOwzGlOK0safJdHTPhmR3d43BC51hqt17ITu-D_7PlJBPw-_brwec1ltu52k-MfN6t0Ntlz9bNcMlh_L6lv84WXMt5XSu4oQ-PhCYctqUcbCVgIW0FUWFe9QNgblPrIO/s4160/IMG_20240314_145315973_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkARspGF-fG6pRLecBpHfBoyw7UXwDRewgM026NUp4mGutXhPxrzVVbLCyXwikaOwzGlOK0safJdHTPhmR3d43BC51hqt17ITu-D_7PlJBPw-_brwec1ltu52k-MfN6t0Ntlz9bNcMlh_L6lv84WXMt5XSu4oQ-PhCYctqUcbCVgIW0FUWFe9QNgblPrIO/w640-h480/IMG_20240314_145315973_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> And my lettuces continue to charm me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-52088573986785380972024-03-14T07:23:00.000-04:002024-03-14T07:23:06.288-04:00Catching Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been having a bit of a staycation, just being lazy and enjoying the warm Spring sunshine on my front porch. Basking in it while the air is still cool, and storing up Vitamin D, if that is a thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEiqPbsmYIWKrkXrtqvScjY4dT_m98DJAqt2UFUKuu32pyBClVORgCyTnjeDx7iGHtJFDkSlPP2qYIH3ZfJQ7caAMbf7M2vgGrbet3OOB88G1IjAg54VdnmFibvRfEfles_d7GxoaTlihEP3a0bnExeLKHZv2GjFp-quzfnkzthG7ZVxnjdeRnlccbI-D/s3724/IMG_20240309_171206507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="3724" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEiqPbsmYIWKrkXrtqvScjY4dT_m98DJAqt2UFUKuu32pyBClVORgCyTnjeDx7iGHtJFDkSlPP2qYIH3ZfJQ7caAMbf7M2vgGrbet3OOB88G1IjAg54VdnmFibvRfEfles_d7GxoaTlihEP3a0bnExeLKHZv2GjFp-quzfnkzthG7ZVxnjdeRnlccbI-D/w640-h334/IMG_20240309_171206507.jpg" width="640" /></a>In the afternoons, I knit a pair of socks from some really luxurious Zen Yarn Garden sock yarn, merino, cashmere and nylon. If I had purchased this yarn at the store, I would have paid $34.25 for the skein. But nooooo! It came from an estate sale and was pennies instead. I used a toe up pattern and then finished with a stretchy bind off, which looks better on the foot than pictured here. Because the yarn is hand dyed, the second sock is a different shade, but matching is overrated, I always say. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNHylrMIzP7Eu-G5amqrzv6vI8WaPNdPtJkM5Dxh4j-f3EGvmWIXIsq3sVUCBv2Yz5xXc82Tpx9MbEbQIBfyegDTyVL3LavChi43bk2SeKVGShD1rgSepz5LajRe9RlXSCdzoszitZr0QHNEf0CvpqtIzroMfM8es7k2HLo9kxlHWSVYtYIPmbzbDxi4w/s4160/IMG_20240306_065122837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNHylrMIzP7Eu-G5amqrzv6vI8WaPNdPtJkM5Dxh4j-f3EGvmWIXIsq3sVUCBv2Yz5xXc82Tpx9MbEbQIBfyegDTyVL3LavChi43bk2SeKVGShD1rgSepz5LajRe9RlXSCdzoszitZr0QHNEf0CvpqtIzroMfM8es7k2HLo9kxlHWSVYtYIPmbzbDxi4w/w480-h640/IMG_20240306_065122837.jpg" width="480" /></a>I was also working on my new poncho pattern when I ran out of yarn, again. This time tho, I found a fellow knitter on Ravelry who was selling just what I needed and it soon appeared in my mailbox, and I will get back to this project as soon as the weather gets nasty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFS1c7VO_BiVhV0w4FrtUT8q5sxAFHTeJ2SqONWiEs-W9FQyZilOJa-y67gWy_UfASdXAAtHm5o0tE45mjRSNlmoBM-9dmDqut6e0dX0WmfuYnIX6eL21jLwP-GH57iv5ETO-smPGXzKcMhyphenhyphenOtYnc3F-Y86AAM05vvcZjWPLwJM7ziyMMZd68qILqjzyk/s4160/IMG_20240314_065148943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFS1c7VO_BiVhV0w4FrtUT8q5sxAFHTeJ2SqONWiEs-W9FQyZilOJa-y67gWy_UfASdXAAtHm5o0tE45mjRSNlmoBM-9dmDqut6e0dX0WmfuYnIX6eL21jLwP-GH57iv5ETO-smPGXzKcMhyphenhyphenOtYnc3F-Y86AAM05vvcZjWPLwJM7ziyMMZd68qILqjzyk/w640-h480/IMG_20240314_065148943.jpg" width="640" /></a> I've moved out the plants from my laundry room greenhouse but still have my sweet potatoes in water. I will have more than I need of slips to plant and will have to find another gardener who wants to grow these Beauregard beauties. I've grown these before and was amazed at how huge they will get and so abundant. Absolutely no hassle from pests and they love the really hot summer temps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivghJNIAWkGGCBRrrtRUoyPO5dgDLYtqAvSImOYPNxXpaTJHaVgjRnVk6X0p30PFIcqkkykagVXfsbBvriqc2TqEO1xGCmoNul3H_6N53OopbM1vAb_8fi_0v0nwx_Soms3t64Q3j35XFXLr3rR0G6llW8J0hXcvPvze-JRNNhYZsOPM0zzSyX92KMsrjw/s4160/IMG_20240314_065143214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivghJNIAWkGGCBRrrtRUoyPO5dgDLYtqAvSImOYPNxXpaTJHaVgjRnVk6X0p30PFIcqkkykagVXfsbBvriqc2TqEO1xGCmoNul3H_6N53OopbM1vAb_8fi_0v0nwx_Soms3t64Q3j35XFXLr3rR0G6llW8J0hXcvPvze-JRNNhYZsOPM0zzSyX92KMsrjw/w640-h480/IMG_20240314_065143214.jpg" width="640" /></a> Just this morning I decided to sow some more seeds and prepared my peat pots with potting mix. I am soaking them at the moment and later I will decide what to plant. My lettuce in eggshells are doing great outside and have begun sprouting their second sets of leaves. Today the high will be 80 degrees, a fluke, and then rain like crazy tomorrow, which is just perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4k_CxofDTMIRAfP8Ll6hgKrYpox7r8YEbPp_TxXyQD6dDTLIay_N-ADFEMEo0c15N4_CmR56BVCL73EBvDA5L16f9Sa0rW6zXpRMJzbT-mEiBNhliXZt45EIaz2ST9FLpM95d1EkSJUq_qTuKwMq20_VM8eUvTUjwLKAxwR7ZkttJ9hgQv9wVr1hW6DhY/s4160/IMG_20240313_134210197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4k_CxofDTMIRAfP8Ll6hgKrYpox7r8YEbPp_TxXyQD6dDTLIay_N-ADFEMEo0c15N4_CmR56BVCL73EBvDA5L16f9Sa0rW6zXpRMJzbT-mEiBNhliXZt45EIaz2ST9FLpM95d1EkSJUq_qTuKwMq20_VM8eUvTUjwLKAxwR7ZkttJ9hgQv9wVr1hW6DhY/w400-h300/IMG_20240313_134210197.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF22ibe71T48gDidLwERZOo6DE0SBMMyTuTOLsN4CwqV3CH_TFHh-RKk1EyZRWyS1LgVAoqMVA3bl-r9ETledjZFxeT0CJzkNfwQCLv5yvWvER34C-k8YpRZjrZnXr-xff88CBCHBlqm89jKzHNBToz_GJOknCIkojM7ol3sIWSZvygsV7YjOKQRBhlbI/s4160/IMG_20240313_134153359_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF22ibe71T48gDidLwERZOo6DE0SBMMyTuTOLsN4CwqV3CH_TFHh-RKk1EyZRWyS1LgVAoqMVA3bl-r9ETledjZFxeT0CJzkNfwQCLv5yvWvER34C-k8YpRZjrZnXr-xff88CBCHBlqm89jKzHNBToz_GJOknCIkojM7ol3sIWSZvygsV7YjOKQRBhlbI/w300-h400/IMG_20240313_134153359_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday I got ambitious and swept the carport and brought out tables and chairs and the plastic rug, to cover the greasespot, common to all driveways. We had lunch and then I read a bit in my loungechair before drifting off to sleep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aEQ6EVXRqXvoeklUHjOJeH-vLGbgl-LDIfymGjNMg7ToW2kYDwx7Mfazn18g0NauxRYkDgzuFOHV0PgwvLDjtYvcsNakiA8K6toAQerd1npvnttGRihqaFEIyRvudtM22TfRxP3N1MLKYc7WoQm8jVUdwcrm2iFS8IW7IV9S_B8a6lLXZ5MCWiRmx3By/s4160/IMG_20240314_065305718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aEQ6EVXRqXvoeklUHjOJeH-vLGbgl-LDIfymGjNMg7ToW2kYDwx7Mfazn18g0NauxRYkDgzuFOHV0PgwvLDjtYvcsNakiA8K6toAQerd1npvnttGRihqaFEIyRvudtM22TfRxP3N1MLKYc7WoQm8jVUdwcrm2iFS8IW7IV9S_B8a6lLXZ5MCWiRmx3By/w640-h480/IMG_20240314_065305718.jpg" width="640" /></a> My friend Patsy and I are making socks with another fancy schmancy yarn from that same estate sale. More cashmere/merino/silk this time. Who would wear socks made from this 'expensive' yarn? We will!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-21172985845686112152024-03-04T09:39:00.001-05:002024-03-04T09:39:45.171-05:00Planting Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv4btnOpaXK3dIiI4Zt5AirK-NHyMbDjNsKkrOfWJIjUHKSHlQqe4s42gUAfocSB8WPKjeWxY51VedBDUtOmp-9JVJdpL866pjBlaoIemu6PYRpJWBQ1yNK4pcj7yritPBEC98K1qzgL7BYvfyOWIL4Z_Ont2RYPI4jZ6RnDUHbwg6FsE1X8cNIIgdHJ7/s4160/IMG_20240304_085237904_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv4btnOpaXK3dIiI4Zt5AirK-NHyMbDjNsKkrOfWJIjUHKSHlQqe4s42gUAfocSB8WPKjeWxY51VedBDUtOmp-9JVJdpL866pjBlaoIemu6PYRpJWBQ1yNK4pcj7yritPBEC98K1qzgL7BYvfyOWIL4Z_Ont2RYPI4jZ6RnDUHbwg6FsE1X8cNIIgdHJ7/w480-h640/IMG_20240304_085237904_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a> O yes, these little egg cups are just the perfect incubator for my lettuce seeds. I put them directly outdoors for the last four or five days, during the rain and cloudy days. No matter, they have sprouted! I can count the individual plants, by color, and am so pleased, as you can tell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I loaded the shells with the potting mix that came with my bulbs, and just spritzed them with water. The rain did the rest. It was gentle at first, and soaked the tray well. I will put these in the ground soon, and may even pinch out a few, choosing the sturdiest seedling to keep. Seed starting outdoors is so much easier than setting up lights etc, indoors. 'Course it's easy with hardy stuff like lettuce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-w2dNxR_yWXqxTDusdl0v3EDkIitNKy3Mz5jRISrD7SnxpmovH1onPwwXLOW78kOOAlRIP40-TczvlCKACrXP5PtHGNWDBteEMTdIOe1F0H-Ot7aKcdeKweGU3AFELqb0CtdFBx16p_wnAVBmoVo_kdHEPGIJQ2HqL_GioXvB1nQylDlltiZi_LdYEhV/s4160/IMG_20240304_085257018_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-w2dNxR_yWXqxTDusdl0v3EDkIitNKy3Mz5jRISrD7SnxpmovH1onPwwXLOW78kOOAlRIP40-TczvlCKACrXP5PtHGNWDBteEMTdIOe1F0H-Ot7aKcdeKweGU3AFELqb0CtdFBx16p_wnAVBmoVo_kdHEPGIJQ2HqL_GioXvB1nQylDlltiZi_LdYEhV/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085257018_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80MHmRcPnGax1V-cJu9dyNGJibTz9SNkgyDvjpACXTQBj-GMyCY8cIKqxNVYN3O4cLt7beo8m9q0qWy3TFV8mfYKoDLLRHM-vqS3vWeoc2eOYaQgcRQwU-gqEPSF32MKVwobIxM-K3RF2a4_3MmdTOnmbk86n2E9WnF-SJ_k5etc0-Tx70OpuYn4OFx6Q/s4160/IMG_20240304_085337705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80MHmRcPnGax1V-cJu9dyNGJibTz9SNkgyDvjpACXTQBj-GMyCY8cIKqxNVYN3O4cLt7beo8m9q0qWy3TFV8mfYKoDLLRHM-vqS3vWeoc2eOYaQgcRQwU-gqEPSF32MKVwobIxM-K3RF2a4_3MmdTOnmbk86n2E9WnF-SJ_k5etc0-Tx70OpuYn4OFx6Q/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085337705.jpg" width="640" /></a> In this tray I have six calla rhyzomes of various colors, probably yellow. And three living hosta (Olive Bailey Langdon) and one dead one. My growing zone has changed this year to 8a from 7b. Global warming I guess. In the past I have overwintered calla lilies effortlessy, just leaving them in the ground. The micro climate where I will plant these (today!!) is pretty safe for them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNqBMQjk5Yh6mvDMi1oOL_RJeGNQXaeo9C5BpbKCuf3vF_m2vqOWzYimmR9gsE1Fh7EW2oP6MbpBEd297RZkyleciASDO_RWi82FV7RcBsomh5FYNkBuxMZRChlkK4_HHUOp2Gy-IC9AaSvcoIx7gJlkOQXVO-lx3WjxuooUUdx6ql3o1B0Cd8j_ioSry/s4160/IMG_20240304_085328912_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNqBMQjk5Yh6mvDMi1oOL_RJeGNQXaeo9C5BpbKCuf3vF_m2vqOWzYimmR9gsE1Fh7EW2oP6MbpBEd297RZkyleciASDO_RWi82FV7RcBsomh5FYNkBuxMZRChlkK4_HHUOp2Gy-IC9AaSvcoIx7gJlkOQXVO-lx3WjxuooUUdx6ql3o1B0Cd8j_ioSry/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085328912_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> This is a pink bearded Iris, one of three which were dry and brittle and looked hopeless when I opened the package. But after soaking them for over a week, look at those green shoots and long roots! I may go buy some more. 3 for $5.42 at my local Walmart. Can't beat that price. At our fancy schmancy nursery, a potted iris goes for like $9 each.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhw1KgY_rPmkVhbsODIYUPtFbzbEhTdLcQUPIjgXFnWTdKqIccq9AyN_dn03WcYSkrzWxo6mUhF61J21OLAUMQRdeQlxoOpoIoX6kEg6Mj3EOBlg9bjTFqIgnqK6LBU3SupJYNMiHYSaGweRbduOHlz6fIB6kBIwHQrlCpODDZlOgB7kYfwdsDGr_pmdX/s4160/IMG_20240304_085303733_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhw1KgY_rPmkVhbsODIYUPtFbzbEhTdLcQUPIjgXFnWTdKqIccq9AyN_dn03WcYSkrzWxo6mUhF61J21OLAUMQRdeQlxoOpoIoX6kEg6Mj3EOBlg9bjTFqIgnqK6LBU3SupJYNMiHYSaGweRbduOHlz6fIB6kBIwHQrlCpODDZlOgB7kYfwdsDGr_pmdX/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085303733_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a>And nine more hosta ready to go into the hosta bed. Patroit and Stained Glass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg_gNx7ihwhhg556JUJnWk4Q8tQpDvYYQUiKohlhpYZA0n14OM7sSyZX-fVS0FiDWfEnt3p1UR6t7DGxGhHmtqRG3O7p3IA7H2QV9eMJafmWnABQ60E2VgYWrvv923P9Si1HVhrvh-2taNwdnvf-sana85V3U2vdDg8hE75Fc1FiZhiu30eanikdNgbqI/s4160/IMG_20240304_085415370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg_gNx7ihwhhg556JUJnWk4Q8tQpDvYYQUiKohlhpYZA0n14OM7sSyZX-fVS0FiDWfEnt3p1UR6t7DGxGhHmtqRG3O7p3IA7H2QV9eMJafmWnABQ60E2VgYWrvv923P9Si1HVhrvh-2taNwdnvf-sana85V3U2vdDg8hE75Fc1FiZhiu30eanikdNgbqI/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085415370.jpg" width="640" /></a> And this is the hosta that gave me hope. I ignored it since last August, never watering it and expecting it to die. But noooooo! It spouted visible nodes weeks ago and now we have green leaves. So thrilling. It is a biggie, and lime-y yellow green which will contrast nicely with the darker greens and white of the other hosta. I counted thirteen leaf nodes altogether. Woowoo!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSbarhB5oVHUudPrhOZJq3FQHjOewIEhrv4gZfvSPw6uDQbId2jb0PHCt_tYu__DjMzBzMbvWQCoaLHp03lf45moOcc2yrlw1Ve5jRxVD2vACpERD3LaYU6DlV8poHa_AwHTtgBPoMGKakE_wN48tiRJ4zlyBh_p4Gvl2Psb4RzpXt5rsKyEq_0bzgJk0/s4160/IMG_20240304_085427176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSbarhB5oVHUudPrhOZJq3FQHjOewIEhrv4gZfvSPw6uDQbId2jb0PHCt_tYu__DjMzBzMbvWQCoaLHp03lf45moOcc2yrlw1Ve5jRxVD2vACpERD3LaYU6DlV8poHa_AwHTtgBPoMGKakE_wN48tiRJ4zlyBh_p4Gvl2Psb4RzpXt5rsKyEq_0bzgJk0/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085427176.jpg" width="640" /></a> This is a collection of just sprouted Dutch Iris. You may not be able to see their slender stalks just yet, but they are there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC5EGzWEfHma2bySFAYzE7RN_rVu1qnuu2kQRp5xczDEnrSqrzqDZb36mtfBRycfVEbIkowlVl8r-BtgrpLY4MfhA45oVwDWlcnMBS5KO4vzBI2yU2VrwxSQ8Xp449QRVQRpbULQfT0WkC8o4DUrafSStEsIxT97abxom7RGxQkdsjnR8_bP4vfhOXwt3/s4160/IMG_20240304_085443169_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC5EGzWEfHma2bySFAYzE7RN_rVu1qnuu2kQRp5xczDEnrSqrzqDZb36mtfBRycfVEbIkowlVl8r-BtgrpLY4MfhA45oVwDWlcnMBS5KO4vzBI2yU2VrwxSQ8Xp449QRVQRpbULQfT0WkC8o4DUrafSStEsIxT97abxom7RGxQkdsjnR8_bP4vfhOXwt3/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085443169_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> Asiatic Lilies, 2 out of five have sprouted. Disappointing, but soon they will be on sale at Lowe's, once the blooms have faded, and I will get bunches of them. I live closer than ever to Lowe's now, heehee. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYJGKbNi6f_F2105j2HH7JaWKBJ08qgo5wn9RiO-Gd5fKAzxGu1xlqRKBVegsCcbpazIlkiQUMh9EPcj2HXKnT3qOtC_wbYfYZvb-cmI7zLKt25HggQU-jj-Aj6Ho7OpwCLMjmgdVae1pdbP9cls5xrWvMl_UaG3kgipyK-oc2voGZumuVwexdMHaRWjW/s4160/IMG_20240304_085623779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYJGKbNi6f_F2105j2HH7JaWKBJ08qgo5wn9RiO-Gd5fKAzxGu1xlqRKBVegsCcbpazIlkiQUMh9EPcj2HXKnT3qOtC_wbYfYZvb-cmI7zLKt25HggQU-jj-Aj6Ho7OpwCLMjmgdVae1pdbP9cls5xrWvMl_UaG3kgipyK-oc2voGZumuVwexdMHaRWjW/w640-h480/IMG_20240304_085623779.jpg" width="640" /></a> Indoors in my laundry room greenhouse, I have sweet potatoes sprouting and roots are visible. These will become slips which I will get in the raised beds once soil is made available at my local stores. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Wednesday my lawn guy, Audelio, came to look at my lawn and has agreed to dig out the sod in my future flower bed, and load it up with new compost and top it with mulch. This won't happen until next week, but I am so happy to know that this job is not gonna be the ruination of my knees. We have several places in the yard that once were tree filled and now are big empty holes. He will fill those up and make it safe to walk around without falling in or spraining an ankle. Speaking of trees, we don't have a single one. That won't last. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-17761833117148363562024-02-26T09:19:00.001-05:002024-02-26T09:19:30.675-05:00Seed Starting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPIAFI-uIjYqmr-hEQPo8-k4cLJsAQEOsv7PCwy5IJNl50IZ20YTId0OCKphHTirLcLuQ63o_nbxYaU7TvN7sKAZP8sHaAW9NVq-pyq2m326h23HU-UTtAi_ZHAkd3Ih8P58XCh-hKGPAQ76eEzOK5pkpF0xae54PPVaONgtuxi-Ua-9URdt7YJQeklA0/s4160/IMG_20240226_090343945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPIAFI-uIjYqmr-hEQPo8-k4cLJsAQEOsv7PCwy5IJNl50IZ20YTId0OCKphHTirLcLuQ63o_nbxYaU7TvN7sKAZP8sHaAW9NVq-pyq2m326h23HU-UTtAi_ZHAkd3Ih8P58XCh-hKGPAQ76eEzOK5pkpF0xae54PPVaONgtuxi-Ua-9URdt7YJQeklA0/w480-h640/IMG_20240226_090343945.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqZ-k2OniccNec2nm7hU9HDqcEGHmECTqge2qJSLgYg2hUsMYqeDh6P9tWP9_zKHV2ppAMePReYb9xtM4-5C5dxm2PMRL5rPt6tvoW5qn0wFGaOYTIr2sYWiq3AsKdEe0aG_Bs_EOVhPbfhZVzEX5E75om4TII0yYmQs9-5kbmSWUIn9ZLrtat5nzREf1/s4160/IMG_20240226_090459403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqZ-k2OniccNec2nm7hU9HDqcEGHmECTqge2qJSLgYg2hUsMYqeDh6P9tWP9_zKHV2ppAMePReYb9xtM4-5C5dxm2PMRL5rPt6tvoW5qn0wFGaOYTIr2sYWiq3AsKdEe0aG_Bs_EOVhPbfhZVzEX5E75om4TII0yYmQs9-5kbmSWUIn9ZLrtat5nzREf1/w480-h640/IMG_20240226_090459403.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's what I am planting. All the info is on the back of the package. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6sL0QSPgGtrzNyysxMJWN_GPyWum1kyyfb6wDyer3y_I7sTGxdpWjWuaZ5WPytfLjhLN_PUs8vn0CY75J8tBK4Gh8c3iY54fL7_ffBMT6-trZSJmq6ADBiZOq0bb1RgMmoPPreRuF7-JkC5QfKfZilgNOeb97XaJmQj5mm4szr7ECutoreuzAySNzg8/s4160/IMG_20240226_090351710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6sL0QSPgGtrzNyysxMJWN_GPyWum1kyyfb6wDyer3y_I7sTGxdpWjWuaZ5WPytfLjhLN_PUs8vn0CY75J8tBK4Gh8c3iY54fL7_ffBMT6-trZSJmq6ADBiZOq0bb1RgMmoPPreRuF7-JkC5QfKfZilgNOeb97XaJmQj5mm4szr7ECutoreuzAySNzg8/w640-h480/IMG_20240226_090351710.jpg" width="640" /></a> And here is the seed starting tray. Recycled egg shells and egg carton. The front row is where I thought ahead and carefully snipped off the top of the shell, whereas the next row was just the remaining shells when I didn't consider planting in them first. I have another one and a half dozen eggs in the fridge if these turn out to be a good idea. The potting mix inside came from the bulbs and roots of the other plants I bought, so essentially this is a free exercise. I'll keep you posted on how they do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvEJCZoBEInowEAaNBhNJXJaXCibu_rFON0sBpsZ_-JM1EI0TpY4zWTbflVnj5lkVzCec96ekDbNzCTNMc_9f9T8T3QCGj-oXurOydrId8ZdiilySXuG0LbKOboFb9wJ_MKxSONAjMheQKxgNXweoUYtXgjUg8yKodcmIIlrz8RRiLbiiIj4rDkyndmZ_/s4160/IMG_20240224_092842647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvEJCZoBEInowEAaNBhNJXJaXCibu_rFON0sBpsZ_-JM1EI0TpY4zWTbflVnj5lkVzCec96ekDbNzCTNMc_9f9T8T3QCGj-oXurOydrId8ZdiilySXuG0LbKOboFb9wJ_MKxSONAjMheQKxgNXweoUYtXgjUg8yKodcmIIlrz8RRiLbiiIj4rDkyndmZ_/w480-h640/IMG_20240224_092842647.jpg" width="480" /></a> I got these white ceramic pots from church, for free, and popped my elephant ears in them with some water, to encourage rooting. I am already seeing tiny tips of green on the 'nipples' of each of these. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of green, I bought an expensive large hosta last year from Lowe's and never planted it at my last house. It got ignored pretty much in the move, but I did bring it along to this house and continued to ignore it, not watering or planting it at all. But to my delight, and just at the right time for my planting enthusiasms, it is popping up with 8, count 'em, 8 sprouts. I will be putting the plant in the ground today. It will get to 74 degrees and be warm all week, including warm nights. ( Yay Tennessee!) Rain is coming, so I am so happy to get my trowel out and dig a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-69545631602257798272024-02-23T09:12:00.000-05:002024-02-23T09:12:33.422-05:00Laundry room greenhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFZ2bNmABodBTA1WbSlQEE2CI2TicIWsrIEYhOOTfthjtD4wiA5E_sSl-S-59aSZI5OdeeOgxiaGnJRA0F0ofEwGYeVLOucMm9HFGUThFa0mkRcKMGomks3yG98AYh6OucdNpn46RSFKq0x3SzrlLVgMSmwmtDcsXo392srJscaynyhIen_8BUJVr7I2K/s4160/IMG_20240223_085755508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFZ2bNmABodBTA1WbSlQEE2CI2TicIWsrIEYhOOTfthjtD4wiA5E_sSl-S-59aSZI5OdeeOgxiaGnJRA0F0ofEwGYeVLOucMm9HFGUThFa0mkRcKMGomks3yG98AYh6OucdNpn46RSFKq0x3SzrlLVgMSmwmtDcsXo392srJscaynyhIen_8BUJVr7I2K/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085755508.jpg" width="640" /></a> Peat pots filled with hosta roots. And a plastic bin with calla corms which had sprouted, so I quickly potted them up, covering the tiny sprouts. A bag of Stella D'Oro roots sits there waiting to be planted in my porch planter, outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyc1aAPqVGi3PPGHPVkQRaBYjaXkfo9fjDW5vnwJ2VV_-gD1DBqgnR8kdDU9vh35xUlcFtmSihynlNJ9_iuGH4TZVABI8T4434icdu2_nvhRL0mIwVemKScI1Ekk-m96hBiaz_E3fgoagSTPIAU623gy0tnje5CFzN89Q1i1khE4eS1GxwQHPVpcAZ9cQ/s4160/IMG_20240223_085809565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyc1aAPqVGi3PPGHPVkQRaBYjaXkfo9fjDW5vnwJ2VV_-gD1DBqgnR8kdDU9vh35xUlcFtmSihynlNJ9_iuGH4TZVABI8T4434icdu2_nvhRL0mIwVemKScI1Ekk-m96hBiaz_E3fgoagSTPIAU623gy0tnje5CFzN89Q1i1khE4eS1GxwQHPVpcAZ9cQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085809565.jpg" width="640" /></a> These dried out pink Iris, are now showing signs of life at the root end. I have them sitting in a bit of water, and voila, they woke up. Next to them are some more hosta roots just starting to show green.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g-E3RaVdkfSKLLXBz9QezLnSVQElk048JVFfyHqPW7d9xjJvg-D1Sl3A9AH78m8HjSAKKfUa38Ejg7QQLKbG_or8WbS8XVSLRSZYniIC8b5xEHHQ-oyif4rzhSEYG2RtbXaKqekIeBz_NFYaHBOQaCcOctsldTxi4aHR8Y-JlQKtG6mHFuVj3wPHFTCF/s4160/IMG_20240223_085816745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g-E3RaVdkfSKLLXBz9QezLnSVQElk048JVFfyHqPW7d9xjJvg-D1Sl3A9AH78m8HjSAKKfUa38Ejg7QQLKbG_or8WbS8XVSLRSZYniIC8b5xEHHQ-oyif4rzhSEYG2RtbXaKqekIeBz_NFYaHBOQaCcOctsldTxi4aHR8Y-JlQKtG6mHFuVj3wPHFTCF/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085816745.jpg" width="640" /></a> I believe these are day lilies, but are they ditch lilies or something nicer? I dug them out of my front garden-bed-to-be, and just plunke them down on a wet corner of my tray. They're enthusiastic, but I am not replanting yet. Or ever. We'll see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMijYzC7Ku8Ng2Sb5YugDP7kVZeEiHN4E7BD4_6pNp1ipDWXpDwsbK1kKgOwq-8Z038duqOuz3dlsCQSYHqBh3C1iw9tYbLCI40Ib1ox-oSNmxOxe4tTc4D66sGEMjafezwGo_nGfJcjcN9CTV-qF06jfdeSQIdymlJyEKmjyYBRrGiem2mf-d-X7vnq7/s4160/IMG_20240223_085824172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMijYzC7Ku8Ng2Sb5YugDP7kVZeEiHN4E7BD4_6pNp1ipDWXpDwsbK1kKgOwq-8Z038duqOuz3dlsCQSYHqBh3C1iw9tYbLCI40Ib1ox-oSNmxOxe4tTc4D66sGEMjafezwGo_nGfJcjcN9CTV-qF06jfdeSQIdymlJyEKmjyYBRrGiem2mf-d-X7vnq7/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085824172.jpg" width="640" /></a> Three out of four of these Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon look promising. The one root had a sprout but it got knocked off, so I await the possibility that the root will push another sprout up soon. Gardener's have faith...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNpaO3Uf4C-4KrzJUOZcJe4WfczYtc2XynoD7N4zULcFUvSRN5WM3WcYMsGAKIwie6W2oOuXUhjLMJ7Nis7sIWUFxw2qfrsGWiYoE5tQZZvo14bqkuKvK4g6OhSZDRZZKql3xzFF5ODmzDDXlK8s-ekejdbOcmAJlujAVQriTUq0mfECoBTsExlewl9jv/s4160/IMG_20240223_085828918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNpaO3Uf4C-4KrzJUOZcJe4WfczYtc2XynoD7N4zULcFUvSRN5WM3WcYMsGAKIwie6W2oOuXUhjLMJ7Nis7sIWUFxw2qfrsGWiYoE5tQZZvo14bqkuKvK4g6OhSZDRZZKql3xzFF5ODmzDDXlK8s-ekejdbOcmAJlujAVQriTUq0mfECoBTsExlewl9jv/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085828918.jpg" width="640" /></a> Stella D'Oro needs water and soil. I expect to see leetle green sprouts from those peat pots in a few days, Calla lilies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-Tl43ApWNY1G1L3ejIIUstB28UGtQ66bkkKUDWEST2U5r7Xa__f11rjhPRIxXvE2yP8ZgPdQFxtfKlPc1KiIoBZjb_4Q0Pg3V4Xp_MWqgkGkjoHL-_sp_9EIK8hU25Rsd2QZeJRXzjPpE1tbQfbPod1Tnb_b2AgSl3hg78nXlY7zXP2nv2fRqybQmLXF/s4160/IMG_20240223_085841143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-Tl43ApWNY1G1L3ejIIUstB28UGtQ66bkkKUDWEST2U5r7Xa__f11rjhPRIxXvE2yP8ZgPdQFxtfKlPc1KiIoBZjb_4Q0Pg3V4Xp_MWqgkGkjoHL-_sp_9EIK8hU25Rsd2QZeJRXzjPpE1tbQfbPod1Tnb_b2AgSl3hg78nXlY7zXP2nv2fRqybQmLXF/w640-h480/IMG_20240223_085841143.jpg" width="640" /></a> Two out of five Asiatic lilies have sprouts. Not so sure about the other three. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-30306395617352097842024-02-16T09:46:00.001-05:002024-02-16T09:46:12.379-05:00Potting and Soaking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtGgCT_UwrsyJQaepAT5Bw9Lw_onohPDKPnCFYbN8hWQyiBf7lfx1fjiaH1MNNuTHTxlUnkvmLHFW0666hEgRyJDfjYi5-VJDZomxs0dmmA7W-4GCjb48rEfStpqyN32sqP6_WsuiCYtHIINhxGGhgTjKkVwfWixH58ePWHL5dG00vWDqQSY0u9AZKU4c/s4160/IMG_20240216_085811349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtGgCT_UwrsyJQaepAT5Bw9Lw_onohPDKPnCFYbN8hWQyiBf7lfx1fjiaH1MNNuTHTxlUnkvmLHFW0666hEgRyJDfjYi5-VJDZomxs0dmmA7W-4GCjb48rEfStpqyN32sqP6_WsuiCYtHIINhxGGhgTjKkVwfWixH58ePWHL5dG00vWDqQSY0u9AZKU4c/w480-h640/IMG_20240216_085811349.jpg" width="480" /></a> Today I decided to open and inspect the perennials I bought in bags from Walmart. They are available everywhere, like Lowes and Home Depot but I happened to be in WM the day they first went on sale. It is important to get there early before they die in the packages, which has happened when I bought them later in the year. In the egg carton I have 32 Dutch Iris, Miss Saigon, which all but two look very healthy and some have even shown their first sprouts. They are sitting in a bit of water just to encourage life. In the pots at the top of this tray are four Patriot Hostas and at the bottom are six Stained Glass Hosta. Those all have huge long roots so I am excited to get them going. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKbMqoAJHeL9RiGEffdIPEJH8txJAl0TM1HuA2A2znVP2ILIkfibRUuWT2ewsd7VafIv5N0SlWu8MTi2483plzhVZPE9TeWaRFXc5Ba_eji-TnP5oUZVnRDXVnlkEQTvs9-ELlVcF_L4xZz_M8YrMg526lxSp0SEsIKYg8m1OtbQOzHl6pY1QJmc5hECV/s4160/IMG_20240216_085817319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKbMqoAJHeL9RiGEffdIPEJH8txJAl0TM1HuA2A2znVP2ILIkfibRUuWT2ewsd7VafIv5N0SlWu8MTi2483plzhVZPE9TeWaRFXc5Ba_eji-TnP5oUZVnRDXVnlkEQTvs9-ELlVcF_L4xZz_M8YrMg526lxSp0SEsIKYg8m1OtbQOzHl6pY1QJmc5hECV/w300-h400/IMG_20240216_085817319.jpg" width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Bl68CCM6wU_4X0EpVM3B0SD_cic-FPLkj5jmyfNE0ALuUW751YOUYbeN7u40j6XHykFgUtqXm10Pi2VKoSTZc0WZkLS4G1_-sC7juJOSxRFss6OPrG5TmItUYUlvOYL-cpg_DaaSlsftFYYRhqYLCt1X_by2dyNt-Zsb34k7xm_6iV5WERd8r0Sj7UM-/s4160/IMG_20240216_085822799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Bl68CCM6wU_4X0EpVM3B0SD_cic-FPLkj5jmyfNE0ALuUW751YOUYbeN7u40j6XHykFgUtqXm10Pi2VKoSTZc0WZkLS4G1_-sC7juJOSxRFss6OPrG5TmItUYUlvOYL-cpg_DaaSlsftFYYRhqYLCt1X_by2dyNt-Zsb34k7xm_6iV5WERd8r0Sj7UM-/s320/IMG_20240216_085822799.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />In the middle are five Oriental Mix Lily bulbs. Only two look really healthy, but you never know. I saved my receipt if they don't make it. Then in the next picture are three Calla Lily corms, which look fabulous. Lots of buds are visible and no gross fungus on them, Yay! I may buy more of these. No color is listed on the package, so who knows, but I will guess it will be yellow. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggD2VBf81Um1hTQtb29_cHBuMkFyrsBkglb23TuZBArlExFTUKlfOHpbxq338pMVcH_E8U_Q08B-1AYeamAWlAJBk639YNu16UJaadbE3j8Am_umrC_DmEsSuimcg5qFn9rg-5n4IUUhLfrtpe25_Wd2oGdG4ycH-8wyNybJbaoJ3rJofxg3H41ZtiJNJn/s4160/IMG_20240216_085839445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggD2VBf81Um1hTQtb29_cHBuMkFyrsBkglb23TuZBArlExFTUKlfOHpbxq338pMVcH_E8U_Q08B-1AYeamAWlAJBk639YNu16UJaadbE3j8Am_umrC_DmEsSuimcg5qFn9rg-5n4IUUhLfrtpe25_Wd2oGdG4ycH-8wyNybJbaoJ3rJofxg3H41ZtiJNJn/w640-h480/IMG_20240216_085839445.jpg" width="640" /></a> Then I am again trying Tennessee Ostrich Ferns. Two have lots of curled fronds ready to green up and the other two, meh. People are always telling me that ferns will take over. OK. Let's prove it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Ysr3cb6AQvILR1V9VRWlja152zzp1_RFB99feAH5TWubyHkWCTpPtmkWm_QFY46KkiVOfDA82Bti4UfhvzJq4MgYNiv1eslABgueyOnaj6AKtpYZNY9msMJhnocSg7UpCXmMKK8G9pF5tFyWYNNXplZ_horAGpoYyWsdrJHLCE_xnoWuJ5F6W_qIGRM/s4160/IMG_20240216_085906352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Ysr3cb6AQvILR1V9VRWlja152zzp1_RFB99feAH5TWubyHkWCTpPtmkWm_QFY46KkiVOfDA82Bti4UfhvzJq4MgYNiv1eslABgueyOnaj6AKtpYZNY9msMJhnocSg7UpCXmMKK8G9pF5tFyWYNNXplZ_horAGpoYyWsdrJHLCE_xnoWuJ5F6W_qIGRM/w640-h480/IMG_20240216_085906352.jpg" width="640" /></a> If you could recognize these roots, you win the prize. These are Hollyhocks! Giganto roots, so I am excited to try these in my garden. I grew some back in IL but they got some sort of disease, making the leaves gray and dried out. I am hoping they have fixed this in the intervening years. Doubled flowers, no color specified. But healthy lookin', no?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoWG5V1LrAMjr3oE9I9lguwtXmJH48T4-RhqlldlFJKeRSPs8eidSEk270vEMOWCfBp1Z_YIY8qFiKHJD8MRR-eq0p7xywXhwi-WQsUK9K1Oqxr6l5lwXsi_21kVJhkaPSxoSZTkJEuPpPtQ_Rs5dFqQISXjJLxqW8XQhzHjYsk5CJFJFYICdxJPKYukK/s4160/IMG_20240216_085932642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoWG5V1LrAMjr3oE9I9lguwtXmJH48T4-RhqlldlFJKeRSPs8eidSEk270vEMOWCfBp1Z_YIY8qFiKHJD8MRR-eq0p7xywXhwi-WQsUK9K1Oqxr6l5lwXsi_21kVJhkaPSxoSZTkJEuPpPtQ_Rs5dFqQISXjJLxqW8XQhzHjYsk5CJFJFYICdxJPKYukK/w640-h480/IMG_20240216_085932642.jpg" width="640" /></a> Then three Bearded Iris, Cherub's Smile, in PINK! Very dried out rhizomes, but I guess that means they didn't get moldy on the way here. I'm soaking them for a day or two to revive them. One of my neighbors iris are up six inches at the moment, so I am hoping to get these in the ground as soon as the bed is prepared. Not jumping the gun, since I assume it will be weeks before that will happen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1p9rW_gy7OhmA6ED91uFLo7M6TYoZqDdhy0jRurHMtFaUGBW7fWPzA88e2LesYf6QxSJMve9wckdaOqJJe5FXWG-2TlPYwFp85AS4weTSdIDtFfeh-YXxGnILOUzXg_cqfaK71gg6C6pXN-fZWXtO5d4EIXdwrpPGHyR6NcQRFWKOJsMAG8wCCOOZyEg/s4160/IMG_20240216_085938808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1p9rW_gy7OhmA6ED91uFLo7M6TYoZqDdhy0jRurHMtFaUGBW7fWPzA88e2LesYf6QxSJMve9wckdaOqJJe5FXWG-2TlPYwFp85AS4weTSdIDtFfeh-YXxGnILOUzXg_cqfaK71gg6C6pXN-fZWXtO5d4EIXdwrpPGHyR6NcQRFWKOJsMAG8wCCOOZyEg/w400-h300/IMG_20240216_085938808.jpg" width="400" /></a> And what can this be? It is four big roots of Bleeding Hearts. Yay! I love these plants and hope they take in my new garden. Two have long sprouts already, in white, and hopefully they will green up now in my sunny laundry room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's my beauty from 2011. Sigh. I've been trying to get one that rivals this guy ever since. Maybe this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8wcf_53HSd4XqEC8MXYJ0UyH_sE7RzLYOqxPdBq7_vLdDh2CJEw8vYczL-EhJ-HWjudD_gnuN5B_9QS-yfppeF6fXUOMWZt8-ii1KrtwLJToj43daVqoYnpW1mN7ZNTJaNvZ9db_cwomoLfGlNTlugGK1EcKt8TLmszOC3oL-VLgvFjI6FYKWic_yWi4" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1251" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8wcf_53HSd4XqEC8MXYJ0UyH_sE7RzLYOqxPdBq7_vLdDh2CJEw8vYczL-EhJ-HWjudD_gnuN5B_9QS-yfppeF6fXUOMWZt8-ii1KrtwLJToj43daVqoYnpW1mN7ZNTJaNvZ9db_cwomoLfGlNTlugGK1EcKt8TLmszOC3oL-VLgvFjI6FYKWic_yWi4=w640-h530" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3CwvhwSjhlfLkNwGLDrmc-vt3vF8DJQkqTd3XORL9fUO0MCfgo_dMYRGz7W5LOGpxbgSsYISdvvr2Hh6Vb6zKCkJeFQ7mjpVfWFF4GSpxBrVlpsZRsJL6wQiIRP4wGbSh-83U_hA5qR9YPtQOC0IYHFqxwi4R1Z1qasAXcDFEcmIgVn0g1NR1CiTkfsS/s4160/IMG_20240216_085947527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3CwvhwSjhlfLkNwGLDrmc-vt3vF8DJQkqTd3XORL9fUO0MCfgo_dMYRGz7W5LOGpxbgSsYISdvvr2Hh6Vb6zKCkJeFQ7mjpVfWFF4GSpxBrVlpsZRsJL6wQiIRP4wGbSh-83U_hA5qR9YPtQOC0IYHFqxwi4R1Z1qasAXcDFEcmIgVn0g1NR1CiTkfsS/s320/IMG_20240216_085947527.jpg" width="320" /></a>Still in the package, 9 Stella Doro roots. I kinda think they will just go straight into the garden, as I have faith they will do well here. I am hoping to get some Southern Comfort heucheras and a Celandine Poppy...but I may have to order them. My shade garden will be glorious if it contains plants like these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-75301244685851136852024-02-15T17:07:00.003-05:002024-02-15T17:07:44.253-05:00Bags on Board<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xD8zIdqvv6sg2L2maCWAubfdYNlhaY9zGHgVoPQyqMMlEds5UAXqdfvUSIrlQx_HgSJEP-UANaZ7SdsfVupZSwoBbqyFc31-od7ddYjKZCkrAcVbjTwLTSdeTHgkiurSh1-7SA5_QLYwLIVepYYcoCKrlBOC0e9pCyhOEvC329ppmoin3s1wf_TVGOBR/s4160/IMG_20240215_161119777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xD8zIdqvv6sg2L2maCWAubfdYNlhaY9zGHgVoPQyqMMlEds5UAXqdfvUSIrlQx_HgSJEP-UANaZ7SdsfVupZSwoBbqyFc31-od7ddYjKZCkrAcVbjTwLTSdeTHgkiurSh1-7SA5_QLYwLIVepYYcoCKrlBOC0e9pCyhOEvC329ppmoin3s1wf_TVGOBR/w480-h640/IMG_20240215_161119777.jpg" width="480" /></a>The rectangular bed and the big 100 gallon bed are opened in my living room. The round one looks like a deflated ballon, but it will be upstanding when filled. The rectangular bed is 48"x 24" by 12"deep. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The round one is 50" in diameter and 12" deep. All the big round beds are already sold out on Temu. But I got three more smaller versions, 3' in diameter. I think this is enough of a garden, but wait, there's more! I also got ten 30gal bags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM6hmas7CqtVYIt-0w2Mq6v9xnHN_Gc3nfpDHNm8cT8KYGOKuNYFGcplJz3XRC0aACeu73LsxCD6wlasbo7TflEgbUKSPQiF1TE5KlUTGWVFfqqt_ecVbIKMLwXFDPGD5PvOJn5VPIfs_kFofrGgeGMieUX_Yh871PuOVQOfytApdtnWN4w3ics1QXL2X/s4160/IMG_20240215_161127281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM6hmas7CqtVYIt-0w2Mq6v9xnHN_Gc3nfpDHNm8cT8KYGOKuNYFGcplJz3XRC0aACeu73LsxCD6wlasbo7TflEgbUKSPQiF1TE5KlUTGWVFfqqt_ecVbIKMLwXFDPGD5PvOJn5VPIfs_kFofrGgeGMieUX_Yh871PuOVQOfytApdtnWN4w3ics1QXL2X/w480-h640/IMG_20240215_161127281.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am considering ordering bags of soil from Lowe's or Walmart and having them deliver. We'll see what that entails. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeE-qbT0wFhtMLVb2D-pRoO2x2oWsJfhDJPCzZToZVUWPCfOqxo5aRoWylNsYYwQMB8ocL19Sd6mgjgVsAF4psXsNsjhh5HbMw9bXoGk34I7brMt7n36GxZMiFwJh-ykZbicWUVdt6R5fg5F805yM38jSKmBs8V1Nf0CvEPVnz-iJYWWQ9NYr0RTZFbgv/s4160/IMG_20240211_175850591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeE-qbT0wFhtMLVb2D-pRoO2x2oWsJfhDJPCzZToZVUWPCfOqxo5aRoWylNsYYwQMB8ocL19Sd6mgjgVsAF4psXsNsjhh5HbMw9bXoGk34I7brMt7n36GxZMiFwJh-ykZbicWUVdt6R5fg5F805yM38jSKmBs8V1Nf0CvEPVnz-iJYWWQ9NYr0RTZFbgv/w640-h480/IMG_20240211_175850591.jpg" width="640" /></a> Here's the first big project in the front of the house. I want to remove all the sod, which is mainly weeds and Bermuda grass, and then fill it with new weed-free compost and top soil. We had a good two days of constant rain, which makes the hard-as-rock ground much softer and to test it, I got out my spade and began to dig.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJj-wSxVbh5AEpLia3u7veDja1pJ3oNJpWUkRKoUnkhhVPx0wYxd12PehKvZbuQTQ8bx7_cwKSqe-MrrPKXpT6VKdoXMx1dakdIerW3mZoIdWWtIY6Dma6QB6n1CXTfZrB7bHbfH3QhSYOoVxRJhPQ5doKggVnwPg0Ent7Tl13G-ZJTYSgwkeXIPgCaOJ/s4160/IMG_20240215_161213374_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJj-wSxVbh5AEpLia3u7veDja1pJ3oNJpWUkRKoUnkhhVPx0wYxd12PehKvZbuQTQ8bx7_cwKSqe-MrrPKXpT6VKdoXMx1dakdIerW3mZoIdWWtIY6Dma6QB6n1CXTfZrB7bHbfH3QhSYOoVxRJhPQ5doKggVnwPg0Ent7Tl13G-ZJTYSgwkeXIPgCaOJ/w640-h480/IMG_20240215_161213374_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> Fifteen minutes of digging and I had my wheelbarrow full. Where to put this stuff? In my back yard are big holes from trees that were removed before we bought the house. I am filling those with this sod. Dave woke up from his nap and I showed him how easy it is to pry up a chunk and he tried and of course it worked. I asked him if he thinks he might be able to do this for me, a little at a time, day by day, and he agreed. We'll see if he remembers this when next I ask for his help. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so we'll have to wait a couple of days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBIZiUKXjHbn8k3O8OgA2fZ9SeYBhgB_PCATM6u9OnzobwuPsSNG6WKFYMmQHwSN1eBS9RQJ4i1rdbtGo2Q5M__X3jzvD3uMtWFs0RF_9JgfHNEzSAzFRaNj5EVvlG3QAiotAR3POvlXJqfG6-L1K23JbEHEfuvod8Ai2sXhnM2JfcqAuUGp0g3AjpZi4/s4160/IMG_20240215_161147712_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBIZiUKXjHbn8k3O8OgA2fZ9SeYBhgB_PCATM6u9OnzobwuPsSNG6WKFYMmQHwSN1eBS9RQJ4i1rdbtGo2Q5M__X3jzvD3uMtWFs0RF_9JgfHNEzSAzFRaNj5EVvlG3QAiotAR3POvlXJqfG6-L1K23JbEHEfuvod8Ai2sXhnM2JfcqAuUGp0g3AjpZi4/w400-h300/IMG_20240215_161147712_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9jPFcV9knPIZrDgKlQHyZpQQYSIE9dZLKvgNtkhM75txGtXXV_IJfJ-4ywuKZoet0EXdkcmyfySPnghtO90E2XIpQJMyzfbOczsVtnPageCtoUXFaHizLGehjybeQwsvQCzjVmmBia3MlWD7JuA2GcaAVHWaJMYVhfsJ1qkCYZzfzKYZzqq8q3MGGL3i/s4160/IMG_20240215_161227612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9jPFcV9knPIZrDgKlQHyZpQQYSIE9dZLKvgNtkhM75txGtXXV_IJfJ-4ywuKZoet0EXdkcmyfySPnghtO90E2XIpQJMyzfbOczsVtnPageCtoUXFaHizLGehjybeQwsvQCzjVmmBia3MlWD7JuA2GcaAVHWaJMYVhfsJ1qkCYZzfzKYZzqq8q3MGGL3i/w400-h300/IMG_20240215_161227612.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBIZiUKXjHbn8k3O8OgA2fZ9SeYBhgB_PCATM6u9OnzobwuPsSNG6WKFYMmQHwSN1eBS9RQJ4i1rdbtGo2Q5M__X3jzvD3uMtWFs0RF_9JgfHNEzSAzFRaNj5EVvlG3QAiotAR3POvlXJqfG6-L1K23JbEHEfuvod8Ai2sXhnM2JfcqAuUGp0g3AjpZi4/s4160/IMG_20240215_161147712_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a> I uprooted a bunch of daffodils and put them in this porch rail planter. They were in the middle of the bed and I needed them out of there. But I couldn't get them all as some have grown right through the edging. They may get sacrificed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister called and asked me if I was going a little crazy and did I need an intervention? Possibly, but it is all flexible at this stage. She is concerned that I will again get overwhelmed at the end of summer and wanna quit and sell my house. It seems to her that this has happened before, several times. But that isn't exactly the case. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to move for other reasons, and I was overwhelmed for sure, but it had more to do with not being able to properly care for Dave, the house, the dogs and the garden. With this smaller house, which is so much easier to maintain and with this less fancy-schmancy neighborhood, I am not so pressured to have a perfect yard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also she is worried about the chickens who live in the house behind me. They occasionally come into our way-back, but so far haven't ventured into the area I want to plant. If they do, I have plans to protect my plants. Luckily we don't have deer, rabbits or chipmunks, and so far no sign of moles or voles. I am hoping I have finally found the right spot to make this garden work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-13661143037602928782024-02-13T07:03:00.000-05:002024-02-13T07:03:29.413-05:00Problem and Solution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL58B0lPCHeis40AYSts53hj5FheUNcXB5c8I-57CrJ_uCgeI3gMjiT_GZfZmlPcyV6ySznpvydAnXwnqeV8WgToZJ2sSI5gvbt5d1izoeqArf0TscVyh_8MJRHjoZS-XQNFIkcrVIe_dEDgJrVCE8Ddd1sCBV8CCj7VqpLlM1x59oXzKXL7VMKri0ZPsE/s4160/IMG_20240211_175907926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL58B0lPCHeis40AYSts53hj5FheUNcXB5c8I-57CrJ_uCgeI3gMjiT_GZfZmlPcyV6ySznpvydAnXwnqeV8WgToZJ2sSI5gvbt5d1izoeqArf0TscVyh_8MJRHjoZS-XQNFIkcrVIe_dEDgJrVCE8Ddd1sCBV8CCj7VqpLlM1x59oXzKXL7VMKri0ZPsE/w640-h480/IMG_20240211_175907926.jpg" width="640" /></a> This is the 'flower bed' on the left side of my front porch. It has two green plastic covers. One says it's for irrigation, which I don't have and the other says sewer. I can tell that there had been some water issues before, because my front yard had a raised area from here to the curb, where it meets another sewing and storm drain. I didn't know what to do with this spot. I didn't want to plant anything in here that might interfere with the stuff underground, and it is bumpy and hilly and just not conducive for anything other than weeds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then I got this idea out of the blue. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnlttSkKW5BJk5VwB6L8keKAz1m5ZiZZxxFEXQ_vwokI8PSZNHUhUy3qXf5Scb7Cw9s-cwtgrS_lkisToq5l9EaHADsL1DNcTsR1x16aiXiwTisAlEG72NFmPMpuHkRYfLBo9GoZqK31LHngiRfnsdtRa7EGr5k0zTym2WhjucStO-J6S2mRQin8QkZKp/s4160/IMG_20240211_175824488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnlttSkKW5BJk5VwB6L8keKAz1m5ZiZZxxFEXQ_vwokI8PSZNHUhUy3qXf5Scb7Cw9s-cwtgrS_lkisToq5l9EaHADsL1DNcTsR1x16aiXiwTisAlEG72NFmPMpuHkRYfLBo9GoZqK31LHngiRfnsdtRa7EGr5k0zTym2WhjucStO-J6S2mRQin8QkZKp/w640-h480/IMG_20240211_175824488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I went to Lowe's online and ordered some no dig fence panels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmG-jWCiXGr2qYQQi3EMKgsp7tCPG-s4PrPoYmPVMLa0RkHVRNh3edl78FL3qDXaC6mvdhkPMBhxvP4gxu-o8pP9T3jCIzFFNSwNE7_9r2KgJFTfVrj2CBsOQsjMGwiiUt0Ex8D-SGB3RhO1fQ-nJDRSMd-0il3kJh3xY020l0QKWQnqRa2aMWpkFrss8/s4160/IMG_20240212_093411696_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmG-jWCiXGr2qYQQi3EMKgsp7tCPG-s4PrPoYmPVMLa0RkHVRNh3edl78FL3qDXaC6mvdhkPMBhxvP4gxu-o8pP9T3jCIzFFNSwNE7_9r2KgJFTfVrj2CBsOQsjMGwiiUt0Ex8D-SGB3RhO1fQ-nJDRSMd-0il3kJh3xY020l0QKWQnqRa2aMWpkFrss8/w640-h480/IMG_20240212_093411696_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I've had these before in black metal, and we installed them in our back yard for a doggie fence. But I wanted white, and luckily my local Lowe's had 7 in stock. I only needed four. I had to wait to install this fence until the rain stopped, and I got it all finished in less than 30 minutes. It is more obvious in this photo how uneven the ground is at the base of this fencing, so I had to make tiny adjustments to make the crossbeams line up evenly. I got it pretty close.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB7VqFXPrWdbD_lWnMC8cJJUD7ECvvO72yjbjZHnkX0L6EWe6tHGgrWlgERE-s3_XdDn6pvmRsVtF2mlY5X3Uv_7hZNAUb5TWKIfWsKMFJN-K-Z-NerpC75ISPY2TmMZmqWfYQLVKQwJWtPZfIplJj8FbPCLjQh5FEbm5iQfLMiAVoGX3EKCwl1trw_pV/s4160/IMG_20240212_093425059_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB7VqFXPrWdbD_lWnMC8cJJUD7ECvvO72yjbjZHnkX0L6EWe6tHGgrWlgERE-s3_XdDn6pvmRsVtF2mlY5X3Uv_7hZNAUb5TWKIfWsKMFJN-K-Z-NerpC75ISPY2TmMZmqWfYQLVKQwJWtPZfIplJj8FbPCLjQh5FEbm5iQfLMiAVoGX3EKCwl1trw_pV/w640-h480/IMG_20240212_093425059_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a> I went aroun the side with the last panel and it left me just enough space to squeeze in between the drainpipe and the fence. But if I wanted to, I could just pull the stake out and then that panel swings open easily. I'll need to get in there to turn on the faucet when I need to water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS8aWrzYpXQvRs68Qpwpv16-Bb8Hx51LMTxAGsErri88ckl-xO0k14Lsl8gb6inhcI25Wx6uRibred-TgDSAHOlAuMhQUbfsQHqYkwMfN1629mVaRvH4_Z0LFajoPPxUktv8OpeHEmmw2oTaD82Htq-bwDvmvBNx2tj0Gdi7hSF04O5d3KJDrW4yPnhqV/s4160/IMG_20240212_093501978_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS8aWrzYpXQvRs68Qpwpv16-Bb8Hx51LMTxAGsErri88ckl-xO0k14Lsl8gb6inhcI25Wx6uRibred-TgDSAHOlAuMhQUbfsQHqYkwMfN1629mVaRvH4_Z0LFajoPPxUktv8OpeHEmmw2oTaD82Htq-bwDvmvBNx2tj0Gdi7hSF04O5d3KJDrW4yPnhqV/w640-h480/IMG_20240212_093501978_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a>Here's how it looks from the street. Neato, right? I'm considering a trio of flower pots behind the fence with plants that will peek through the slats and soften the look, further hiding the stuff behind it. I may add some pots in the left front of the porch too, to hide that uneven concrete base. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">OK, I'm satisfied with this solution and it can be crossed off my to-do list. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-43699489116918169142024-02-12T08:33:00.000-05:002024-02-12T08:33:11.081-05:00Seeds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iNK_nCCh8msqXdbLmKK02BLL3Q1grb8nGEckt5wwn9gWoPM72sYq-6H0jz5P6J5l3GLrL7J4c33tmfy5FzD-I4-MrE9Oa1xSuaDov5fKxGbhaORNZeGBlKU12Acvh1Px1GNJy9k3ASc3hg6boUPdplx3yQVeMZGshSFujfjFZrXKzDsapqzJ93HhM4qd/s4160/IMG_20240212_075001495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iNK_nCCh8msqXdbLmKK02BLL3Q1grb8nGEckt5wwn9gWoPM72sYq-6H0jz5P6J5l3GLrL7J4c33tmfy5FzD-I4-MrE9Oa1xSuaDov5fKxGbhaORNZeGBlKU12Acvh1Px1GNJy9k3ASc3hg6boUPdplx3yQVeMZGshSFujfjFZrXKzDsapqzJ93HhM4qd/w640-h480/IMG_20240212_075001495.jpg" width="640" /></a> Since I moved, the seed catalogs haven't yet found me, which is fine, since I rarely order from them. Instead I just see what is available at my local Walmart garden center, and this year I started really early. I've learned that other gardeners like me are johnny on the spot and grab the good seeds immediately. I mean, the good BASIL seeds, essentially. It's easy to get Genovese and Sweet but I wanted Lettuce Leaf which so far has not shown up, or is already gone. I did snag Mammoth and a new variety, Spicy Saber. It's supposed to be hot. We'll see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also am hoping to find Red Sails Lettuce, so more shopping will happen. The package of seeds for Window Box Mixed Lettuce is new for me. It might have what I want. I'll start seeds in an egg carton and see how that goes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I may break down and order Haricot Vert green beans from a seed supplier. I like the skinny French version, but Tendergreen is also great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nasturtiums, also need more of those. Half the time they don't germinate so I get several packets. I saw the Black version somewhere online, and may look again as they would be different. Obviously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>But I am particularly happy to have found these beauties, pictured next to an avocado for size comparison.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UNImq9tHTm2es6fDk8i13yEZzrwTvfc9TuGiYoU48qXmHfF9o7TMpRLxcSu_8HrdDaZbWScjod7aFiA9F6irpnuv2Nwzk5onnO8QXKqXolzFto0edqNJVl61sxh43ayP8qK_LO_Ekf5dLm5mLvgrgSLUXJyk8340ZuYvhyphenhyphenRXJRCUInZXIhkzjOSFIxEU/w640-h480/IMG_20240210_145241383.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister called these Earth Nipples. Ha! They are not. But they are Elephant Ears bulbs. Really big ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last year I got one from Lowes for $8 and these are the same size for $5.42, from Walmart. They also had bags of smaller ones, but I am thrilled to get these beauties before they get swiped by someone just like me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNlQNU5b40iug6bke7kHIFsRpNwCkEkWsxlKrAFKHEj6akzxPs86uDLb0YXMU8cD5X6MZM7OwH58dEYeSE0bzW5xPsWdPjszVw0rnh3duIU36QqPAMmeniVbgo7R3wNiEiTSkqjQGU5rhiAMTZeDgtx2vG5XLXqt-19X6BeP-QILgkhYzLIgquhCkUVzA/s4160/IMG_20230823_121016222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNlQNU5b40iug6bke7kHIFsRpNwCkEkWsxlKrAFKHEj6akzxPs86uDLb0YXMU8cD5X6MZM7OwH58dEYeSE0bzW5xPsWdPjszVw0rnh3duIU36QqPAMmeniVbgo7R3wNiEiTSkqjQGU5rhiAMTZeDgtx2vG5XLXqt-19X6BeP-QILgkhYzLIgquhCkUVzA/w480-h640/IMG_20230823_121016222.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the one from my previous garden. Dave is behind it for size comparison. Hmmm, now that I look at this picture, I may have to return most of those bulbs. I don't have that much room. What was I thinking?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-29835927653015369722024-02-09T12:49:00.000-05:002024-02-09T12:49:22.770-05:00NOT thinking ahead, Modular knitting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4zJGieBrwoSdyv2VVxZHy9OQRx0zKnwmZ7UjKefSJXLpTrx1HNAdXTRn1DKb3QtCwvIv3LWFGi1SgS60unVYGtPMLts9JgedMmJKkQ2WF5a2ijJ7Menc73sOWUMbzZGX2SaqEoHqIxdm03wdIVHdnBERg9JSjvFeGhcsgXGYx7q8YQmbr18IjrVPytQ_/s4160/IMG_20240208_201459639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4zJGieBrwoSdyv2VVxZHy9OQRx0zKnwmZ7UjKefSJXLpTrx1HNAdXTRn1DKb3QtCwvIv3LWFGi1SgS60unVYGtPMLts9JgedMmJKkQ2WF5a2ijJ7Menc73sOWUMbzZGX2SaqEoHqIxdm03wdIVHdnBERg9JSjvFeGhcsgXGYx7q8YQmbr18IjrVPytQ_/w640-h480/IMG_20240208_201459639.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxj78OlJv0vZbs_NAD4IDjLWaCAQqcy70gGIhyphenhyphenhQgqaR10qXzcmlQ8_0TaBZSqWMo-_RdrzPcFcQjSr3ty8ctoDWy-hoaJPSIn5oNQaMGxC26vgrsObiivQuFnmM_3MfslND51AIAJhpddNh9SGwo9Pqo2MLeD6Rg35NTiJC3hKo041PwltcZTJVeeHGV-/s4160/IMG_20240205_084648302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxj78OlJv0vZbs_NAD4IDjLWaCAQqcy70gGIhyphenhyphenhQgqaR10qXzcmlQ8_0TaBZSqWMo-_RdrzPcFcQjSr3ty8ctoDWy-hoaJPSIn5oNQaMGxC26vgrsObiivQuFnmM_3MfslND51AIAJhpddNh9SGwo9Pqo2MLeD6Rg35NTiJC3hKo041PwltcZTJVeeHGV-/s320/IMG_20240205_084648302.jpg" width="320" /></a> I had this idea and just jumped right in, not knowing how much yarn I would need to complete the project. It will be a poncho, if and when I get the rest of the yarn I need. First I sketched it out and then cast on the four triangles that would be the beginning of the piece. Simple. Of course now I have an even better idea. That initial triangle at the top could be a small diamond with side triangles to fill in the space. I know that is hard to imagine but trust me, it will work and look a lot more cohesive. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fWEtikkJ0-TYERfVHYzMjywZH8auycHAg5ATHgCgUZ93KrIPtT4iJ5cHf04B8zrRFfoAXyLFdLZS6duhtcTaMJe_ePhYiVnc96W9kO-TAeMAE_uZ9vpPoikZJMiLvePRaWaU2_tAdQl68n0_MvVi3w2JXiruSa1FA5k4h3V6F4DWo4cZzR82w7cxiOay/s4160/IMG_20240205_084624093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fWEtikkJ0-TYERfVHYzMjywZH8auycHAg5ATHgCgUZ93KrIPtT4iJ5cHf04B8zrRFfoAXyLFdLZS6duhtcTaMJe_ePhYiVnc96W9kO-TAeMAE_uZ9vpPoikZJMiLvePRaWaU2_tAdQl68n0_MvVi3w2JXiruSa1FA5k4h3V6F4DWo4cZzR82w7cxiOay/w400-h300/IMG_20240205_084624093.jpg" width="400" /></a>Here are the four initial triangles with one border begun. I attached two triangles as I picked up stitches along the bottoms of two of them. Borders will continue on the next edges of two until all are connected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCjJSkcBEUpA0dmZ5YAonjVP_3oIKmhbKGPQ1VNPb6w5CEMQ-F20FeaIfugFolL7RyF1Y9YJDYCrLs1HrfQbGTh7Z_cNutuvH22UAlvWD7GmhUiIclOO5tpspqAXLu5w1_xq6WFtUWA5MwdxBrjf6H1XRwSacEIjG2FNX12-lCfPoYL9mTmQl4RRTILId/s4160/IMG_20240206_084321658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCjJSkcBEUpA0dmZ5YAonjVP_3oIKmhbKGPQ1VNPb6w5CEMQ-F20FeaIfugFolL7RyF1Y9YJDYCrLs1HrfQbGTh7Z_cNutuvH22UAlvWD7GmhUiIclOO5tpspqAXLu5w1_xq6WFtUWA5MwdxBrjf6H1XRwSacEIjG2FNX12-lCfPoYL9mTmQl4RRTILId/w640-h480/IMG_20240206_084321658.jpg" width="640" /></a> Here it is with all four borders knitted. The borders are then joined with diamonds, completing the square. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0iEBXO_knyD-BnAxqIAejYgDME78M29_VJ74QFsVUGwT7x1pa90X3LbQhefHkShYgvvNd3MxhMVMH7TdgMk5MvCmChO1Tj9ef8P8Xu1EDETvgBza_FZ-U0zqPDUVUrx-dUs_WDzKri26VvvupHXv3rSG2ZeqQov_viFU_Kw-B1Ix0lv2pkGnUIQccmO2/s4160/IMG_20240206_084241974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0iEBXO_knyD-BnAxqIAejYgDME78M29_VJ74QFsVUGwT7x1pa90X3LbQhefHkShYgvvNd3MxhMVMH7TdgMk5MvCmChO1Tj9ef8P8Xu1EDETvgBza_FZ-U0zqPDUVUrx-dUs_WDzKri26VvvupHXv3rSG2ZeqQov_viFU_Kw-B1Ix0lv2pkGnUIQccmO2/w640-h480/IMG_20240206_084241974.jpg" width="640" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"> And then folded in half to show how it would be worn. At this point I knew I was onto something new and I could just keep going. The neckline will be smaller than it is here, because I will go back and pick up stitiches around the edge and knit more of a neckline.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here it is with the second border and four more corner diamonds. I made the second border deeper and the diamonds larger, and will do that again with the third border. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I am faced with not having enough of the contrasting yarn. It is Plymouth Boku colorway 12, aka Jewel Tones or Dusk. I messaged several people on Ravelry who have this yarn to sell, but have yet to hear back from any of them. So it sits on hold. </div><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwetG__e8PK7p9wXfc665EHLipF7tEH6BEj5ZjwfjWmkq61fTEMzL3Rgpnr6kCpcq3ZP4RhjQ1q9Wx1h9QOCr2eJmQA1k6jsh4JkpoHk6BY8omGqoANBlNDpztLsJYM_-Qr0mkylqpBv6ol_RDZiKl4ngghbJ8xqnYcOb35QotTge7PB2F0hJrEfeeUvAi/w640-h480/IMG_20240208_201729189.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do have other yarns that I could start a second version with, and may just do that adjusting my design as I go. That's what so great about modular knitting. It's like patchwork, and each part is flexible and can be redesigned to make a better product. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-26800685436610184542024-02-06T08:34:00.003-05:002024-02-06T09:17:03.294-05:00Garden Dreaming part deux<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA-s8Xqat6Pc_nAyCDMTS9mzn1cf-eBDqAYLDctlK3u6n0_rK2dJjiVxBHZJNXyCA9dAO6ck5Q_h9e84TyKK-G8_CR_CPB0YM37dks9SavszWj8cTaMVvNKx_Y_Q3W7pJhraROpTKN4Vqt2WqpFPFVPb0rT_nZEyKLY8QHQKjWxNe-vNFoTs7pnvZ_5EO/s800/f65f29019e5f9199881396a49616938e.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA-s8Xqat6Pc_nAyCDMTS9mzn1cf-eBDqAYLDctlK3u6n0_rK2dJjiVxBHZJNXyCA9dAO6ck5Q_h9e84TyKK-G8_CR_CPB0YM37dks9SavszWj8cTaMVvNKx_Y_Q3W7pJhraROpTKN4Vqt2WqpFPFVPb0rT_nZEyKLY8QHQKjWxNe-vNFoTs7pnvZ_5EO/w640-h640/f65f29019e5f9199881396a49616938e.webp" width="640" /></a> I did it. I ordered grow bags instead of plastic bins. I had grow bags in my last garden and left them in the crawl space when I moved...because I wasn't going to garden again. Yeah, right. But Sunday I noticed that daffodils were sprouting in my front yard, and just like that I was back to wanting a garden. I didn't plant those daffodil bulbs, but the previous gardener did that for me, like a drug pusher, knowing I would get hooked on just a taste of Spring. So I committed and went online and ordered a bunch of grow bags. One is 100 gallons big. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEnr0lDlnSAObRntSFwQEWmXoqT7nviXmEsisBjbJGtL7dPRc8hSF5iCdsFwLrNKkUzWWkyPEA5hRSlZjWLh-r1Hf5pC8_GlF9I6A-dz0nsrEHDyTlWbKKyQs1R2nRpTjCApfD8z2tvaZ8peHDgW_3rES9ad75tzxm_3iXecON_rKZS6MOoYZJp-ttEt0/s800/1444c337-1d71-4bd3-91cc-dd3197ba1233.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEnr0lDlnSAObRntSFwQEWmXoqT7nviXmEsisBjbJGtL7dPRc8hSF5iCdsFwLrNKkUzWWkyPEA5hRSlZjWLh-r1Hf5pC8_GlF9I6A-dz0nsrEHDyTlWbKKyQs1R2nRpTjCApfD8z2tvaZ8peHDgW_3rES9ad75tzxm_3iXecON_rKZS6MOoYZJp-ttEt0/w640-h640/1444c337-1d71-4bd3-91cc-dd3197ba1233.webp" width="640" /></a> 50 inches in diameter and almost a foot deep. (11.8"). This will be my green bean bed. It cost $9.78, but the soil will be a lot more expensive. Is this good economy? Nope, but that's not why I grow green beans. I grow them because I can walk outside, watch them grow, and snap some off and cook them and eat them. I get so happy when I do. You can buy happiness this way. And when those plants are done I can pull them out, toss in some fertilizer and grow a second batch, or even something else, because legumes are nitrogen fixers and actually enrich the soil. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I only ordered one of these big bags and am already regretting not getting more. I can see strawberries in a bed like this or if I put it in my side yard in front of the house, I can plant flowers in it. Oy. Not too late to order more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7u-Tu0tNZYRecn6a_ookeZc-Gc223XUE_8Elwpr6fGsuRl9OUjagEPtYHFhMpYUN5HT0JK2f5Na0ickdTyuZK3J2kCHyP_kQu4h0dvKFEMZfonOK9kMJzh8ARzlk21i6PqVAHfyknpCw3Y6HRdMcQRxvuzcg-MAy2xC24latgy4gOuSEWTc-bor03FVz/s800/5e3ddee0-9b36-436c-ba61-540b3c54c611.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7u-Tu0tNZYRecn6a_ookeZc-Gc223XUE_8Elwpr6fGsuRl9OUjagEPtYHFhMpYUN5HT0JK2f5Na0ickdTyuZK3J2kCHyP_kQu4h0dvKFEMZfonOK9kMJzh8ARzlk21i6PqVAHfyknpCw3Y6HRdMcQRxvuzcg-MAy2xC24latgy4gOuSEWTc-bor03FVz/w640-h640/5e3ddee0-9b36-436c-ba61-540b3c54c611.webp" width="640" /></a> But I also ordered a bunch of 30 gallon bags. These are great for zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, and butternut squash. Last time I grew butternut squash in a bag and I got about ten huge squash from one bag. I'm not lying. I gave a bunch away. These are 16.5" deep and 24" in diameter. That's a big surface and lots of root room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIw4hEbx25vPXFNNYdnxfwHG2YVcrNzA8e64d3l1eT-JhPmPqQaBwqihEC0rGvs5DlrNuJUYR7cH8KPD8iA-3AOOtmeRq2fmj0MqMlWroPtIIzP904IZBs0eEgaJxSncLBUYNdRgjGIUE6HpvGDip1YptSpMlzBGRmJNgURfFSDiCFXTYtTUWhbp40GlH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="562" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIw4hEbx25vPXFNNYdnxfwHG2YVcrNzA8e64d3l1eT-JhPmPqQaBwqihEC0rGvs5DlrNuJUYR7cH8KPD8iA-3AOOtmeRq2fmj0MqMlWroPtIIzP904IZBs0eEgaJxSncLBUYNdRgjGIUE6HpvGDip1YptSpMlzBGRmJNgURfFSDiCFXTYtTUWhbp40GlH" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll also grow basil and other herbs as well as nasturtiums, for flowers and salads. Maybe one cucumber vine. I always get too many cukes, that is, until vine borer shows up and ruins everything. arrgh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is one thing that worries me. My neighbor has 10 chickens which often fly over the fence into our yard. And there are a bunch of semi-homeless kitties that roam our street. Diggers and peckers can disrupt a garden. But at least I know we have no rabbits or deer. Hopefully these bags will be somewhat of a deterrent to becoming a litter box.<br /></div>+++++++++<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN1n-KZgj4e41NSLLa-KOgcxpZTSiCuWuwfIudeu_-OuaK-gKkdtO6vMSdDFamWUhDQUSC89LGZdCGeP3zNYbcSdh_BaRmqt6iKxnUAtx5PP3Cl3RdWcAcyMxvmfAdLQ6pEoe7GRijzuGmsZivbjW7v2m2_UM09oS6wfjLFR-Zjt-ER-uP1GrII3sfkju/s800/5f829b1e-0c56-47a2-aa03-6aec147f5a0d_1024x1024.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN1n-KZgj4e41NSLLa-KOgcxpZTSiCuWuwfIudeu_-OuaK-gKkdtO6vMSdDFamWUhDQUSC89LGZdCGeP3zNYbcSdh_BaRmqt6iKxnUAtx5PP3Cl3RdWcAcyMxvmfAdLQ6pEoe7GRijzuGmsZivbjW7v2m2_UM09oS6wfjLFR-Zjt-ER-uP1GrII3sfkju/s320/5f829b1e-0c56-47a2-aa03-6aec147f5a0d_1024x1024.webp" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mo2U2tnB_ZVtWNdLovux3L87IFpR50HcVJVXrx4zrOgn4-lsJV1WwEGt4FKhovO1vDiaTK4sjsSHCQL62nPNPGxwmsJpZBSUHX0moVEdT_66TVVDO-NuyVZSK7oZ_InV3TLKhbUcO44YAWEChDK4WG8IlJ1ze4FKWJDFYDbgxvUqjc_bd_e8K3xgn6R-/s800/fc1a2b785543389d6112e723b41b87d2.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mo2U2tnB_ZVtWNdLovux3L87IFpR50HcVJVXrx4zrOgn4-lsJV1WwEGt4FKhovO1vDiaTK4sjsSHCQL62nPNPGxwmsJpZBSUHX0moVEdT_66TVVDO-NuyVZSK7oZ_InV3TLKhbUcO44YAWEChDK4WG8IlJ1ze4FKWJDFYDbgxvUqjc_bd_e8K3xgn6R-/s320/fc1a2b785543389d6112e723b41b87d2.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">OK I went back and order some more. I can't help myself. The rectangular bed is a foot deep and 2x4" wide. Yay!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-54305442003282791242024-02-05T08:12:00.001-05:002024-02-05T08:12:15.590-05:00Again with the Potzblitz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnKFMHYFofq_S0SYz6v82A0pGDxtbvekin5l-svx2swetP45GkY4O2kEuKZM3nq2QCof4SO3MbAOQY6LALDYQRKSjoK_OsRAjcqp-2C7SQc6eBj5EdWvs7v_fxkr5RYN8N-Ap7vUcFJww8PtgZ1B_xCpK-pPAmzMCh1Ov5K2rKm-_j5bmua7zLZo5H_J1/s4160/IMG_20240204_074548624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnKFMHYFofq_S0SYz6v82A0pGDxtbvekin5l-svx2swetP45GkY4O2kEuKZM3nq2QCof4SO3MbAOQY6LALDYQRKSjoK_OsRAjcqp-2C7SQc6eBj5EdWvs7v_fxkr5RYN8N-Ap7vUcFJww8PtgZ1B_xCpK-pPAmzMCh1Ov5K2rKm-_j5bmua7zLZo5H_J1/w480-h640/IMG_20240204_074548624.jpg" width="480" /></a>This time I used all Malabrigo yarns, Arroyo, Rastita and Silky Merino. All but the Kiwi green were multicolored, so the stripes are less contrasting than in previous renditions. Why do I keep doing the same pattern again and again? Maybe because I can try out different combos of yarns and maybe because it just feels good to see the design become itself. I made this one a bit smaller than the previous ones which may be easier to wear for a more petite person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKSB3PCNxVc0Iy_Wgokpq2LAct1i74oz_bVJiSB3uC3qGc96Upi9QdS_R3HqPKzwYc2CLGdfYCjj_0BrrmZzU4dmeaYSvcX0nHPUR9hcNrQyiapJCSnkox8Y0Wo9wyqPpKuV_phhQK5oY9OjMlFbyKqBYA7kUlEM3CBN3SGWtYYlpq80RSiAJtqrzFkNU/s4160/IMG_20240204_074100343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKSB3PCNxVc0Iy_Wgokpq2LAct1i74oz_bVJiSB3uC3qGc96Upi9QdS_R3HqPKzwYc2CLGdfYCjj_0BrrmZzU4dmeaYSvcX0nHPUR9hcNrQyiapJCSnkox8Y0Wo9wyqPpKuV_phhQK5oY9OjMlFbyKqBYA7kUlEM3CBN3SGWtYYlpq80RSiAJtqrzFkNU/w480-h640/IMG_20240204_074100343.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whatever the reason, I can't dismiss the enjoyment of knitting it, especially with the most delicious yarns in my stash. At this point, I am using the best stuff, that I have been saving for something special and this shawl design fits the bill. </div>You can see that this shawl is shorter in the back and just meets the bottom of the mannequin when the top edge is covering the neck. <div>I find myself wearing a shawl in church as the sanctuary can be chilly, and then when it fills up, I can easily slip it off when I get warm enough. Also I like a shawl to wear in the morning over my pjs, when having my cuppa and blogging. So cozy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oc2yCfrp8ulIfldsg5hsCCPhjMa9gXu2svH05amrVO2YC0g9ERwfirNDKO0fS_5ByBIX1yPKAOkFx7sjd7z5XhLDs06Ssml4AC-9zAsAPJLkPeD_erlLS4xUy2Pkl_cgeETpM_a4e7EigxHKrJyGcqbDERT2hql14KM4EARNGyyL_zMWzpHSXMSFaPkI/s4160/IMG_20240204_073936550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oc2yCfrp8ulIfldsg5hsCCPhjMa9gXu2svH05amrVO2YC0g9ERwfirNDKO0fS_5ByBIX1yPKAOkFx7sjd7z5XhLDs06Ssml4AC-9zAsAPJLkPeD_erlLS4xUy2Pkl_cgeETpM_a4e7EigxHKrJyGcqbDERT2hql14KM4EARNGyyL_zMWzpHSXMSFaPkI/w480-h640/IMG_20240204_073936550.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl6Fm55VFHNwHzpK0QUlyD7zyxjmueIQiviT2RsiPXUucvGKp1HwmAhCQHh8bFzeGCPbKvsQfX3rAxQjnTtcC4hoxd2-3qJlpnD-TQQKbvrpR8WTkR02WMdDNm6avNIjxCPYIa4YcBtWudxNhDmdPcMLjJHVn-P3G-A7mxCOAWvRzgeEunUEVCk5Ae0N7/s4160/IMG_20240204_073438624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl6Fm55VFHNwHzpK0QUlyD7zyxjmueIQiviT2RsiPXUucvGKp1HwmAhCQHh8bFzeGCPbKvsQfX3rAxQjnTtcC4hoxd2-3qJlpnD-TQQKbvrpR8WTkR02WMdDNm6avNIjxCPYIa4YcBtWudxNhDmdPcMLjJHVn-P3G-A7mxCOAWvRzgeEunUEVCk5Ae0N7/w300-h400/IMG_20240204_073438624.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnanDEB_a3GQVXls3L6Z2gRApFA5VHsBTB1-kQyVIrJ7qNMOWZoXUPhO0oSlOIIzR5g150xMZhQRM357z-gxm391w6aOeUcOMOND0t-sR9xrpo0lHaSHh12erU-UBEVIFiavXFTz8FDj0umvc2dCl-rY_8Agj4B-wckkqJRWl0cHte0R-_1IkCo27nDvD/s4160/IMG_20240204_073905438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnanDEB_a3GQVXls3L6Z2gRApFA5VHsBTB1-kQyVIrJ7qNMOWZoXUPhO0oSlOIIzR5g150xMZhQRM357z-gxm391w6aOeUcOMOND0t-sR9xrpo0lHaSHh12erU-UBEVIFiavXFTz8FDj0umvc2dCl-rY_8Agj4B-wckkqJRWl0cHte0R-_1IkCo27nDvD/w300-h400/IMG_20240204_073905438.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUo8oKtQVVhzPyP9LSiy8Al5nVlj2hkCn8nlM2vg6M_hyphenhyphenwh96Fn3k8bfqKVGT1fD_o0a30lZwlVwQ-0yjE0ciXpKWhNXtvbQknfWVlhL-gzTFsPapFZarhVyiWuI1dV3CCvxDue8GtTwChuAeIjymGFL3EGiGZujFSpppOEJmTwKiWDi1RVrYTNpE05g5/s4160/IMG_20240204_074333132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUo8oKtQVVhzPyP9LSiy8Al5nVlj2hkCn8nlM2vg6M_hyphenhyphenwh96Fn3k8bfqKVGT1fD_o0a30lZwlVwQ-0yjE0ciXpKWhNXtvbQknfWVlhL-gzTFsPapFZarhVyiWuI1dV3CCvxDue8GtTwChuAeIjymGFL3EGiGZujFSpppOEJmTwKiWDi1RVrYTNpE05g5/w640-h480/IMG_20240204_074333132.jpg" width="640" /></a> Here it is just after steaming. 64" wide and about 29" deep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Available for $45, plus shipping. Email me at fibermania@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div><br /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-9975885217205524542024-02-01T08:33:00.002-05:002024-02-02T07:48:44.075-05:00Silver Diamond Cardicoat<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxX989ulR9GCTa49Wq2jEjLwQdLvd3SWkGBsS-xSDFA6SiFsUyvq3EHp8ab2rKPMdOK7jwnEv48sH-04eqm35zCJ7rfrdmS3LUOPdVBKCJvQfrz9dZusHuCiBqFnqPFCE5tOZMzykJEsf8gWZyJqG_8w6vPEGo-zhK6s86_7kBTxPrcEuztL7DWp6dEL4/s640/upload_medium2%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxX989ulR9GCTa49Wq2jEjLwQdLvd3SWkGBsS-xSDFA6SiFsUyvq3EHp8ab2rKPMdOK7jwnEv48sH-04eqm35zCJ7rfrdmS3LUOPdVBKCJvQfrz9dZusHuCiBqFnqPFCE5tOZMzykJEsf8gWZyJqG_8w6vPEGo-zhK6s86_7kBTxPrcEuztL7DWp6dEL4/s320/upload_medium2%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9epUoJ_wMxx5c2_x9OOL-X0fMcqGVku6aTsOSF5Rag1BNHOk15Q7wfVcWHMHMYDXnykqzW0Jlylv6SxGMW9qThHVH0W4JPbjNjo4BKkg2JgFBkQ9iKRwBUUHuXiZ82DJGecxaHE0bWlF8pld5iOsnadbY3kHxJGo4lXEYMKdi97OwiX887-ky593dpea/s640/upload_medium2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9epUoJ_wMxx5c2_x9OOL-X0fMcqGVku6aTsOSF5Rag1BNHOk15Q7wfVcWHMHMYDXnykqzW0Jlylv6SxGMW9qThHVH0W4JPbjNjo4BKkg2JgFBkQ9iKRwBUUHuXiZ82DJGecxaHE0bWlF8pld5iOsnadbY3kHxJGo4lXEYMKdi97OwiX887-ky593dpea/s320/upload_medium2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I made this cardigan some time ago, (2020!!) and never got around to wet blocking it. So it sat waiting for my time and patience to complete it. Today, after the success yesterday with my steamer, it was the the right day to find it and bring it out of the closet, so to speak. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3ruS_QSprVFBgHuIbVWlX51USG-cPqQ9BgN37sjifCwOQIJhKq_RgLwFANWr3KuLqW5FiINqUToI170uh5rfxxJYAUcjbxeAWUFsNk1g68dG9GjjT1Bwm74j9DS70ypx2s3o-Lp9vGWVoA1eCTy5fIK_Icz7kXJy4Fv4gLieKDDcA6azzmwd5Pk8bJXG/s4160/IMG_20240201_075950448.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3ruS_QSprVFBgHuIbVWlX51USG-cPqQ9BgN37sjifCwOQIJhKq_RgLwFANWr3KuLqW5FiINqUToI170uh5rfxxJYAUcjbxeAWUFsNk1g68dG9GjjT1Bwm74j9DS70ypx2s3o-Lp9vGWVoA1eCTy5fIK_Icz7kXJy4Fv4gLieKDDcA6azzmwd5Pk8bJXG/w480-h640/IMG_20240201_075950448.jpg" width="480" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcaKcuarDVT2Z7gFt6gViIrfHVaQ0N_8CPLfYOoeYleISFm1JwivjGOPTBAH8SIP_Ee_ObyEUNPVUgBYUDvoVOFIT4Y5rC9Vh6OZqDbq6PWgatp8mYVZArkmuXtF1SzP_hae3LXB3Qk5o28L3ZOOQSVCnTMNFByi8_G9aK5fDsl9L_3Qk2F2GnThTTT7w/w480-h640/IMG_20240201_080033167.jpg" width="480" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">What a difference!! Even I am amazed. From a short and squatty cardigan to a long and flowing cardicoat. It measures 33" from the back neck to the hem and 44" around the bustline. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">The real change is the hand of the fabric. So much more drape, now that the yarns have relaxed. The yarn is wool/silk Boku and Gloss Dk merino/silk. NO WONDER it drapes so nicely. The color is just slightly lavender-gray-black. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfEqODCSH8JHKEEiyfsflY4LKMgik0YrzwDTdovQQKa8nl-MjLSNYVl7kX3dRxXuLbykiq2-I5xof6dvH_YVS0nRhelAKdo3A6f_JzxlIcn63bevXFE2PokjWDrw3sjOIfccC6HgMU2nyRRgxIoXy8lv6qBN1cul4aPa1rS0g4R8qElaLanaMs9k7LW3E/s4160/IMG_20240201_080114880.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfEqODCSH8JHKEEiyfsflY4LKMgik0YrzwDTdovQQKa8nl-MjLSNYVl7kX3dRxXuLbykiq2-I5xof6dvH_YVS0nRhelAKdo3A6f_JzxlIcn63bevXFE2PokjWDrw3sjOIfccC6HgMU2nyRRgxIoXy8lv6qBN1cul4aPa1rS0g4R8qElaLanaMs9k7LW3E/w480-h640/IMG_20240201_080114880.jpg" width="480" /></a> Here's the back. The mannequin has no hips. Fill in with your imagination.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the neck detail. Mother of pearl buttons, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AVL5kBUvXId2w4RxA6MGctqpDE32IgvJbRntRm96XxDlJtERSExfhn3FYDdF9Bd9Ej63_LfbkVvz5OFoc0RY57rkEXUj7QlzhvMkRK7rHQsIo5_U5fwGJ23QEqMsIwzossBbbEUL3Y4jIZB0sJf7TzVIRE_fLHkAuWM5HJnuSX9d3P5W5Z6nD2fWM4ip/s4160/IMG_20240201_080235011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AVL5kBUvXId2w4RxA6MGctqpDE32IgvJbRntRm96XxDlJtERSExfhn3FYDdF9Bd9Ej63_LfbkVvz5OFoc0RY57rkEXUj7QlzhvMkRK7rHQsIo5_U5fwGJ23QEqMsIwzossBbbEUL3Y4jIZB0sJf7TzVIRE_fLHkAuWM5HJnuSX9d3P5W5Z6nD2fWM4ip/w480-h640/IMG_20240201_080235011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am proud to offer this for $125, email me at fibermania@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-44628825418981446962024-01-30T07:36:00.000-05:002024-01-30T07:36:25.311-05:00Pssssst Steam Heat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe3uc0gziLO7tcZo8mRAHrWLvlXbR-EeTRaC2ukJhUYZIgkH6dhCDSO-TgzDPSgbqta4-QZDoXqBRSLWYLPeHPl92uePicN8PfPc1gTynIvPWw5dZaVrYmPfVdD508QItJ8SbUwD4X2zn716p-5xir-rhnH5__IPxK30LgPHQYi_ZUM_O-1az3086NC4O/s4160/IMG_20240130_070137361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe3uc0gziLO7tcZo8mRAHrWLvlXbR-EeTRaC2ukJhUYZIgkH6dhCDSO-TgzDPSgbqta4-QZDoXqBRSLWYLPeHPl92uePicN8PfPc1gTynIvPWw5dZaVrYmPfVdD508QItJ8SbUwD4X2zn716p-5xir-rhnH5__IPxK30LgPHQYi_ZUM_O-1az3086NC4O/w480-h640/IMG_20240130_070137361.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I bought this little Conair steamer to steam out the wrinkles in my slipcovers when I bought my new chairs. It was used, on Amazon, and only cost $17. I figured I would use it now and then. "Then" became this morning. What a great investment this turned out to be. <div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DmWaMzvoxBepcaaOJ4KJ4-JMKpfu3-RiTSLLpEPEqPoWDAByfqIwTVTIKYIC9ZseF1t-i2-vaSuOX4coj68LRR8qWvD-PG4CE_kIglnrFMstCQaw3v_380Rph7l3khDlNLiNSFtsJwflsjF4bs7ijb2HHyTHEiUdTUBG0K3sjyzNvX20lUhsXJ4C-3sh/s4160/IMG_20240130_070044209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DmWaMzvoxBepcaaOJ4KJ4-JMKpfu3-RiTSLLpEPEqPoWDAByfqIwTVTIKYIC9ZseF1t-i2-vaSuOX4coj68LRR8qWvD-PG4CE_kIglnrFMstCQaw3v_380Rph7l3khDlNLiNSFtsJwflsjF4bs7ijb2HHyTHEiUdTUBG0K3sjyzNvX20lUhsXJ4C-3sh/w640-h480/IMG_20240130_070044209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here's my Potzblitz #3, pinned to my padded table. I steamed it in less than five minutes! Compare that to tub soaking it, squeezing out the water in thick towels, and then arranging it on my blocking mats and leaving it to dry overnight. Revolutionary!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWKbcW4YEI34xVeiTQaheBSJzx0aJFGtkRqnfeeTrK-nmw7PcpdVcPQXvx3nHZTWeFkaVv_libWQkMEQ6Tir0s82-C2PlUxJdUIq9i-EYqx_WOLTruW6EL1oDp7s1d2StVG__C4I_z0Fna3Ld-O1cpCer0tjFOf3NwgeWg8opCZs0-qvFunIOAN-RnT-E/s4160/IMG_20240130_070452274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWKbcW4YEI34xVeiTQaheBSJzx0aJFGtkRqnfeeTrK-nmw7PcpdVcPQXvx3nHZTWeFkaVv_libWQkMEQ6Tir0s82-C2PlUxJdUIq9i-EYqx_WOLTruW6EL1oDp7s1d2StVG__C4I_z0Fna3Ld-O1cpCer0tjFOf3NwgeWg8opCZs0-qvFunIOAN-RnT-E/w480-h640/IMG_20240130_070452274.jpg" width="480" /></a> The fabric now drapes so beautifully, and the shawl grew to its finished size, just as if it were stretched and blocked flat. 72"x 34". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The yarns I used for this beauty were Prism Mia merino, Madeline Tosh merino, and Malabrigo Arroyo. Veddy fancy. It's taken me my whole knitting life to feel deserving of such luxurious yarns. Of course I got them at an estate sale for lots less than full price. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3e_RPBhD9g_dcOZhfU8Q_6QfC2WPSSpbg2DXqX5lB7Xmh4g3iajRkifJPDnRiqD1E93IIST4JcMq53KqfJ06nqF8rM6MFyxhKYzmOeUsvr4s-93-3VMX9ba-KrzmzmWrGFoQ0hwFXQ6lwQe27r_b9oPL2ol2stW5yowNQIDggCBWstSkhbz1wmVq1Yf2/s4160/IMG_20240130_070533776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3e_RPBhD9g_dcOZhfU8Q_6QfC2WPSSpbg2DXqX5lB7Xmh4g3iajRkifJPDnRiqD1E93IIST4JcMq53KqfJ06nqF8rM6MFyxhKYzmOeUsvr4s-93-3VMX9ba-KrzmzmWrGFoQ0hwFXQ6lwQe27r_b9oPL2ol2stW5yowNQIDggCBWstSkhbz1wmVq1Yf2/w480-h640/IMG_20240130_070533776.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Here's a view of the back. I folded the edge over to create a sort of collar. Cozy, eh?</div><div><br /></div><div>I think it is kind of a statement piece. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglum4M-UBN3lhMZv2RcOGpfGL2LZH9OgsZe1w1BeuMiFXI3XIXIev4D1pfsl4d9J5ZyxDVU8JD825yarj7RoghWGANPAaO6JPqqo9B3wRkUjux3iUL3J08FW0tTpdqV4d7MhDM4xZWmG4GyZJae0ST_uYNRcH-popjQrRpS0Vqp6eUKeOi253LBhNmN7_Z/s4160/IMG_20240130_070544620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglum4M-UBN3lhMZv2RcOGpfGL2LZH9OgsZe1w1BeuMiFXI3XIXIev4D1pfsl4d9J5ZyxDVU8JD825yarj7RoghWGANPAaO6JPqqo9B3wRkUjux3iUL3J08FW0tTpdqV4d7MhDM4xZWmG4GyZJae0ST_uYNRcH-popjQrRpS0Vqp6eUKeOi253LBhNmN7_Z/w480-h640/IMG_20240130_070544620.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Here's how it looks from the front with that little bit of a folded edge collar. </div><div>If you would like to encourage me to keep knitting ( and you know you would), you could own this for $45 plus shipping. Email me. fibermania@gmail.com</div><div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-48262689113600018972024-01-27T08:34:00.001-05:002024-01-27T08:34:30.275-05:00Garden Dreaming<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zAmlHxlkRXitEY0NOGnqV4vg3S70cvOQj58-DidaGMCWgNiW0DUOmb_iA3NCHlDMR2o44IE2oW6mtSlc4IkpAaiiPMH3lwFDBtkZ30EQXwoktmA3ApZ8Pwes5X8axx99q7JhJnOa7xWPXm-eOXOkdOF4UmE16g6LLJNhNpSOC_s0XirVO6uzBKeWf8_A/w640-h640/042e2123-4c6f-4872-b0cc-5db3c211fb73_1.364aae6b74d2d26385abc15b34fc2084.jpeg" width="640" /><span style="text-align: left;">Well, that's not very inspiring, eh? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">But I am thinking these bins will work for my tiny new garden. I have tried all sorts of container gardens but I will not go crazy again like we did here. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0LaH0U0qSPtDOHb2HrJ9uqawr6SATnuW1Zky-mZi4U3rCp6uy3gKh4Ud6McQ6TJc7tbUHir-z0USKHHAWSp8DdEDobsDZotyKNVXaZi-ZV2x_ksFhIj8Tc8BKT2jj-iIiB4OmAW2rdA2O1mxaXQUssRnmBTwMnH0jefmeA-CAPll6KVXS17vIf_A1wY8s" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0LaH0U0qSPtDOHb2HrJ9uqawr6SATnuW1Zky-mZi4U3rCp6uy3gKh4Ud6McQ6TJc7tbUHir-z0USKHHAWSp8DdEDobsDZotyKNVXaZi-ZV2x_ksFhIj8Tc8BKT2jj-iIiB4OmAW2rdA2O1mxaXQUssRnmBTwMnH0jefmeA-CAPll6KVXS17vIf_A1wY8s=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGMQNFQHN-d9pJdSuLSfVW4oEoIQNZLYDLor7PE34mHVRYaVXrzKPorLcrELC2FVvijlRqlQS8yExJ1wKhaZcH8Ei3rYUoXsBr0OIGWixBm4akHWyYfKeb38Ob6uaB2yzOKuYHfb39tRnhE09BE0SHr9m-04aRNqK8uJE9dh3Pc5obIgYSIETFZR1-Xi0z" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGMQNFQHN-d9pJdSuLSfVW4oEoIQNZLYDLor7PE34mHVRYaVXrzKPorLcrELC2FVvijlRqlQS8yExJ1wKhaZcH8Ei3rYUoXsBr0OIGWixBm4akHWyYfKeb38Ob6uaB2yzOKuYHfb39tRnhE09BE0SHr9m-04aRNqK8uJE9dh3Pc5obIgYSIETFZR1-Xi0z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I definitely won't be hauling in concrete blocks, which work great but become difficult to get rid of when I have lost interest or have to move house again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM1ZSQdxdCDzTzTPlxNBkhn01sAT2gf9FyDcsO5ZpW7YpUXWkx-aCe4vNPQ6uT4BJ4oIdNH7ifJbVyFN6c8lcv7Jrpmkl9FVAMaJEQFMSQwjX-91z3eGtaPLMOEBz1jDqYpa5HkRH3Yh4bhxCGW3fvnANFgQo45ZEazx__ka0VxbsyPLoEBVS-_JUXfjok" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM1ZSQdxdCDzTzTPlxNBkhn01sAT2gf9FyDcsO5ZpW7YpUXWkx-aCe4vNPQ6uT4BJ4oIdNH7ifJbVyFN6c8lcv7Jrpmkl9FVAMaJEQFMSQwjX-91z3eGtaPLMOEBz1jDqYpa5HkRH3Yh4bhxCGW3fvnANFgQo45ZEazx__ka0VxbsyPLoEBVS-_JUXfjok=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I don't want to dig, or bring in a truckload of soil, or build raised beds, but I gotta have a few plants and some dirt, and these plastic bins are recycleable if I lose interest. I wish I could get those white round tubs again, like in the second picture. But the rectangular bins are more efficient, can be lined up next to each other and I know holes are easy to drill for drainage. I plan to lay down a tarp, secured with steel pins, to make it walkable, and ant deterring. Then line up about four bins near the faucet and fill them with good planting medium. The area behind the house near the faucet is quite flat, south facing and very sunny all day. I'll set up my lawn chairs on the tarp and bask in the early morning sun. Yesterday seven of my neighbor's chickens were in our yard, so I have a ready audience for scraps and overripe tomatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because they are 18" high, I can sit and tend them without having to stoop over. I'll plant basil, tomatoes, lettuce early followed by peppers, and green beans. One bin will have zucchini and another will have butternut squash. One more will have sage, parsley, dill and scallions. Instant garden! </div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-8484938745440318402024-01-26T08:05:00.000-05:002024-01-26T08:05:07.290-05:00Studio Reveal<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV95Livrtf3uYChvg__TxWN4dDYQgMy18uN-vsssR1Zov9xMuHYk5N4c7aPwn89R-J_VUp-edCioguqNbyRXfpSh0A__513WNiud4kXDlxa7JZ1TvHAwFHqAq0DWQWQAvXUGoroQDEmryTpX9NcUPg2FuauYWBQBMHZEbY3YUKIH1DrnF8sbz-sDeIZsEe" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV95Livrtf3uYChvg__TxWN4dDYQgMy18uN-vsssR1Zov9xMuHYk5N4c7aPwn89R-J_VUp-edCioguqNbyRXfpSh0A__513WNiud4kXDlxa7JZ1TvHAwFHqAq0DWQWQAvXUGoroQDEmryTpX9NcUPg2FuauYWBQBMHZEbY3YUKIH1DrnF8sbz-sDeIZsEe=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">These are not pictures of my studio. I grabbed these off Pinterest. I have no idea who they belong to, </span></div><div>but I feel like they are a glorious fantasyland compared to my real life studio. I've had some nice (functional) studios in all my houses, but they were more like workshops not magazine pages. Are these people in the quilt business? Who knows, but I'm guessing from all the professionals that I have known, these are hobby rooms. More power to them! I would love to have had spaces like these, but here's my reality. </div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirajzwwxrhygZAPtpGuUPQjvUJ65hX1dqtCcKbKFyjEQ8qlwPC556lMJGLxV4sYY_LNBITztYPLrKB2QuBkGIM5NstT_OHXV4PxbUolt8ofRMIY_zdMhdv0Z0IbFtlHgZ3U-ttioQc8YKAnSDwXzte8rstY23tDNDuV6uh_Q1gyGXQVMXsuXwPM4KP1OqE/s584/909983ecc053cc3dd28d7180e0dcfa5b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirajzwwxrhygZAPtpGuUPQjvUJ65hX1dqtCcKbKFyjEQ8qlwPC556lMJGLxV4sYY_LNBITztYPLrKB2QuBkGIM5NstT_OHXV4PxbUolt8ofRMIY_zdMhdv0Z0IbFtlHgZ3U-ttioQc8YKAnSDwXzte8rstY23tDNDuV6uh_Q1gyGXQVMXsuXwPM4KP1OqE/w618-h640/909983ecc053cc3dd28d7180e0dcfa5b.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I share my studio with the dog and Dave. </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUZkwt727AhMDQ9Si3F277Ez0Hej8wbbRcSAz75oCM7KOVEXwWOPVZ3avc3frLENi2BfqR-ExVpOsEcf1wCR7evgda1WpqpV6ePPSnKuxMMXQYG1Lendr9zbpozixHlncuJLR7Ga2ak-vFDK7wxYQ1ePd8evDnqGmwhHUBTyXqWy6tug1TZ5sZLnYMWIj/s4160/IMG_20240126_070836308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUZkwt727AhMDQ9Si3F277Ez0Hej8wbbRcSAz75oCM7KOVEXwWOPVZ3avc3frLENi2BfqR-ExVpOsEcf1wCR7evgda1WpqpV6ePPSnKuxMMXQYG1Lendr9zbpozixHlncuJLR7Ga2ak-vFDK7wxYQ1ePd8evDnqGmwhHUBTyXqWy6tug1TZ5sZLnYMWIj/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_070836308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>They wanna be where I am, which is a good thing. I wanna be where my stuff is, so we are all together all the time. The studio has become a family room.<div><br /></div><div>My corner. The 6-bin cubby contains my entire fabric collection. Don't laugh, it is packed solid. On top is the dog treat collection, plus puppy pad storage. </div><div>The little table holds my knitting and laptop, very efficiently. My cozy chair and mismatched ottoman are working for now. I have good lighting and a shawl on the chair back in case I get chilly. Another side table holds the remote, my tea, tissues and note books.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4rssWmVstvmqg7L3GRsfD2oCjRDtnBSzsHjso7zg-lwPJlpg3gMstOHau2KYcFHvBjN2ATP-7OZI2ew7o4i8d1bOx-FutwqhEe1GHxy4sbIJYruhqTDVqYfVn_cLARG-DaGfbLTmUNaCsC0WNeczhOMNb7K7C4fTe13d475NUSe_sumRKXcuqP3LzdJJ/s4160/IMG_20240126_070802143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4rssWmVstvmqg7L3GRsfD2oCjRDtnBSzsHjso7zg-lwPJlpg3gMstOHau2KYcFHvBjN2ATP-7OZI2ew7o4i8d1bOx-FutwqhEe1GHxy4sbIJYruhqTDVqYfVn_cLARG-DaGfbLTmUNaCsC0WNeczhOMNb7K7C4fTe13d475NUSe_sumRKXcuqP3LzdJJ/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_070802143.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My sewing machine and serger, covered in hopes of someday being used, are currently awaiting a working electrical outlet. Yep, they are not even capable of being used until the whole house gets rewired next week (I hope). This is where the Billys were situated. So I gained some open space and will be able to sew soon.</div><div>There is another table to bring out when I need it, so that the serger won't be in the way or can be used concurrently with the sewing machine. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX_Ep0wWtTVyqWpHOrF6-ip13zjaKTY6Ln_Qj_2Sys2ywCDvknn5ozU3X587dgboPN4s-QjOU7qYfmddcs6T-fZ06tkm-QpCnEvqqwQ9JaOn1dX7EQ-Esv1j9ezUT7wLT4MjESMxTumVJhj_eJVnlDSVRqYh4MrRmX_nHx9ymRyb8a1VeaEaGdlwsogie/s4160/IMG_20240126_070726035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX_Ep0wWtTVyqWpHOrF6-ip13zjaKTY6Ln_Qj_2Sys2ywCDvknn5ozU3X587dgboPN4s-QjOU7qYfmddcs6T-fZ06tkm-QpCnEvqqwQ9JaOn1dX7EQ-Esv1j9ezUT7wLT4MjESMxTumVJhj_eJVnlDSVRqYh4MrRmX_nHx9ymRyb8a1VeaEaGdlwsogie/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_070726035.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The padded worktable on bed risers is tucked into the corner and houses all the rolling supply units, plus that additional table which is needed when I actually get to sew or paint. Mostly it is an ironing base at the moment. </div><div>The dog's bed is on the floor, composed of a quilt sandwiched between two throw rugs. Chumley thrashes about on them and spreads them all over the room before choosing one to sleep on for most of the day. He has to have a puppy pad on the floor at all times, whether he can find it or not, being blind, and often sleeps just on it. </div><div>The TV is here because there is no place in the rest of the house where we can watch it together, as Dave can't work his remote without help and willingly watches whatever I want, while snoozing in his chair. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmbS7FMAokTAlX4UM5QkAdYnBuhtTpAG6G9LnqwHJH_6fovRm2dLpdbHDLmmET2GQEB3B2HjH6CjquzhLKAf4JdlNYBAMsdmrv7nyBY8T-wphsp_MYJK4KfUglI_YJhIPwIVRRHYwCESepp7jAk2u6Em17alJLnfobZPPLU64oVVIq9tXobSAz8Rp9bEG/s4160/IMG_20240126_070715438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmbS7FMAokTAlX4UM5QkAdYnBuhtTpAG6G9LnqwHJH_6fovRm2dLpdbHDLmmET2GQEB3B2HjH6CjquzhLKAf4JdlNYBAMsdmrv7nyBY8T-wphsp_MYJK4KfUglI_YJhIPwIVRRHYwCESepp7jAk2u6Em17alJLnfobZPPLU64oVVIq9tXobSAz8Rp9bEG/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_070715438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So if and when I get back to sewing, I doubt the room will remain as stoically empty as it seems here. It's not glamorous, by any stretch of the imagination, but then again, I don't need it to be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday's dilemma of finding places to put the leftover stuff resulted in a bigger cleanout than expected. I found drawers that contained items that got tossed and thus gave me room to keep a few of the items I did need. Turns out I even have emptied a few drawers completely and don't need to buy any more storage units. Yay!</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-10747184796865286992024-01-24T11:30:00.001-05:002024-01-24T11:53:16.794-05:00The big cleanout<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVsahLyzCK_iuZRLGP8QcRabMeVC1sZo8fX3JTI5-csb8XNst5RpZt0UeZXSVOIQ1nZgsnAGuxBkKyEpSG3VRfMT4xA30G3Fz2XaUYBBZ7vW7I42DmG7kEYC6w0PG8DjEibOdTeHtClUR50qlKWApFYH_64YntTM_HSd_c3TGQyLtHA4N8bNP30LAw5V9/s4160/IMG_20240124_074153928.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVsahLyzCK_iuZRLGP8QcRabMeVC1sZo8fX3JTI5-csb8XNst5RpZt0UeZXSVOIQ1nZgsnAGuxBkKyEpSG3VRfMT4xA30G3Fz2XaUYBBZ7vW7I42DmG7kEYC6w0PG8DjEibOdTeHtClUR50qlKWApFYH_64YntTM_HSd_c3TGQyLtHA4N8bNP30LAw5V9/w300-h400/IMG_20240124_074153928.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I reached my goal of emptying these IKEA Billy shelves. They will go to Goodwill, if my brother-in-law will deliver. Yay!<div>I bought these in 2007 for $35 each, and of course they got moved over and over and over to each new house. They are stable if they can lean on each other, but not so much if one tries to stand them up alone. Someone will be able to sturdy them up if they are handy.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still have some items that I must find a spot in the home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8fbHu0WPM-W4-DrFQqWkMwhErOYoBSd2MV4xXhZtoXceHZ-WeToZhKyk6LVZbwrnuKQsI5HbMgnMsJjwmitrdv1l17C5Y5_xObbsupf8SYjkP4QogIF8PW4SyonfjzRZokLa4dwMixtPOGbyjsNzg1Qi5_FWidg1HG9ymWcwDWuspcY18WGz9_wXIbEL/s4160/IMG_20240124_074203663.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8fbHu0WPM-W4-DrFQqWkMwhErOYoBSd2MV4xXhZtoXceHZ-WeToZhKyk6LVZbwrnuKQsI5HbMgnMsJjwmitrdv1l17C5Y5_xObbsupf8SYjkP4QogIF8PW4SyonfjzRZokLa4dwMixtPOGbyjsNzg1Qi5_FWidg1HG9ymWcwDWuspcY18WGz9_wXIbEL/w640-h480/IMG_20240124_074203663.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I keep moving things to the yarn room which is not really a good spot to store them. I may have to break down and get another cubbyhole storage unit. I have plenty of the fabric boxes that fit this unit. Being smaller, and sturdier than those tall narrow shelves, I do feel they are more suited to my needs. Easier to move to another spot too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfskXDnMIWPvF6HOxMpUBFVUAcNSSEzgHi5rjxLLEVI5617T-P8PDOn2YN78N8q7voNHFTtJvUzXFtm_TzrmYaUOpkj6ckCfS6NAtCEoiF6K_sFZ8pATccFQNK61GtmNiKFpjNpj2eaTOPM8BN7FxdqBVTiiZziA5XRY_U5LduUWp7tc7ydhGxh0YqHUfr" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfskXDnMIWPvF6HOxMpUBFVUAcNSSEzgHi5rjxLLEVI5617T-P8PDOn2YN78N8q7voNHFTtJvUzXFtm_TzrmYaUOpkj6ckCfS6NAtCEoiF6K_sFZ8pATccFQNK61GtmNiKFpjNpj2eaTOPM8BN7FxdqBVTiiZziA5XRY_U5LduUWp7tc7ydhGxh0YqHUfr=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT5LtiF8dzBKDYj8o-B1oYKn1RVTE2YZX98jUNdEQZaGWOvs-WPIkiIltCC62HOueKt2ZnduMKC1Tk41Kn5ccJa26VTMObEfTyQGj71umV-jjl4v9zd8UUghoRqjKpq9OQrfVQ-QqBmZzdqn5BJZtOLocsu5njnBZWA74ddN8qrcI4Yd5qQEepMUA_5Kq/s4160/IMG_20240124_074211170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT5LtiF8dzBKDYj8o-B1oYKn1RVTE2YZX98jUNdEQZaGWOvs-WPIkiIltCC62HOueKt2ZnduMKC1Tk41Kn5ccJa26VTMObEfTyQGj71umV-jjl4v9zd8UUghoRqjKpq9OQrfVQ-QqBmZzdqn5BJZtOLocsu5njnBZWA74ddN8qrcI4Yd5qQEepMUA_5Kq/s320/IMG_20240124_074211170.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a bunch of stuff that I really hate to give up, but know in my heart that I am never gonna use them again. Two really good cameras, two travel irons and a regular size iron, more than I need. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my imagination, I hope to have just what I need, in a place where I can find it later, and not bring more stuff into my life that ends up being excess. Is that too much to expect?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They're gone!!!! Yay!!! So nice to see that pretty woodwork again. Thanks to my b-i-l John for swiftly removing them. Wait til my sister finds out she is getting them. Uh oh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDma6FAFqQ_Mte_dODzhOErQZNEG_pB2D1HTweTDDjwob3rCq_iEP-al9kFpJv_6JL16Hn0LflVhFnDJ8p6GhDvJEejCh6RiauI87SYU4F4RowuY28CMImIivYjniftpUYZnNuxnvlwrZIwyE7FtJZ1y4uWgJWx0gtxNL5DPPo60QjeRDHFbKxNc0_lD8E/s4160/IMG_20240124_115014781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDma6FAFqQ_Mte_dODzhOErQZNEG_pB2D1HTweTDDjwob3rCq_iEP-al9kFpJv_6JL16Hn0LflVhFnDJ8p6GhDvJEejCh6RiauI87SYU4F4RowuY28CMImIivYjniftpUYZnNuxnvlwrZIwyE7FtJZ1y4uWgJWx0gtxNL5DPPo60QjeRDHFbKxNc0_lD8E/w480-h640/IMG_20240124_115014781.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div></div></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-86564935793101295232024-01-23T08:30:00.001-05:002024-01-23T09:41:28.767-05:00Minimalizing<div><span style="color: #37474f; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;">Sandy asked:</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #37474f; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hi Mel, I very happy that you have returned to blogging. I was wondering what you do with art supplies you no longer need or want?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #37474f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCeEo-2JHdpkgBx09XALcLX-rqYqOTXUS3ZHTNWPnIAAYMS9dEtvl1MGWX8euIw2nBb4Zm5K-9XvJ2_sidenXYMHHHjVYdlRIGBOcNFO1iGWjfPrIHYXDgZAZio-GE1mm_Ryrddko2zivdm_pGPG3Ys5SIlwpexmSr9svVJoS_9f4fPTbiiXey5YoBo_D/s4160/IMG_20240123_073257758.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCeEo-2JHdpkgBx09XALcLX-rqYqOTXUS3ZHTNWPnIAAYMS9dEtvl1MGWX8euIw2nBb4Zm5K-9XvJ2_sidenXYMHHHjVYdlRIGBOcNFO1iGWjfPrIHYXDgZAZio-GE1mm_Ryrddko2zivdm_pGPG3Ys5SIlwpexmSr9svVJoS_9f4fPTbiiXey5YoBo_D/w300-h400/IMG_20240123_073257758.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I have a huge collection of art supplies, some dating as far back as high school. Some I have removed from these shelves and found closet shelves, or drawers to keep them or the trash bin to eliminate them. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I want to get rid of these IKEA Billy shelves completely, as they only invite collecting.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Oil Paint: Tubes, mediums and brushes. I gave an easel and my large canvases to my brother-in-law John before the last move and I am going to ask him if he would like the paint etc to go with all that. He is semi-retired, so he may now have time to dabble. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Acrylic paint: Tubes that are dried up, or nearly so will easily get trashed, but liquidy ones I will save, if I can find a spot to put them. I have acrylic-only brushes that I will also save.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Watercolor paint: I will save all of these including the papers and brushes, as I do believe I will go back to painting again, and watercolor doesn't take up as much room as oil painting canvases.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Colored Pencils: Keeping the good Prismacolors, but I have a brand new set of watercolor pencils from Arteza which I will gladly find a new home. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwrIa3At0ceEkABNMyz3qdHVAiAxUWl_C8hpW2ogLXzT7PBnMzZ-PgBiQcCVdPz9odA9Nb8DAVswwSqzdxALmGwEluNG25Q6P1mPoOs7hpooKE_eTEoSJ9fL7rQmcWjOLIK-H86mUfasQiPtLC26uKA-95tZoy5NIdpHAWJzjCaHrHGqxTXynGVImOWnS/s4160/IMG_20240123_093849421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwrIa3At0ceEkABNMyz3qdHVAiAxUWl_C8hpW2ogLXzT7PBnMzZ-PgBiQcCVdPz9odA9Nb8DAVswwSqzdxALmGwEluNG25Q6P1mPoOs7hpooKE_eTEoSJ9fL7rQmcWjOLIK-H86mUfasQiPtLC26uKA-95tZoy5NIdpHAWJzjCaHrHGqxTXynGVImOWnS/w300-h400/IMG_20240123_093849421.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They work perfectly but I never use them and just had to try them out when my sister bought hers. If you are interested, I will send them to you for the cost of the postage.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Paper: O my, I have really good WC paper and not so great cheap-o WC paper. Why? I find it hard to resist a nice white pad of paper. Geesh. I may separate the good from the not so good and give it to our church school kids.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And then there is fabric...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;">My fused hand dyed fabric is boxed up and lives quietly out of sight in the yarn room. I am not so much a quilt fabric collector, since I mainly use hand dyed cottons for my work. I will go through my fabric and see what i</span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;">s worth keeping, and offer the rest to my sister and my pal Patsy, both sewers/quilters. I don't have much.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yarn: I will always knit, even when I am old and feeble, unless my hands stop working. But the finished knits are becoming an issue. I found a vest yesterday that I thought would keep Dave warm and made him wear it for pictures. Perhaps you can tell he is not thrilled. So I may frog this item and have the yarn for another project. Yarn is easy to keep, as I have a room in this house just for it and my big quilts.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uxre2G0Eakt1_Ec30A1nsxgersW5NdMu6O37iS91qK5mHAP1I8D44gtu-woIrJ0Ve1VUipxzM9N0l_lO34ofLyMnMNfqTjrEhz6t7lBGUFQmLwKWiGYkTAmCAKaZ733CITEeKHnu0JWTYYcFHTuyVYrWjxITxeZ-vxp81WWOc4_GyA1k4fAtIw0cXtg3/s4160/IMG_20240122_094307767.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uxre2G0Eakt1_Ec30A1nsxgersW5NdMu6O37iS91qK5mHAP1I8D44gtu-woIrJ0Ve1VUipxzM9N0l_lO34ofLyMnMNfqTjrEhz6t7lBGUFQmLwKWiGYkTAmCAKaZ733CITEeKHnu0JWTYYcFHTuyVYrWjxITxeZ-vxp81WWOc4_GyA1k4fAtIw0cXtg3/s320/IMG_20240122_094307767.jpg" width="240" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcjATpPpN-iuVOoM3gjVo7hyphenhyphen4h4y-M-k_Bw4Dro169ulCmyuloIB2pUG8ulrSPnEkvMG36_T3aW9fTBoue91czxBaUhQqdsAIbhfvwGEzH12-cQOHYFhDOGy6mXpAHde4b-G-drNWluGjKmdpZZ0MSKobPAt73Nic3GbmaFYT-NMo-9MszulsRgj6Ip2F/s4160/IMG_20240122_094250466.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcjATpPpN-iuVOoM3gjVo7hyphenhyphen4h4y-M-k_Bw4Dro169ulCmyuloIB2pUG8ulrSPnEkvMG36_T3aW9fTBoue91czxBaUhQqdsAIbhfvwGEzH12-cQOHYFhDOGy6mXpAHde4b-G-drNWluGjKmdpZZ0MSKobPAt73Nic3GbmaFYT-NMo-9MszulsRgj6Ip2F/s320/IMG_20240122_094250466.jpg" width="240" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Polymer clay: I was all set to get rid of my clay and all the equipment that goes with it, but I found a spot in a closet for it, so I will keep it. But I did decide not to make anymore jewelry, as I have dozens of necklaces and earrings and hardly wear those as it is. I do really like the vessels and other objects that I have made with polymer clay. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibDHeZmB9nXSMJZm4mUSmt_7I0_ydrWu8gm-N4omiSWmM6XG-U8mIVE0iGgEREL1MEQfyptxtKqSjkHyZihP_J1NiD60daorMFpCSwl5eQHE7bZXt5hmjlFpczLsLMgoWxt3PwJoCeu_o6whu4dvTcKReWJTBUAjuuvSSvhW373HoY7klJb0xV2kKzU1YX" width="240" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-_-YU0p9lQmRpiyS_JlsqQj__euRu_bfkNnSWbob653Q9CHDVADtX3TfzUykyXE4nObD4cjXLOSoQibwLugaEnmfPW8eXJHoYVjiYqMUGbAom4Wv2slV8W_nq1GAnFU2Ez2yRLRVtRsG3OePZZk8XtUgYYim_idIDmBdb7TF_16QQXlJmVQn9I-8ZDxn8" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-_-YU0p9lQmRpiyS_JlsqQj__euRu_bfkNnSWbob653Q9CHDVADtX3TfzUykyXE4nObD4cjXLOSoQibwLugaEnmfPW8eXJHoYVjiYqMUGbAom4Wv2slV8W_nq1GAnFU2Ez2yRLRVtRsG3OePZZk8XtUgYYim_idIDmBdb7TF_16QQXlJmVQn9I-8ZDxn8" width="320" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-_-YU0p9lQmRpiyS_JlsqQj__euRu_bfkNnSWbob653Q9CHDVADtX3TfzUykyXE4nObD4cjXLOSoQibwLugaEnmfPW8eXJHoYVjiYqMUGbAom4Wv2slV8W_nq1GAnFU2Ez2yRLRVtRsG3OePZZk8XtUgYYim_idIDmBdb7TF_16QQXlJmVQn9I-8ZDxn8" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTcIFG1wkx3G-1FhtCn7DmVNo349Pfy_BlqYVW_ZSLj9zCvh_UQufCQNnGPMajdjOrhjJXayhwKrrldtFwVY8Bb7ieH5e0pJnkSwSeobk6kh2uap_c-VdTmoLbFZRdTlpk4Da_f_3IrBwl73HU3-1fLvvsmdq7sv8mnnY5j908WxYrhKkxf8DdZZo_h4-7" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTcIFG1wkx3G-1FhtCn7DmVNo349Pfy_BlqYVW_ZSLj9zCvh_UQufCQNnGPMajdjOrhjJXayhwKrrldtFwVY8Bb7ieH5e0pJnkSwSeobk6kh2uap_c-VdTmoLbFZRdTlpk4Da_f_3IrBwl73HU3-1fLvvsmdq7sv8mnnY5j908WxYrhKkxf8DdZZo_h4-7" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If I didn't have to keep them, I'd make more of these.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beads: Out with the beads. I think either my sister or Goodwill will get them. I am done with jewelry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dyes: I have lots of dye in powdered form, stored in a bin with liquid dye that has leaked all over. I don't want to bother cleaning it up, so it will all have to go. I am done with that part of my life. If I ever want to dye yarn, I have easier options, like food coloring and Kool-Aid. Seriously, it is just as good and permanent as chemical dyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sewing supplies: I will always sew. But I am getting rid of the myriad templates that I collected 'just in case' I wanted to make a traditional design quilt. Yeah, right. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plastic bins: O my...I have a ton of these, and plastic bags too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Why???? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">OUT!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So even tho I don't see myself leaving this mortal coil of a long time, I do feel the need to do a bit of Swedish Death Cleaning, if only to save my relatives from having to deal with my crap.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></span></div></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-74071801399965105742024-01-22T06:52:00.000-05:002024-01-22T06:52:28.147-05:002024 Year of New Things<div>I don't make New Year's resolutions. But I kinda have a feeling that "if not now, when ?" and so some things will have to go and other things will come into play. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now that I am 76, it feels like time to relinquish things that are demanding a response or to start things I really should have done earlier. Some of these feelings are amophous, and others are concrete. </div><div><br /></div><div>I continue to downsize. And I'm getting really good at it. Starting with art supplies for crafts I no longer want to do. I've given away a ton of art papers, some I stamped, printed or painted, the collected supplies for collage, and hand made greeting cards I never send (who wants to spend 66 cents on a stamp?) </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYyoKVQT9y4-WMjg_nDpcxV5a2zgJg03TRzh7AgStpqOSELjr4yawYs2p1Ca_XiPYqPevutMGzB3Vo61fxK_5eHQY6TUor1VTJ_i1TEMmuCdx7VME5D7biKNbfWaAj8lbhBxQEFoFOl7Zp4Eb7FiPqbp1pIw1CN7giPFmGLiUzgqpGBfOc3LF2QpK6cZD" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYyoKVQT9y4-WMjg_nDpcxV5a2zgJg03TRzh7AgStpqOSELjr4yawYs2p1Ca_XiPYqPevutMGzB3Vo61fxK_5eHQY6TUor1VTJ_i1TEMmuCdx7VME5D7biKNbfWaAj8lbhBxQEFoFOl7Zp4Eb7FiPqbp1pIw1CN7giPFmGLiUzgqpGBfOc3LF2QpK6cZD" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQG9uUGg9CjxBKcoJJyXuDeWqf1m28Yn8Dur8Cepenj7SNAKz6SxybiMuEjNaeA73S01WR7cW8cDl5zqKHRh_6FU9iVWgvCH68Iz7EXiICJNYfg438YVrE_3I7__1xGSQRJhjXlwh3Qj70UCdcYuC17RsmGmkvHW6pxgMLnjEhj2C2279_FLTwwyZ639I/s4160/IMG_20230819_113127997.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQG9uUGg9CjxBKcoJJyXuDeWqf1m28Yn8Dur8Cepenj7SNAKz6SxybiMuEjNaeA73S01WR7cW8cDl5zqKHRh_6FU9iVWgvCH68Iz7EXiICJNYfg438YVrE_3I7__1xGSQRJhjXlwh3Qj70UCdcYuC17RsmGmkvHW6pxgMLnjEhj2C2279_FLTwwyZ639I/w300-h400/IMG_20230819_113127997.jpg" width="300" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"> But then there are larger collected artworks that I continue to store. These quilts are decorative, not functional or washable, so they won't work to give to charity.</div></div><div>Argghh. Not to mention the clothing...some of this really must go.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn9qFuUY8LfO5KY6vzF-tMl_NPjRkoWyPei0-JRG6GiI2mv3z3tdjrAZuy7S-OQF0uCpPah0m2DKXZQ6LofpPJ7NbFfCJpvF2JM1zStyfSmJkbueGMoQvSEuEn3lk0Fi9eQ_6Uoq5H06r-RC00zXsPIIRH_jSYFYIcWeP0skiuwFLFTlQYVEb24JpPuA6/s4160/IMG_20230819_113104715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn9qFuUY8LfO5KY6vzF-tMl_NPjRkoWyPei0-JRG6GiI2mv3z3tdjrAZuy7S-OQF0uCpPah0m2DKXZQ6LofpPJ7NbFfCJpvF2JM1zStyfSmJkbueGMoQvSEuEn3lk0Fi9eQ_6Uoq5H06r-RC00zXsPIIRH_jSYFYIcWeP0skiuwFLFTlQYVEb24JpPuA6/w300-h400/IMG_20230819_113104715.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>OK enough angst about too much stuff. </div><div>What I am bringing <b>into</b> my life is more enervating. </div><div>I mentioned watching the Netflix 4 part series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oygkWmXyOaM">You are what you eat.</a> I really get it, finally. I must focus on a plant based diet. Not a problem. I'm keeping dairy, but even that is dwindling in my fridge. So first I will use up what is in the freezer and be conscious about my shopping. Starting with this meal.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhv7ue5p7l-ukV9Hp8kopZU2inOTtHZn7d8UCmiT5hobBio4scW26NAccy13w5OkFyhNlhrzGP5BO_wdjQle4YYA723HGfcgEPCxAA3dAeY7h0GceagRXhDrSsaxwCY0FVI-Chp6O9Lo5c9N40Pt1VOnC9K8GdBq1WglmHmbSymTptOiupcQvFMrMIFz-T/s320/IMG_20240120_135855123.jpg" width="320" /> <span style="text-align: left;">Stuffed Shells, with ricotta, not meat. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcSPNMhkF7MdYEtAhysJpBvf8RG4xajxP5XPgs0SoTEiRQddlS_Qqh3_yFLP4SZ-RTSG5pGvdqriWIafxMi9qFihVbj18W1r64PxaJpfFsKdw37xxpR7pTFbLP_5GO5EyEWhnfQiX3Wdymx95smIp7kK9kUY0o65TXwE50y1DxG4DGZffdQbfExErAUvb/s4160/IMG_20240120_135643680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcSPNMhkF7MdYEtAhysJpBvf8RG4xajxP5XPgs0SoTEiRQddlS_Qqh3_yFLP4SZ-RTSG5pGvdqriWIafxMi9qFihVbj18W1r64PxaJpfFsKdw37xxpR7pTFbLP_5GO5EyEWhnfQiX3Wdymx95smIp7kK9kUY0o65TXwE50y1DxG4DGZffdQbfExErAUvb/s320/IMG_20240120_135643680.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iG9osQuVg73kdU_-RZEMxkHHTO7K99w5OtFtyRO4Fmn8Vm7vBMkw2K2m2sWtKkGmnZdPbf5oKYR7twnUTVeJawwDsjXbEB84CJH20-aqxOG4R3wwFPv91ohthfrsqKGIqiv9Cu2nPU-0vkJms6HGxXJhpYCppbyKke5VuHtKCwbjniKyVmlau8186fQ1/s4160/IMG_20240120_133901055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iG9osQuVg73kdU_-RZEMxkHHTO7K99w5OtFtyRO4Fmn8Vm7vBMkw2K2m2sWtKkGmnZdPbf5oKYR7twnUTVeJawwDsjXbEB84CJH20-aqxOG4R3wwFPv91ohthfrsqKGIqiv9Cu2nPU-0vkJms6HGxXJhpYCppbyKke5VuHtKCwbjniKyVmlau8186fQ1/s320/IMG_20240120_133901055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Crispy Zucchini Parmesan and Sauteed Baby Bella mushrooms (just for me, Dave won't eat them)</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWpR2fa_NWTqukYkDXFh4KnkQQQmcVkTtKXI-AqpF3mDUf66MpbRtt1yNL6lzZcYnylF94pk3gBT6bis_eqFktD470ICq_rbsMU1L9j5C0W8I8jZ2FFyFasTZTExbHwrbs4OdMFxmiHNXqzNKbYDvDLl4sXE0ZT5dmorKNFX4rI_i8L0b0mKaesQaoo1z/s4160/IMG_20240120_133916602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWpR2fa_NWTqukYkDXFh4KnkQQQmcVkTtKXI-AqpF3mDUf66MpbRtt1yNL6lzZcYnylF94pk3gBT6bis_eqFktD470ICq_rbsMU1L9j5C0W8I8jZ2FFyFasTZTExbHwrbs4OdMFxmiHNXqzNKbYDvDLl4sXE0ZT5dmorKNFX4rI_i8L0b0mKaesQaoo1z/s320/IMG_20240120_133916602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And a little wine. If I had thought ahead, a loaf of crusty bread would have been nice with this. But this was yummy and easy to do. It didn't feel like denial in any way. I can do this. <div><br /><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" /></div>Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-78867598949981172412024-01-19T07:47:00.004-05:002024-01-19T07:50:24.863-05:00Potzblitz #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0euRl0OZz-mBJKtjL_kbsZZL_W3xbBun07iEESCnxCUVH3Zo9GOUMbAJABn4NgWYVwE65OJFQ2B6hoLugpvt0k8qJrMlTDRG9m12Izzi6i1zrkqz4xSjBPXEXsuWDYeYzJbHGWm5COxfy4jWPfxCJEeDyxiQByuotXwu56cRr3crMEM_NIwzrjSnSNiP/s4054/IMG_20240117_195508348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="4054" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0euRl0OZz-mBJKtjL_kbsZZL_W3xbBun07iEESCnxCUVH3Zo9GOUMbAJABn4NgWYVwE65OJFQ2B6hoLugpvt0k8qJrMlTDRG9m12Izzi6i1zrkqz4xSjBPXEXsuWDYeYzJbHGWm5COxfy4jWPfxCJEeDyxiQByuotXwu56cRr3crMEM_NIwzrjSnSNiP/w640-h245/IMG_20240117_195508348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'm loving the construction of this shawl, and using the lighter weight yarns in my collection. They make a very drapey fabric, which provides more variety in how it may be worn, comfortably. The yarns are all 'name brand' merino which I have been saving for something special, for which this shawl definitely qualifies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBdqQZqh8XZJTZU3dN6VPflkzgJzMA0N93RGZurr3i3vxv22x3WUAmvgceGmDJjcIarozt4xvT1XUsY1i4DUL9DtlVpHFdmuh82EkA2XmDkKqaKSVl_pe0xRtlsf7qHwpiYo0Td2B8btrgh7uOJBN9tPSI4OeWrDCOE35Pibahezev5VnWDd91xEkxqgt/s4160/IMG_20240119_065815699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBdqQZqh8XZJTZU3dN6VPflkzgJzMA0N93RGZurr3i3vxv22x3WUAmvgceGmDJjcIarozt4xvT1XUsY1i4DUL9DtlVpHFdmuh82EkA2XmDkKqaKSVl_pe0xRtlsf7qHwpiYo0Td2B8btrgh7uOJBN9tPSI4OeWrDCOE35Pibahezev5VnWDd91xEkxqgt/s320/IMG_20240119_065815699.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22VL-LnR__p0Xy3foNqTpkFTBoowGUc6csJO5h38SU2ixpWw5_e2nYWcV21sbvncttTh8HN87iFfuOO1wwVcFmBg-nQHJU4NNnKOul1IkmGbGtQCQ5-O-3Gvia_VmnaqTyV6HCMr1JKTSDHBGlkooVI5KYPgzeVcA7KF8yc-LX-BJK52Vc2PaYaKRtvC_/s4160/IMG_20240119_064925564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22VL-LnR__p0Xy3foNqTpkFTBoowGUc6csJO5h38SU2ixpWw5_e2nYWcV21sbvncttTh8HN87iFfuOO1wwVcFmBg-nQHJU4NNnKOul1IkmGbGtQCQ5-O-3Gvia_VmnaqTyV6HCMr1JKTSDHBGlkooVI5KYPgzeVcA7KF8yc-LX-BJK52Vc2PaYaKRtvC_/s320/IMG_20240119_064925564.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwDZesxRY7mpY-Oam4WfPx8EDl_qjVfJpF7r7Ud8rEQfkbi-Wseqdfk5JOmNL_ZPAsnIB7EVcwaFvWvIZd9BY_O0TlD8fAOQqROMirDdp3UsSA9hT0utlj4PTygwN7e_gc-DgFYxbNMmV4VO7kOM_tPHnpOmW1mv4ltR1Uzyp2k3cYodie_FQaOoYmbSj/s4160/IMG_20240119_065011881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwDZesxRY7mpY-Oam4WfPx8EDl_qjVfJpF7r7Ud8rEQfkbi-Wseqdfk5JOmNL_ZPAsnIB7EVcwaFvWvIZd9BY_O0TlD8fAOQqROMirDdp3UsSA9hT0utlj4PTygwN7e_gc-DgFYxbNMmV4VO7kOM_tPHnpOmW1mv4ltR1Uzyp2k3cYodie_FQaOoYmbSj/s320/IMG_20240119_065011881.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFnj7QPgGo5thdwzYwFCAPEeASU7ClHdpni9ZXkiJSYcBSwX7BLH1DAnUm8wwopJZVCbz0FszFxSq_sayZJVEpMJ18s_rvzc_JWEtVvWIK6_DZMsWjRaewU8GcAdKWKrXDDweU-AnlzTQvwRwvyJzYR05sohTCEEBvjnnksrJS9dDe5-sp3_8vOQBDUyz/s4160/IMG_20240119_065521466.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFnj7QPgGo5thdwzYwFCAPEeASU7ClHdpni9ZXkiJSYcBSwX7BLH1DAnUm8wwopJZVCbz0FszFxSq_sayZJVEpMJ18s_rvzc_JWEtVvWIK6_DZMsWjRaewU8GcAdKWKrXDDweU-AnlzTQvwRwvyJzYR05sohTCEEBvjnnksrJS9dDe5-sp3_8vOQBDUyz/w300-h400/IMG_20240119_065521466.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJJZBy6OaSSouhFWkFU1zCpX_vtEoStIOUmRMo1S40FBki1HkV1Z4noeFh56PhKJX4PEcuEXbGKBgbULnMFjDam861sFaI_qnr1Z5a7Euq7ObE53k7qAMnYaaxHRksUnwYLeVDQ9WRTzAmzI4BWRxlRngDsVkzRvbTNRKJpIDXURQwauWmYpltgLFUxhl/s4160/IMG_20240119_065136010.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJJZBy6OaSSouhFWkFU1zCpX_vtEoStIOUmRMo1S40FBki1HkV1Z4noeFh56PhKJX4PEcuEXbGKBgbULnMFjDam861sFaI_qnr1Z5a7Euq7ObE53k7qAMnYaaxHRksUnwYLeVDQ9WRTzAmzI4BWRxlRngDsVkzRvbTNRKJpIDXURQwauWmYpltgLFUxhl/w300-h400/IMG_20240119_065136010.jpg" width="300" /></a>The really cold weather is conducive to staying on task, watching good movies, or series and getting a lot of knitting done. I watched all of Funny Lady on PBS (Passport), which was set in London in the mid-to-late 60's and had lots of fun fashions, music and hairstyles. And I continue to listen to podcasts, mostly true crime. A cozy spot in the studio, with a space heater to warm the room really helped. Now that we have the new doors the weather is suddenly much warmer, so it's hard to tell how much they are keeping the house comfortable. No cold floors though, that's for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVAagBgou-4VX0yPtwvC_a7JD0SXum0yRSE_g2iZ9-Cne0H_on8iNXLCWrhXKIb6TVpuqRkyLs8RdQFKtyZ2sqlue7ZVvKePExNwdez8ItmZ9IAk5oyNw5spvxD1ccHZatDCSogwXUr_BVGFNuEK1J3g_-DuejfERVOLzfJ75uIxZjlEMgf5AYnPdTGJe/s4160/IMG_20240119_065700318.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVAagBgou-4VX0yPtwvC_a7JD0SXum0yRSE_g2iZ9-Cne0H_on8iNXLCWrhXKIb6TVpuqRkyLs8RdQFKtyZ2sqlue7ZVvKePExNwdez8ItmZ9IAk5oyNw5spvxD1ccHZatDCSogwXUr_BVGFNuEK1J3g_-DuejfERVOLzfJ75uIxZjlEMgf5AYnPdTGJe/w480-h640/IMG_20240119_065700318.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jTYqFiYStR_kTsM80F4xHhiSc6g6FJ__96_YpPBpZZ2AcImtLGzreeBfNWEyDB9Psn4VkG_SFdvKNhj8Z-DAj2bEz5M-yLy-4CVhvlPKiLZRt-iPSQBpQr3JZsNU01lfyILuVA74wXO6BnA5bjgcG54klTyiJQJCL0omA5vb4ui4S7ry-0aWdtqotcwP/s4160/IMG_20240119_065209049.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jTYqFiYStR_kTsM80F4xHhiSc6g6FJ__96_YpPBpZZ2AcImtLGzreeBfNWEyDB9Psn4VkG_SFdvKNhj8Z-DAj2bEz5M-yLy-4CVhvlPKiLZRt-iPSQBpQr3JZsNU01lfyILuVA74wXO6BnA5bjgcG54klTyiJQJCL0omA5vb4ui4S7ry-0aWdtqotcwP/w480-h640/IMG_20240119_065209049.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Potzblitz #2, available for $45 plus shipping. Paypal, Zelle or personal check accepted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Email me <a href="mailto:fibermania@gmail.com">fibermania@gmail.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-49995797819929843922024-01-18T07:18:00.003-05:002024-01-18T07:21:27.262-05:00New Doors Today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuCCieSXj1rJlYWl-FEnGRZ9bA6E6XYz-oeZB6v2QyozNkFl-s4uM4gPmPcD5EXJ_c-lPiOJ3oBYBafrK5fb_JA5qKxOtQ-lDvnaaup-whb9RKGYLmf7xzJ6XesmM6BLXQlaU0RYUkbIwsmZ1rkQWScecGSgi54ZEq0UclBFQde7W8lyIrfZLMdAzh13o/s4160/IMG_20240118_064050652.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuCCieSXj1rJlYWl-FEnGRZ9bA6E6XYz-oeZB6v2QyozNkFl-s4uM4gPmPcD5EXJ_c-lPiOJ3oBYBafrK5fb_JA5qKxOtQ-lDvnaaup-whb9RKGYLmf7xzJ6XesmM6BLXQlaU0RYUkbIwsmZ1rkQWScecGSgi54ZEq0UclBFQde7W8lyIrfZLMdAzh13o/w480-h640/IMG_20240118_064050652.jpg" width="480" /></a> Hurray, today they promised to install our new front and back doors. We were scheduled to have them in by February 1st, but suddenly yesterday Lowes called to say there was a cancellation and we got moved up to today. That rug is supposedly keeping out the cold from the big gap at the bottom. Not working very well of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In order to make room for the workers, I moved my living room chairs away from this area to the other side of the room. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29lfNoxPZRSksJSKHiqkUy9heSPlpHgjjV7-liqEvn9x7k0zxghiEvy4raqmqkn1cQ-d3pKtr47_P3Xabkl9kqCf9zrHnNPbw6BoaL0e2GKQPDrl0mTfHP8irtiKMaoWDnRh_Q4klR7vxCr44I9SlXszbRs1w3hW3nA5k32kyixW80Yt-zxpxauAjCtLX/s4160/IMG_20240118_064206241.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29lfNoxPZRSksJSKHiqkUy9heSPlpHgjjV7-liqEvn9x7k0zxghiEvy4raqmqkn1cQ-d3pKtr47_P3Xabkl9kqCf9zrHnNPbw6BoaL0e2GKQPDrl0mTfHP8irtiKMaoWDnRh_Q4klR7vxCr44I9SlXszbRs1w3hW3nA5k32kyixW80Yt-zxpxauAjCtLX/w640-h480/IMG_20240118_064206241.jpg" width="640" /></a> I squished all the chairs together and formed a new seating arrangement which imho is pretty sweet. This is a tiny space, but that only makes it more cozy, I'm telling myself. You know it's just me and Dave that have to live here, so who's to complain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzdm8_HScgqjC4vS2BEAjOlwAFSXJkb_elxnIOodHHif4iDB44aVHmO8KTADIxp8zv9LgfSc7C4Nrh6KkYyxWxDKqVnRj0EXOCIaBxbLn3zWbcBvfleap57YdXT_95mr-JBciwKrK2g1Ja1GflqqdaYdZb2xzd0ylMxYCEUn45wJ_mlXyJK7xjzyVrq2o/s4160/IMG_20240118_064303398.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzdm8_HScgqjC4vS2BEAjOlwAFSXJkb_elxnIOodHHif4iDB44aVHmO8KTADIxp8zv9LgfSc7C4Nrh6KkYyxWxDKqVnRj0EXOCIaBxbLn3zWbcBvfleap57YdXT_95mr-JBciwKrK2g1Ja1GflqqdaYdZb2xzd0ylMxYCEUn45wJ_mlXyJK7xjzyVrq2o/w640-h480/IMG_20240118_064303398.jpg" width="640" /></a> Moving the chairs meant that my dining space had to move too, which was easy to do. I was happy to have an outlet under that table to plug in a small lamp so that we could see what we are eating, without having to turn on the blazingly bright overhead lights. I did just get a dimmer switch and new ceiling lights will be installed when the all new whole house wiring will be done. That also got postponed to next week.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohjaWZ7Y33G6RdSnCXVFXJfBQ4Ljt2OjM92U_raD5nMB1G-a8nAzKKcOvaSi1QhWfmN60N_5O7HPCC36EIQEbRJGStSdI5PRsevbpni0gAcQbHILYzD-gPnU6bbiwFuYPw7gpsg5jTgwa5I_hcluDaCxgwGSLLU37gCw1I7AEOpSgG7NCesgRLwPnlMzb/s4160/IMG_20240117_074119780.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohjaWZ7Y33G6RdSnCXVFXJfBQ4Ljt2OjM92U_raD5nMB1G-a8nAzKKcOvaSi1QhWfmN60N_5O7HPCC36EIQEbRJGStSdI5PRsevbpni0gAcQbHILYzD-gPnU6bbiwFuYPw7gpsg5jTgwa5I_hcluDaCxgwGSLLU37gCw1I7AEOpSgG7NCesgRLwPnlMzb/w400-h300/IMG_20240117_074119780.jpg" width="400" /></a> We endured a cold snap, down to 9 degrees at 8am, and this was how cold it was in my kitchen. Brrrr. But of course it was nicer later in the day and today we will be lots warmer, maybe even have some rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Under the heading "I never learn" I am thinking again about garden stuff. I found myself revisiting previous gardens that Dave and I constructed, when we were much younger and more fit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi59UXiIQXiGc9xt7yYO_uc2ctXjkaGJMSZb-P1QfCCyHLyHjDPrZEoRMPSAs_ivBXYvrl8nQWOObTGsMx923kMkX1PlXgQ0QbRSEEqt8ZpEZfQLe9CFjQ7JsOX6exYB5l66IhOZ95JdAx-VS41B5W8X0OuLHdzSp96H9zb6mTwoEBp-IYroHX7qcdLpb5u" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi59UXiIQXiGc9xt7yYO_uc2ctXjkaGJMSZb-P1QfCCyHLyHjDPrZEoRMPSAs_ivBXYvrl8nQWOObTGsMx923kMkX1PlXgQ0QbRSEEqt8ZpEZfQLe9CFjQ7JsOX6exYB5l66IhOZ95JdAx-VS41B5W8X0OuLHdzSp96H9zb6mTwoEBp-IYroHX7qcdLpb5u=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />The last time we lived in downtown Chattanooga I devised a small bed, accompanied by galvanized tubs and ceramic planters. This size makes sense for this current house. Just a bit of a garden, easy to water and no weeds to annoy me. I have had really big gardens in the past, like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm0ctMam-4qjITDWKPj-kKgqMO83ryb9zGATWZprr5Pl5OsUaPZc1MxZNvC_X7Krps_x0N3Y2mKkI38NjR3xiaLUb3pD4yqxImyyoDB6Zi6eQ5d9wA_6yrBZCIWU8PofXIOgBp3gCbVZcsiAUgVu5OE1bRZ5PPi_TDPsVARLoF8BW3gd8OcoURjLP-ZCAl" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm0ctMam-4qjITDWKPj-kKgqMO83ryb9zGATWZprr5Pl5OsUaPZc1MxZNvC_X7Krps_x0N3Y2mKkI38NjR3xiaLUb3pD4yqxImyyoDB6Zi6eQ5d9wA_6yrBZCIWU8PofXIOgBp3gCbVZcsiAUgVu5OE1bRZ5PPi_TDPsVARLoF8BW3gd8OcoURjLP-ZCAl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfEOxhEy4vNU_g_VzS_7w57toUrIB4MDGyOymamywFIlBuSNhm1y1CvOaO0myap762RQ-P-eLV4pEJo_9mGrgFlpYertFM_netMWj43UqoDa8SlVv-H69fsra4ANJtxE5aH4vWpM3vBtJCdVG4Bq2y5y4whP2myLh5aGcSDw0Bvvm6XiC2PRBkx6sLTtF3" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1600" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfEOxhEy4vNU_g_VzS_7w57toUrIB4MDGyOymamywFIlBuSNhm1y1CvOaO0myap762RQ-P-eLV4pEJo_9mGrgFlpYertFM_netMWj43UqoDa8SlVv-H69fsra4ANJtxE5aH4vWpM3vBtJCdVG4Bq2y5y4whP2myLh5aGcSDw0Bvvm6XiC2PRBkx6sLTtF3=w640-h330" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now I feel I need just a little basil, sage, scallions, green beans, peppers and tomatoes of course. Flowers like zinnias, nasturtiums, petunias, begonias would be nice too. I already have window boxes...we'll see what happens when March rolls around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-9981359807763551442024-01-16T12:44:00.003-05:002024-01-16T12:44:57.682-05:00Accidental Curry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I wasn't planning on cooking. I was just gonna clean up the kitchen, but I was hungry and it was nearly lunchtime, so as I loaded the dishwasher, I found a few ingredients that I wanted to use, and began to cook.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In a large saucepan with melted butter, I sauteed onion, celery, red and green pepper, a frozen mirepoix from the grocery that I always keep on hand. As this sizzled, in went about 1/2 cup of basmati rice, adding a bit more butter to coat. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRKceiQcrw2UgWT4fTWCOKFer0qXAlCbZisDn1t3C-mUImiKeWB6youfY-vqFCaWaeyrkPwVU8TqmfMbs-omQ1CEDhPuTeLui-qsLgwCIn0Excf2jOsnw3Dkwcc4SvM7ReM3I7N4M-AgtIApg4PrsCadPDAqSrpw3zW1HXNGLeEaR4kSOMdIneJko-F4L/s564/dcc26c3a4a8796509e407ccc1e683a82.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRKceiQcrw2UgWT4fTWCOKFer0qXAlCbZisDn1t3C-mUImiKeWB6youfY-vqFCaWaeyrkPwVU8TqmfMbs-omQ1CEDhPuTeLui-qsLgwCIn0Excf2jOsnw3Dkwcc4SvM7ReM3I7N4M-AgtIApg4PrsCadPDAqSrpw3zW1HXNGLeEaR4kSOMdIneJko-F4L/s320/dcc26c3a4a8796509e407ccc1e683a82.jpg" width="320" /></a>Then I thought...do I still have any curry powder? </div><div style="text-align: left;">Eventually I did find it, and added about two heaping tablespoons to the 'mirepoix' already cooking. Yeah, that was alot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfTPO2Kmqn3NzI92pLaDjkUB4O7vBTOGHOT_Js9bt1o8F7z3hbnBfJ20xyJ6DpMDinPZ7zZRg4fAhNzV3I9w7t12pk8vp1weBTrSv0Org8IqUKKRfZqnfVfVk4XCXgY7jDfnh_869cIemoEq0a-92CtVQja2FzvHIYztkuUJctkPkNuS7g5hlNgAVrcxW/s640/Better-Than-Bouillon-Premium-Roasted-Chicken-Base-8-oz_192711c2-e972-4fd2-93e7-0b19f6d5a0df.98d44003d6fad2fd63bba722b0ea1690.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfTPO2Kmqn3NzI92pLaDjkUB4O7vBTOGHOT_Js9bt1o8F7z3hbnBfJ20xyJ6DpMDinPZ7zZRg4fAhNzV3I9w7t12pk8vp1weBTrSv0Org8IqUKKRfZqnfVfVk4XCXgY7jDfnh_869cIemoEq0a-92CtVQja2FzvHIYztkuUJctkPkNuS7g5hlNgAVrcxW/w200-h200/Better-Than-Bouillon-Premium-Roasted-Chicken-Base-8-oz_192711c2-e972-4fd2-93e7-0b19f6d5a0df.98d44003d6fad2fd63bba722b0ea1690.webp" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">When everything was properly toasted, I poured in hot water, and a big fat dollop of Better than Boullion chicken flavoring. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the rice cooked, I opened the package of mixed berries, which includes golden raisins, cranberries and cherries. About a half cup was added to the bubbling rice, and began to get plumped. Then in went a good half cup of coconut flakes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0L95qU0EzE_r-WBB-Xb23KTlujb2iF17P94TFCH5ya9dW6pSPUiEaWuCO5Vi1E_pxGM0q-wS20haBVXIlTulNPTCxeYe900irNJK4tRnVS1s0zd2Bjx36aU6sbNK7gmoE5ixj3cxkZgA5d8qewnfXDwIRkZyLi1RBVKU7p3XGNbjFScctbI9ltLEtvcx/s564/9e864539b7b83f52048c94525e44375b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0L95qU0EzE_r-WBB-Xb23KTlujb2iF17P94TFCH5ya9dW6pSPUiEaWuCO5Vi1E_pxGM0q-wS20haBVXIlTulNPTCxeYe900irNJK4tRnVS1s0zd2Bjx36aU6sbNK7gmoE5ixj3cxkZgA5d8qewnfXDwIRkZyLi1RBVKU7p3XGNbjFScctbI9ltLEtvcx/s320/9e864539b7b83f52048c94525e44375b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWkBtjF_f4rlMWZ0UbDjtVt31cEQDi97J2_ud0vJpLO-pltdQ265HV4cVZkA0U5J3JCGQYl3L8ofeBxSjZh6AmEjBX_roiKVzSi8sm7TjJUtYtbb9bAK32zuKNYToxw6CX0wh-Y0KWFC5TYdYAhtz-GzNDG4kVU0Ys7aiPy6Yd6aRld4tas2EScaIguZ/s640/Great-Value-Sweetened-Coconut-Flakes-14-oz-396g_fee116d4-47e2-4d06-b35f-6355cf6c678e.56d1f290197fb669145a75c0f4020518.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWkBtjF_f4rlMWZ0UbDjtVt31cEQDi97J2_ud0vJpLO-pltdQ265HV4cVZkA0U5J3JCGQYl3L8ofeBxSjZh6AmEjBX_roiKVzSi8sm7TjJUtYtbb9bAK32zuKNYToxw6CX0wh-Y0KWFC5TYdYAhtz-GzNDG4kVU0Ys7aiPy6Yd6aRld4tas2EScaIguZ/s320/Great-Value-Sweetened-Coconut-Flakes-14-oz-396g_fee116d4-47e2-4d06-b35f-6355cf6c678e.56d1f290197fb669145a75c0f4020518.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkodEHj-QI0GPN5BCw3adhw323-2cHxSuqsr9L1KXRhU0ALHIb7XUO4HYxwAuzWi1KGpAQW5QA7J_25u6RtnqMM-iRx_cVgveNLvF6AOGgkufMYPd3QdWgAKLYViK6UByf5CVMPZ5jc25nxNGZzMynSANdLc-xj0qrm9T4OP5u5NACT3AGCwctjASyvLe/s640/Great-Value-7-g-Protein-Honey-Roasted-Creamy-Peanut-and-Honey-Spread-16-ozs_218755d4-fe18-4751-aa3e-854717bc73d6.9e40b15faeda2667b2a6f4a141d582c5.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkodEHj-QI0GPN5BCw3adhw323-2cHxSuqsr9L1KXRhU0ALHIb7XUO4HYxwAuzWi1KGpAQW5QA7J_25u6RtnqMM-iRx_cVgveNLvF6AOGgkufMYPd3QdWgAKLYViK6UByf5CVMPZ5jc25nxNGZzMynSANdLc-xj0qrm9T4OP5u5NACT3AGCwctjASyvLe/s320/Great-Value-7-g-Protein-Honey-Roasted-Creamy-Peanut-and-Honey-Spread-16-ozs_218755d4-fe18-4751-aa3e-854717bc73d6.9e40b15faeda2667b2a6f4a141d582c5.webp" width="320" /></a>When the rice was finished I added about three tablespoons of peanut butter, and the zest and juice of a fresh lime, and a cup of chopped leftover roasted turkey breast from the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpisC8SNhCLDhs5Ec8dhMfyuKTUSUw35HQZUOapW3DUH2Sy4R3ilXeutmzEAASwP3n0wz4ygSoSwHcIOct2VpNAS6asvb2Q9hPIWpBeEi_Yv20VuFAEW7x8mkhCtXYZyrmMAfGKCXv5ZUIhTBdGhleh089jB_H6Z9FSqzvQdUVy1TSuofFhiUVYTzsHMJ/s640/Fresh-Lime-Each_12314833-2e54-4739-94a2-7db45b63109d.16ff07e3c111df9be4158853c2e505ef.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpisC8SNhCLDhs5Ec8dhMfyuKTUSUw35HQZUOapW3DUH2Sy4R3ilXeutmzEAASwP3n0wz4ygSoSwHcIOct2VpNAS6asvb2Q9hPIWpBeEi_Yv20VuFAEW7x8mkhCtXYZyrmMAfGKCXv5ZUIhTBdGhleh089jB_H6Z9FSqzvQdUVy1TSuofFhiUVYTzsHMJ/w200-h200/Fresh-Lime-Each_12314833-2e54-4739-94a2-7db45b63109d.16ff07e3c111df9be4158853c2e505ef.webp" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG5AU4j-O2ePAHy6CgD889AHI4Uit9IuMuvOL2-5z51QwqA2iWOh_YkRdKunvNNI4hahitduh-ROKjPRDGBLddgf_WdGU9wxZwZlJMNhBCViGeqoXC9yy0ILEyreFW841D-U3pZkCJ8sQgNbU4S-lQ5CLlmT2PTdPIkOlfNBygqe_Ty2PGQyQ6iupjtNv/s564/9eff3fd92c662d6d5a5540c346159dcc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG5AU4j-O2ePAHy6CgD889AHI4Uit9IuMuvOL2-5z51QwqA2iWOh_YkRdKunvNNI4hahitduh-ROKjPRDGBLddgf_WdGU9wxZwZlJMNhBCViGeqoXC9yy0ILEyreFW841D-U3pZkCJ8sQgNbU4S-lQ5CLlmT2PTdPIkOlfNBygqe_Ty2PGQyQ6iupjtNv/s320/9eff3fd92c662d6d5a5540c346159dcc.jpg" width="320" /></a> For freshness and crunch, I cored and chopped a honeycrisp apple and added it to the pan. I wish I had some cilantro, but no gots, so to finish the dish, I topped it with a good handful of honey roasted peanuts. Green onions would have been nice to add, but I forgot I had them. Next time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's freezzzzzing cold here and I am wishing so hard that I had gotten my new front and back doors when the weather was nice. Duh. The gap at the bottom is covered with rugs, but not doing much to keep out the cold. 66 degrees in the living room isn't deadly, but still. O well. We have the space heaters if we really need them. Mustn't grumble.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><br />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-42345952147400928862024-01-15T07:55:00.000-05:002024-01-15T07:55:13.048-05:00Watch and Discuss<div>If you have watched all four episodes of <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81133260">You Are What You Eat</a> on Netflix, I would love to get your response. For privacy, just email me with your thoughts and then I will do a post on my conclusions and what I may want to put into action.</div><div>My email is <a href="mailto:fibermania@gmail.com">fibermania@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801701223883172850.post-90360197725468587822024-01-12T07:02:00.004-05:002024-01-12T21:47:57.376-05:00The Potzblitz Finale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm6wWAA_Ax5P_BBIyQ-eyrmxxfXoeu1dvEgNrCLa50-_O9ovGJTHVYPER21jzm3P6K7b5d8Mqm5UO0cAwIxomvbv1-DnV1kJhqY3YAOfn3Z3HYuRzb0WJupUoR86R3uDtD3r0pBdfkdjczSes9Nii6nnbaWDaqvlY-EjNvJjGhqZ97GRVyfyAsMqjqs24/s4160/IMG_20240111_125703778.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm6wWAA_Ax5P_BBIyQ-eyrmxxfXoeu1dvEgNrCLa50-_O9ovGJTHVYPER21jzm3P6K7b5d8Mqm5UO0cAwIxomvbv1-DnV1kJhqY3YAOfn3Z3HYuRzb0WJupUoR86R3uDtD3r0pBdfkdjczSes9Nii6nnbaWDaqvlY-EjNvJjGhqZ97GRVyfyAsMqjqs24/w640-h480/IMG_20240111_125703778.jpg" width="640" /></a> Here it is on the blocking pads. 74" wide and 33" deep. All the yarns are 100% merino, which made it so yummy to knit. I dyed the turquoise yarn myself, so I was happy to be using it. The white yarn is Madeline Tosh in Antler and the blues, purples and magenta are all Prism. Details of the construction are available on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Fibermania/shawl---tuch-potzblitz">Ravelry.</a> Sold.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0ogaweJL04zw08dOzOMnNAmEAAgsXUzP5Zgj1kkfgQ3WzaUC6bQfmHBbaxARbgoSZtjk9yPN8niFtHm2Ujx2cXgwcYrA-4vdZShCdeJs6ov-QNoS820hoyzafb0sTpSS93O_711jwGtRaYJUGEpp4L3-sQK4qpONS5-eevSR47yuZ4i4GzOT34u2EDgk/s4160/IMG_20240112_060455163.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0ogaweJL04zw08dOzOMnNAmEAAgsXUzP5Zgj1kkfgQ3WzaUC6bQfmHBbaxARbgoSZtjk9yPN8niFtHm2Ujx2cXgwcYrA-4vdZShCdeJs6ov-QNoS820hoyzafb0sTpSS93O_711jwGtRaYJUGEpp4L3-sQK4qpONS5-eevSR47yuZ4i4GzOT34u2EDgk/w480-h640/IMG_20240112_060455163.jpg" width="480" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dWknVHd6cx8zeVJZ8jkgtvgFP8zHb86AdDJrn-Vix5bbCcOqoJY2DskpxymHpXfvhNZ5nDa_YARRTv0fhXYPYDl5EoFAL4VLLknsJtAPm5DJiUkGib-2i3ncHO4lMEJVnnVAewZid4tVpTjkJI50vUFQKd7_OvR-bdbIbw6BMfx_DwLlmrP_tl25mkjp/s4160/IMG_20240112_060442526.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dWknVHd6cx8zeVJZ8jkgtvgFP8zHb86AdDJrn-Vix5bbCcOqoJY2DskpxymHpXfvhNZ5nDa_YARRTv0fhXYPYDl5EoFAL4VLLknsJtAPm5DJiUkGib-2i3ncHO4lMEJVnnVAewZid4tVpTjkJI50vUFQKd7_OvR-bdbIbw6BMfx_DwLlmrP_tl25mkjp/w480-h640/IMG_20240112_060442526.jpg" width="480" /></a> <br />I knit this over four days, and while that sounds fast, let me just say that it was a vacation. I have had electrical problems in my studio, so I had my work light and my TV on a heavy duty extension cord and I had a nice warm quilt over my legs. Hot tea kept me fueled and I binged watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhC8AG8cwcc&themeRefresh=1">"Fool Me Once"</a> on Netflix. My review of the series: Kept me glued to the set, but was so pointlessly complicated and unlikely that I can't rate it any higher than 4 out of 10. I still had about three hours left of knitting when I finished that series, so I finished with the most recent episode of Fargo on Hulu. This is a really great series, especially this year with Jon Hamm and Juno Temple, who I loved in Ted Lasso. Now we are binge watching Billions on Prime Video, which is riveting and so well scripted. I've also been listening to the My Life in Crime podcast with Erin Moriarty. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0220WHP2Hby-SutnOlxx5p0UuFiEGGQOfohTMK6cb-v8JUgkbm01ye9TKfn28plT5MuNIbcnUWmwDn_wiSkGhmt87mBk5DOdjVCfZTzzPhpFILwa45Jp2o1ILhM3DQ3OM7Obgwps9sIgz4pjshyeICaWJxWIz3hKvIe63hXovOUvI39aVbz87DkkVvbf/s4160/IMG_20240112_060809801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0220WHP2Hby-SutnOlxx5p0UuFiEGGQOfohTMK6cb-v8JUgkbm01ye9TKfn28plT5MuNIbcnUWmwDn_wiSkGhmt87mBk5DOdjVCfZTzzPhpFILwa45Jp2o1ILhM3DQ3OM7Obgwps9sIgz4pjshyeICaWJxWIz3hKvIe63hXovOUvI39aVbz87DkkVvbf/w640-h480/IMG_20240112_060809801.jpg" width="640" /></a> The smaller pictures don't show the purple mix in the stripes. so I thought a closeup necessary.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09W5O4BqRht2x1QEZyNCM3go6ajGy7wPtgEMc_1FE_X8NGOWD6JrEhSREFiYFXwisFWkSdWR66nx6dOqdVm1-wpZ4yC9EfPcfVLni8NFy1mC2tOZdKSKcql9Us8tUascInCUA8U5gZ4j2vlxES24hfSDjdvRr96jFdJFFr0san8TU4QPFoC3YCqvnVn6v/s4160/IMG_20240112_061117527.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09W5O4BqRht2x1QEZyNCM3go6ajGy7wPtgEMc_1FE_X8NGOWD6JrEhSREFiYFXwisFWkSdWR66nx6dOqdVm1-wpZ4yC9EfPcfVLni8NFy1mC2tOZdKSKcql9Us8tUascInCUA8U5gZ4j2vlxES24hfSDjdvRr96jFdJFFr0san8TU4QPFoC3YCqvnVn6v/w400-h300/IMG_20240112_061117527.jpg" width="400" /></a> This is a large shawl but because the yarn is fingering weight or sport weight, it only weighs in at eleven ounces. Excellent for spring or fall wearing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vRDTki2jt1feW9Xb-QWU09SMPsI28erVw00ve71SXSlS0yK8JkTCWAIetcUdbhJXT0YSNvnDAHm04mq0neNKrLJM9y7qhZpThDE7FNb1DffV0IoeqWAxjvTv6Xi8ksRzYRWogvyOXXiKuFrT1ZQl85xmvzeUMxX7j9f1jyqWU0sCdn3u3JOQRiY6lleY/s4160/IMG_20240112_061529907.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vRDTki2jt1feW9Xb-QWU09SMPsI28erVw00ve71SXSlS0yK8JkTCWAIetcUdbhJXT0YSNvnDAHm04mq0neNKrLJM9y7qhZpThDE7FNb1DffV0IoeqWAxjvTv6Xi8ksRzYRWogvyOXXiKuFrT1ZQl85xmvzeUMxX7j9f1jyqWU0sCdn3u3JOQRiY6lleY/w480-h640/IMG_20240112_061529907.jpg" width="480" /></a> As mentioned in yesterday's post, I am not keeping this beauty, and will offer it to you for $45 plus shipping. <a href="mailto:fibermania@gmail.com">Email me.</a> I gets my kicks just clicking the needles and figuring out the pattern.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4xNKOCL3qSI/TEzMUY25a3I/AAAAAAAAcqI/8OZCEw9TxZw/s200/signature+copy.jpg" width="200" />Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.com3