Garden update ...

Last time, the beans were not on a trellis yet. My friend put up the rails and stretched the string for me. Some of the beans look like they are close to blooming. I love fresh green beans. And as hot as it is: they are going to be hot right off the vine!
This is the largest doggone tomato! I will measure the trim line on my house but I think it is close to six foot off the ground, and this plant has passed the mark.

I guess it is time to go get a picture of Jacob's crocheted wrapper. It is really warm to sit under and it is made with very fine thread. My dad says the 'cone yarn' is like knitting machine yarn. Dunno ... just know I cannot use a single strand, have to use at least two strands.

Guess I should take out the blocks I made into the quilt center as well.

No promises when I will post! My friend is bringing me her cat tonight. They are going to Maui for a month. Maybe the cat will like me, maybe not.

weekend wrap up

I actually finished a couple of things other than garden tasks this weekend.

I made Jacob/Amy a small blanket and I am going to post a pic here (later) and then mail it home for them. Amy says they have a lot of stuff with them.

And ... I finished the center section of a small quilt. I need to decide how I am going to finish it up. Time will tell!

And ... I pulled another almost finished afghan out of a box and worked on it. It is nice to be finishing up projects. I think there is only one more afghan in the box of 'nearly done' projects.

Pictures later this week. (You have heard THAT before!)

Feed my sheep ...

This my garden on Independence day. Since then, I have hired a guy to come help with garden chores, so it has changed a lot. I will take a new picture this week.

We call it the "feed my sheep" garden because I tend to help feed all of my neighbors. Many of the people who live near me are on SSI/SSD. Their budgets are always limited. So ... I plant and tend and they accept my offerings of fresh veggies.

On the right side of the picture is ONE tomato plant. It is inside a wire cage as well as staked and propped. That same box has a volunteer acorn squash. It is just covered with golf ball sized squash. Under the leaves of the squash is what is left of my spinach and leaf lettuce.

Center section, upper box had peppers and pole beans. Center section, lower section has basil, parsley and oregano.

Left side box has three tomato plants. These were started in my dad's green house. They have very strong trunks and not a lot of fruit set yet. The farthest one is called Cherokee Purple, the center is Roma and the closest is Early Girl, I think.

The two little pots have summer squash in them. They have been transplanted to another bed at the front of the house. They are blooming and acting all happy.

Also at the front of the house are barrels with the cucumbers and their trellis, a very large rosemary plant, and one with lemon balm and spearmint.

Donations ... June

And a few more ...

Donations ... May

More afghans.

Donations ... April

I am just going to post the pics. I have done very little sewing, but I am still cranking out the crochet projects!

spacefem.com ... find the colors of your rainbow

Wandering around again ... sheeez. And I have never added one of these thingys to my blog because I do not understand them. The only reason I am now ... THIS is SOOOOOOO much like me!

So at the risk of it not working ... I am going to try it!

Your rainbow is shaded red.

What is says about you: You are a passionate person. You appreciate energetic people. You get bored easily and want friends who will keep up with you.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

YES ... I have been cutting fabrics. I have also finished another afghan and nearing the end of yet another. These are donation blankets. TOTALLY Stash busting too!

Pictures soon!

Two finished afghans

I finished the second afghan tonight. Even tho I have yarn to start the next one, I am really glad to have these two done.

The one hanging over the "Lazy Butt" chair is about 4 foot square. The one stretched over the chair is about 3' square. I haven't measured them, I am guessing. The smaller one is a donation. I am so tired of counting: one, two, three ... pico ... one two three ... pico.

The third picture is my weekend visitor. He is a 12# mini dobbie. He keeps disappearing into my bed. Tigger goes home tomorrow, he was here so I could take him to the groomers for Mr. Almost Wonderful.

And since I still screw up adding pics! I will show you Miss K's quilt progress tomorrow.

here we go again!

I got information from the State this week. Even tho it is time consuming, they are still working on bringing Miss K from Alaska to Oregon. Some times ... it is so hard to be patient. Perhaps, this is a test!

I have finished another afghan. Another one is on the last row. The first finished one will go to the Appalachia Project. The second one is for Dewey/his school friends. He brought more yarn, he wants another blanket for himself. It will need to be bigger than the baby ones I have been making!

Drum rollllllllllll!

I start a new job on Monday, March 9th. I am excited to be back doing social services. I need to get a complete job description, but I know the population I will be working with ... unemployed/under employed adults with barriers to employment. I will also be doing networking and job development. This is actually considered a training position and is time limited ... as if I care?! It is a great opportunity to grow and stretch while still getting paid.

Pictures tomorrow night, or, that is the plan!

The next Afghan

This is the second afghan from the yarn Dewey bought. If you look closely, you will see the hook is still hanging in the blanket. I ran out of the blue yarn! I plan to get more and finish this blanket right away. It is about 9 or 10 rounds short of completion. (Of course, I have a couple more projects going on ... always.)

As for quilting: I have been working on Miss K's quilt. I am not sure why I cannot just get this thing done! Mom helped me do the layout, Dad approved, and I brought it home to finish. I think I am waiting for a deadline: Oregon and Alaska will finally agree on when she moves and I will have to finish it so she has it when she gets here!

My week looks like it is going to be scary busy. Translation: I might not post for a few days.

Keep sewing!