Things have been a bit hectic here this weekend. The garden is coming along. The raised beds are assembled and one has been half filled and I need to buy more topsoil and peat this week to finish filling it. And I have made a start on filling the second one by filling it 2/3rds of the way with leaf mold. I figure I'll let it season till early May and then top it off with a mix of top soil and sand and peat for my lettuces, radishes and carrot crops. I ought to be ready to do some planting next weekend. I ordered some packets of heirloom seeds for a number of vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, zucchini and eggplant; and a few packets of wildflower seeds for the front yard planter box. The flowers are billed as "often self seed" so there is a chance that if they take this season, they may return next year. I filled three of those heavy duty paper Lawn & Leaf bags with the remaining leaves and swept the patio. No sooner did I get everything nice and tidy then a breeze sprung up sprinkling everything with tree pollen and tiny little yellow green florets.
As to stitching, there has been some progress there as well. The English Band Sampler has gotten some quality time and Part I is closer to a finish. The Redwork section is done. Though I like the look of it, I am not sure I'd ever want to do a whole project in Redwork. And I have worked steadily on the tree in the center of this bottom band, nearly completing all the leaves. A lot of that stitching was done out-of-doors yesterday. It is always nice to stitch in natural light. I don't need a magnifier even for 40 ct when I stitch in natural light. The weather was a very pleasant mid-70 degree day with light breezes every so often. I had been diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency at my last physical and had been making it a point to spend at least 15 minutes a day in the sunshine. But yesterday I spent most of the day outdoors. The simple joys of Spring! And I shall have my breakfast on the patio this morning.
But it is time to get cracking on my stitching goals for the month. Having spent the last week on an off-goal project has put me a bit behind. I intend to spend the entire coming week on the Kogin Tea Cozy. It is my goal to complete that monthly goal during the week since I spent so much time off-goal in the earlier part of the month. And since I haven't found my Token and Trifles triangles in my stash, I'll have to order some from 123stitch. I have one last place to look but I am not optimistic. I figure I won't find these elusive little cards till I have ordered the replacements! Happily, 123stitch tends to mail quickly since my scissor case has to be stitched and mailed by early May.
Photos will have to wait till Tuesday since my camera battery needs a recharge.
But it is time to get cracking on my stitching goals for the month. Having spent the last week on an off-goal project has put me a bit behind. I intend to spend the entire coming week on the Kogin Tea Cozy. It is my goal to complete that monthly goal during the week since I spent so much time off-goal in the earlier part of the month. And since I haven't found my Token and Trifles triangles in my stash, I'll have to order some from 123stitch. I have one last place to look but I am not optimistic. I figure I won't find these elusive little cards till I have ordered the replacements! Happily, 123stitch tends to mail quickly since my scissor case has to be stitched and mailed by early May.
Photos will have to wait till Tuesday since my camera battery needs a recharge.
2 comments:
Hi Riona. I need to get my lettuce seeds out and planted. I spent much time this weekend in the garden. I have dreaded grass growing in between many plants in a large established flower garden. What a pain, literally. :)
The garden sounds wonderful. Good luck!
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