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Crazy weather these days. May's behaving a bit more like April. We celebrated Beltane on the 4th and had all four seasons during the ritual!
Covered up the shelling and split peas for the past couple of days -- frost is one thing but wind chills of -20F are another. Uncovered this morning and they look good.
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Been continuing the work of whittling things down here, there, and everywhere.... basement, enclosed porch, trailer, barn, library... There's zero chance of all the fabric fitting in one place, but I'm hoping to sort some of it a little better as far as like going with like.
Sorting some more books out as well, altho' I'm not sure how I'm going to get rid of them since the town book exchange is closed right now. For now, I have the luxury of bagging and boxing them up - once there are enough to do that - and storing them, properly labeled, likely in the trailer.
Lyle got rid of some old paperwork yesterday, so we're starting that "fun" project...
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I made more masks last week, might make more this week... I found some more bits of fabric I'm not interested in keeping. Mostly have a homespun look, so should make some of the folks around here happy :)
I think I've found all the fabrics for one or two projects -- somehow they got separated so I'm going to bump them up in the queue and make something before they can get separated again. Unusual for me as usually I bag/box parts together so that can't happen. Well. I can use some new vests/sleeveless jackets.
I've finished the white dress -- or at least it's wearable and done enough. No pics yet because it's a summer dress and the weather still isn't great. Plus I'm trying to finish a hat to go with it, so there's that... I got a beekeeper hat from the farmer's co-op - hardened open-weave white hat, looks kind of like one of those adventuring/jungle/pith helmets. The suspension headband had torn through the grommets on one side so it was marked way down. I tied a string through the holes to repair it. Sewn one netting for the sides and back so far. Last year I made a floral thing to go on it but I didn't like it so I took it apart yesterday. I have another piece of netting for the front that will overlap the other netting on the sides -- have to hem that. And I need to remake the floral bit -- it will not only be decorative but hide my headband repair.
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I harvested some fiddlehead ferns last week and more today. The stinging nettles are ready to harvest the tops, but I'm too tired and cold from being out to look for fiddleheads. Sometime this week, though!
Covered up the shelling and split peas for the past couple of days -- frost is one thing but wind chills of -20F are another. Uncovered this morning and they look good.
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Been continuing the work of whittling things down here, there, and everywhere.... basement, enclosed porch, trailer, barn, library... There's zero chance of all the fabric fitting in one place, but I'm hoping to sort some of it a little better as far as like going with like.
Sorting some more books out as well, altho' I'm not sure how I'm going to get rid of them since the town book exchange is closed right now. For now, I have the luxury of bagging and boxing them up - once there are enough to do that - and storing them, properly labeled, likely in the trailer.
Lyle got rid of some old paperwork yesterday, so we're starting that "fun" project...
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I made more masks last week, might make more this week... I found some more bits of fabric I'm not interested in keeping. Mostly have a homespun look, so should make some of the folks around here happy :)
I think I've found all the fabrics for one or two projects -- somehow they got separated so I'm going to bump them up in the queue and make something before they can get separated again. Unusual for me as usually I bag/box parts together so that can't happen. Well. I can use some new vests/sleeveless jackets.
I've finished the white dress -- or at least it's wearable and done enough. No pics yet because it's a summer dress and the weather still isn't great. Plus I'm trying to finish a hat to go with it, so there's that... I got a beekeeper hat from the farmer's co-op - hardened open-weave white hat, looks kind of like one of those adventuring/jungle/pith helmets. The suspension headband had torn through the grommets on one side so it was marked way down. I tied a string through the holes to repair it. Sewn one netting for the sides and back so far. Last year I made a floral thing to go on it but I didn't like it so I took it apart yesterday. I have another piece of netting for the front that will overlap the other netting on the sides -- have to hem that. And I need to remake the floral bit -- it will not only be decorative but hide my headband repair.
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I harvested some fiddlehead ferns last week and more today. The stinging nettles are ready to harvest the tops, but I'm too tired and cold from being out to look for fiddleheads. Sometime this week, though!
