The tomato plants in James' garden are doing very well and the tomatoes are coming in at a nice pace. We have plenty to eat ourselves with a few leftover to give away. Yesterday I made the first BLTs of the summer and, oh my, they were delicious. I had bought a loaf of five grain sour dough bread from the Publix bakery, the bacon was crisp and the tomatoes were at the perfect point of ripeness. I slathered on the mayo, sprinkled on salt and pepper and nearly wallowed in the deliciousness!
In the afternoon, we went over to the house of Dave and Rita, with whom we have become friends since Dave and James work together. We went to their neighborhood's pool so Aidan could splash around for an hour or so, while we adults stayed in the shade and tried to keep reasonably cool. When we went back to their house, Dave fired up the grill and we enjoyed a very nice Independence Day dinner of burgers, hot dogs, potato salad and watermelon, washed down with cold, hearty beer.
This morning we awoke to find that vandals had wreaked havoc on James' garden. Tomatoes were pulled off the plants and strewn about, cucumbers had been devoured, plants were torn and one was even pulled out of the ground. We are quite sure that we have the neighborhood raccoons to blame; their paw prints were all over this caper. We are feeling a bit betrayed because we have put leftover bread and rice out for them to enjoy just about every evening, and this is how our kindness is rewarded?
It is now going to be a while before we have tomatoes for any more BLTs or anything, and it will be an even longer while before we willingly share any food with those lousy rodents.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Bag lady
Look at me - I am a knitting designer! Are you impressed?
Today I put into the mail a cute little bag that I am calling Jill's All Play and No Work bag. I made it for a fellow member of the Ravelry Handmade RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) group; in this group, we gift one another with knitted or crocheted items that group members have posted on their wish lists. I chose Jill, a young woman in Toronto who loves purses and the color pink. I had lots of pink yarn left from a project so I decided to make her a bag.
None of the patterns I perused fit what I had in mind, so I made up my own pattern. And, honestly, it turned out better than I thought it would! I patterned (pun intended) it loosely after the bag that I bought at the Cotton Pickin' Fair, putting in eyelets at each side so that the ribbon strap could be adjustable. And I found the cutest button EVER in moonsie's shop on Etsy to serve as the closure.
Here is my creation:
I hope Jill likes the bag as much as I enjoyed making it!
Today I put into the mail a cute little bag that I am calling Jill's All Play and No Work bag. I made it for a fellow member of the Ravelry Handmade RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) group; in this group, we gift one another with knitted or crocheted items that group members have posted on their wish lists. I chose Jill, a young woman in Toronto who loves purses and the color pink. I had lots of pink yarn left from a project so I decided to make her a bag.
None of the patterns I perused fit what I had in mind, so I made up my own pattern. And, honestly, it turned out better than I thought it would! I patterned (pun intended) it loosely after the bag that I bought at the Cotton Pickin' Fair, putting in eyelets at each side so that the ribbon strap could be adjustable. And I found the cutest button EVER in moonsie's shop on Etsy to serve as the closure.
Here is my creation:
I hope Jill likes the bag as much as I enjoyed making it!
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