Lucy the dog model and I both agree it’s much easier to find quality wool clothing to repurpose into hooked rugs on the east coast than the west. Why is that?
Speaking of hooked rugs…
I’m almost finished with the first of 6 rugs I brought along to work on during my stay. It’s a huge piece and I’m really happy with the way it’s turning out.
Movies I’ve watched in the past 5 days while working on said rug:
- Pleasantville
- 16 Candles {for the gazillionth time}
- Barkley Marathons
- Into the Wild {4th time}
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Documentary
- On Golden Pond
- Good Ol’ Freda {Fascinating!!}
- You’ve Got Mail
First major project {staining the back deck} is finished.
Over a dozen heirloom, Sun Gold and Amish paste tomatoes have been planted.
Wide open spaces… She loves them.
What’s new with you on this beautiful Tuesday? Tell me something. Anything.
~Mavis
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Kirsten says
Something new? I just registered my youngest daughter for nursery school today. She’ll be turning 4 in August and will be going to nursery school two mornings a week starting this fall! Not sure if I’m ready for all 4 of my kids to be in school, lol.
Leslie H says
Something new? I am deliriously happy over the birth of 4 little goat kids to my Nigerian Dwarf doe! It was a tough birth, but all survived and are hilariously cute and very healthy. They bring me such joy!
But I’m not getting anything else done…
Oh well!
(pictures on facebook: Leslie Honcoop
Blog: leslieisverbose.blogspot.com for the birth story
Kathy says
That rug is beautiful! You are so talented! And as to why there is more wool here in the east than the west, my guess is because it gets colder in general here. So we dress warmer, with wool. 🙂 And then when it finally gets warm again, we are sick of our wool clothing, so we take it straight to the thrift store in hopes that we won’t ever have to wear it again! HA!
Heather says
I am excited to see all the local things you find to eat in the next month. We eat local when home, but I love to find local on vacation….it’s always new, different and wonderful. My friends always tease me that I have pictures of the last thing I ate, but none of my husband.
Any ideas how to kill the ivy growing on the north side of my house?
I need to plant my herbs from this weekend’s annual sale. Now to find rose geraniums.
Last day of softball, school out in a week!
Jennifer says
I riddled my yard of ivy at 2 houses over the years…by just pulling and digging it out. A few bits sprouted up here the next season. After that, zilch. This method isn’t the most fun, but it is the kindest/environmentally friendly choice.
Carrie says
I also hand pulled English Ivy for three weekends in the fall. It covered 1/4 of my backyard. So far so good!
sandra says
I don’t think it is a matter of east verses west. I think it also north verses south. In other words there is more wool clothing available where it is coldest. Unfortunately, I live in the northeast. I’d rather live in a nice warm climate and take a road trip north to get my wool!
Kara says
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HUGE greenhouse frame went up this weekend 🙂
Jenny says
Since it is still so cold in Wisconsin, my plants are still inside under the grow lights. My son thought my plants looked crowded so he took them out of the pots so they would have room to spread out. He left the bare plants on my dining room table.
Kara says
Ps. I agree with Kathy about the wool clothing. It’s because it so frigging cold here for half the year! You’ll see…
Elise says
I love reading your writing. You’re an inspiration! I need to get outside (SF Bay area) and transplant my edamame (too close together, planted before researching) and some tomatoes (one died, I’m going to give the others more room) 🙂
Jennifer says
Something new? The sun’s gonna be out all week on the SF Bay Area! Woot woot! And I wish, wish, wish to know all the gory details about your east coast home, if there is room in your blog schedule to stick that sort of a post in.
Andrew C. says
I’m a newer reader and was wondering if you are staying with a friend or if you already have a house on the east coast? I thought I missed a recent post with all of the talk of your east coast garden and now deck staining…but couldn’t find one.
Diane says
Well, I ate the first strawberry out of my garden yesterday! It might have been a day or two early, I just couldn’t wait anymore 🙂 There’s nothing like eating right off the plant, Yummy! I suspect that one of my neighbors might be taking a snack or two….SIGH. The fact is I’ll soon be swimming in berries, so I’m going to grit my teeth and keep the peace.
Can you tell more stories of how Miss Lucy tolerated the long car ride? Had she been on one before? Did you do anything special for her travel needs? What’s it like having a dog in the hotel with you? Did you have to crate her? Inquiring minds need to know to start planning a road trip for her crew.
Have fun while on the east coast, you to do list looks daunting to me 🙂
Linda S. says
My new adventure is I became grandma to 10 orphan, newly-hatched ducklings this morning. I now have a fiberglass wash tub on legs (to keep the Jack Russell out) in my living room. I haven’t raised any poultry in years so had to run out for a brooder lamp, crumbles & waterer. About every half hour they sing me the song of their people. Cute now; by tomorrow? not so much.
Kristina says
I found 5 kittens in the wood pile yesterday. Two mamas shacked up together. Kitten Collective.
Beth says
Let’s see…what is new? My daughter is graduating from high school in 3 weeks so of course I have a million indoor and outdoor projects to do before the grand event and my husband is going out of town for 4 days this next weekend for his sister’s birthday celebration. Do not ask me how I feel about that…. Next…I have been asked to fly to New Orleans for a panel interview for a job I have been interviewing for the last 3 months…and of course the interview is the Friday before Memorial Day and my daughter graduates the following Tuesday…yep I fit that into my schedule….but I am terrified at the prospect of an all day job interview…and with a panel of people…
Oh and my daughter and 3 of her high school friends are planning a road trip from Boise to SLC before graduation… this momma is terrified about my baby and her buddies being on the road….praying and worrying started….hoping she is safely home before I get on a plane to go to New Orleans..
That is what is going on in my little world…yours appears to be more peaceful…
Kathleen says
I harvested rhubarb from my garden and my youngest is finishing kindergarten !
Kari says
What’s new, you ask? My daughter informed me this morning that they only have 18 days of school left. This, of course, led to a semi-panick attack, as I realized I didn’t get all the projects done I had planned while the kids are in school. Time to get moving! My computer crashed, we’ve celebrated a first communion and two confirmations in a week’s time, and my youngest wants to drive to Grammie’s for the weekend to celebrate his birthday. He fully intends to put party hats on the piglets to help him celebrate. This should be a kodak moment if I’ve ever seen one! Life… There’s never a dull moment. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Dawn says
My something new is learning to mud and tape dry wall. My husband and I are building our own house. He is busy with other projects this week. I decided to watch a few You Tube videos and tackle the laundry room. So far so good.
Wendy says
We planted 1/3 of our garden beds with vegetable seeds and starts today. We also harvested our first 2 artichokes here in Everett, Washington! They were delicious!
Mary says
Tell me more about your artichokes please! I just planted five this spring in Eastern Oregon, but this is our first crop. I love them and we are all looking forward to harvesting them. Also, I would love any turkey raising advise if anyone is experienced. I spend my lunch break at work searching for information.
Kathy Gardner says
I am up to my ears with strawberries in Alabama. I only planted 50 plants, not expecting them to do all that good. They are some kind of mutant strawberry plants that are producing dozens of berries on each plant. I have to go for chemo tomorrow so I don’t have time to do anything with them. I will make jam or maybe a giant cobbler with the ones that I have picked now on Thursday and invite all my neighbors for a dessert party or something. I am having to pick the things daily! I think I will pull up 25 of the plants and give them to an unsuspecting person that I don’t particularly care for and let them have to pick like a crazy person next year.
Sue says
Kathy, where are you in Alabama?
Sue says
Well, my new love is repotting my greenhouse house and garden plants. Some of these reproduced that crazy. My walking lily, spider lily, and a African plant called the pregnant onion. This is not to be eaten, just ornamental and is toxic. I have replanted over 500 babies at this point and will need to be repotted soon into bigger pots soon. I have visited every nursery to get freebies that are thrown away. Today I hit the jack pot at our hospital the ground crew was putting in new landscaping plants and I got bunches of flats just for the asking and more coming tomorrow. Yea!!!!!
Maryw says
I planted today, and it hailed. At least it was under a row cover.
Stephanie says
This past week my garden has really started producing. Today I ate fresh produce from my garden with every meal. Breakfast was eggs scrambled with arugula; lunch was grilled chicken salad with spinach, lettuce, and radishes; and dinner was chicken fajitas (more garden lettuce). I think next year I need to plant more spinach and lettuce, less arugula. The arugula always grows so quickly and prolifically!
AlysonRR says
I had to get rid of almost all of my wool stuff when I moved from MA (and then MD) to the PNW. I just run too hot to wear wool unless it’s under 40, even when I’m outside.