We planted a Turk’s Cap shrub in our front flower bed this past Spring and I think we finally found something that likes this spot. It bloomed some during the summer, but this Fall it has gone to paint the town red! We had some stems more horizontal than vertical, so we used jute rope to gather the branches together in a more upright position, mainly so they didn’t attack anyone walking on the sidewalk.
I love the denim walking skirt I bought from the Historical Emporium, but it doesn’t have pockets. I need pockets, so I added one. I used unbleached cotton cloth to make a large two-layer rectangle, then sewed around the edges, leaving a hand-sized gap at one side. I sewed the top of the pocket to the inside of the waistband, and opened up the side seam, and sewed the gap of the pocket to each side with hand stitches.
Since I had a large pile of cloth on my lap, Izzy the cat decided it was her spot, despite my protests.
I have a second pocket ready to be sewn inside, but it will wait for another day.
I’m a little surprised these gloves didn’t make the post list back in January of 2019. Hm. I knit them with merino wool fingering weight yarn and embroidered with white wool. I planned the embroidered swoops by laying down yarn scraps on the unsewn glove and taking a picture.
Winter is looking over the horizon, and I’m hoping I didn’t give away all these gloves. I’ll look in the cedar lined hope chest soon where I stash my winter gear.
Just to brush up on my basic Granny Square skills, I made a quick square with scrap yarn. To get it the right 7×9 inch size for Warm Up America I added two rows of double crochet on one end, and one row on the other. A little unconventional, but functional.
We’ve lived at our current house for almost nine years. This week was the first time I saw a deer in our woods with my own eyes. I’ve seen plenty of trail cam photos, and I’ve seen live deer in other areas around the countryside and around town, and my family has seen deer on our property, but this was my first live encounter at this spot. I was out much earlier than usual, which was probably the key, heard a rustling in the woods, and looked up to stare a young buck in the eye. He stood still and I took a quick picture, then when I turned to do the task that took me outside, he hurried on his way.
The task that took me outside? One of the meadow cats, who I call Fang, came to the front yard to ask to be brushed, but the brush was behind the coop, so we walked over and saw a deer.
