Happy Father’s Day to all those that have cared for, taught, and protected young beings!
Today I have a picture of my garden, where I have planted pumpkin, onions, and basil.
I did not plant the corn. I think the squirrels have been helping.
No sign of pumpkin fruit yet, but the vines seem happy.
I purchased a Wyze door bell camera because it gets a camera at the front door, the old door bell doesn’t work, and I already have other Wyze systems.
I’m pleased with the installation, for I was able to hard wire it with the old door bell wires, following the instructions. The hardest part was finding which breaker turned off the electricity to the doorbell. With it hardwired, and an SD card installed, I have continuous footage without a subscription, so I can see which neighborhood critter keeps marking the front door. I can also check and see if the sound I just heard is Sophie the cat wanting to come back inside (she is not the one marking).
The doorbell now makes a doorbell sound, which has been absent at our house for a number of years. The best part is that I did not buy an inside chime, so the noise is just for visitors to feel like they’ve accomplished something. Yes, I’m that kind of introvert. The dog tells us there is someone at the door, and I don’t answer the door unless I know who is there and I knew they were coming over.
The Black Welsh Mountain Sheep is also on the Livestock Conservancy’s Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em list as a threatened heritage species. I have finished single spinning my 4 ounce sample. It is very nice to spin, and I was able to achieve a nice thin single. My challenge for myself in this spin was switching direction half-way through, so I now have half the wool spun in the S direction, and half in the Z direction.
My plan is to do some parallel experiments with the two different spins in weaving, knitting, and crochet, until I run out of wool.
In December 2017 I was very much into my Zentangle doodle phase. I found it paired well with scratch-off art.
The original is long gone. I’m glad I take pictures because I think I enjoy viewing this more now than I did at the time. I’m farther away from the process and don’t remember the “errors.”
I was gifted a sprouting mother leaf of an African violet from a dear friend. Turns out that the mother leaf sprouted six new plants. When they had grown for awhile, I separated them out into individual temporary pots, but was unsure where to go next. When cleaning up the back porch I found six little pots that I loved, but didn’t have a use for, so they were sitting outside. Huzzah! I cleaned them up and bought liners so I could bottom water the violets.
The liners didn’t go all the way to the bottom of the pots, so I found some watering wicking rope to help keep the water from pooling on the bottom.
Then I repotted all the plants into their new homes.
When it comes time to water, I’ll lift out the liner and put water in the bottom of the pot. The technique has been working well for my snake plant!
Critters and Craft 