Our house has a two story high living room, with a railing across the side of the hall way upstairs. Sophie likes to look down and check on the progress of her din-dins. She has also, on occasion, knocked her toys through the balusters onto the laps below.
Warning: hand sewing ahead.
I picked up a shirt when shopping with the kids and the neckline turned out to be way too low. So I added a modesty panel using cotton knit material. I did attempt to do the whole alteration on my machine, but I had a terrible time feeding the thin knit material consistently under the sewing foot. Frustrated, I turned back to hand stitching; the inside of the neckline had a convenient seam that made making an invisible whip stitch easy. I think the next time around I will hand stitch a decorative edge on the top as well, leaving the machine work for woven cotton and inside seams. The finished product has the look of layers, without the bulk.
This is the largest leaf on our property. iNaturalist identifies it, consistently, as a kind of mulberry. We have a few saplings with this kind of leaf in the back woods, one of which is about 12 feet tall. I have not seen any berries, but the trees are all under a canopy of post oak and cedar elm, so don’t get much sunlight. I’m keeping an eye on them though, and I’ve marked a couple of the smaller saplings for possible transplant to a sunnier location. The idea of mulberry pie is enticing.
Today I present to you a long haired flame-point cat rolling in the fall leaves. You’re welcome.
He was rolling about to get his scratches and brushes, which is ironic because every time he rolls he covers the freshly brushed part in leaf litter. Silly cat.
My Thanksgiving Cactus has started to bloom again!
The cactus hangs in a north facing window, and gets watered for a count of three twice a week. I do not change its location, nor its watering schedule ever throughout the year. Still it blooms. I’m glad it is happy.
Critters and Craft 