My neighbors in the house next door have been gifting me occasionally with some of their homegrown tomato goodness, and the last one just met it's final destiny at lunchtime. Said tomato was so large that it had been part of two other sandwiches and a salad already, being large enough that it covered not just my palm, but my whole hand. A good BLT on lightly toasted sourdough is probably my favorite of the summertime treats, and at practically October, summer is about to say goodbye
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beauty in the time of isolation - day 187:
beauty in the time of isolation - day 187:
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Just tried out the white "Saral" transfer paper for the first time, and it works a treat... I will be able to transfer my designs onto the lino block, with the simple expedient of first coloring over the block with dark sharpie. The white lines then show up brightly, and the transfer seems pretty smudge-proof. Extra benefit is that the dark background will give the effect of the eventual printing ink!
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September SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | Gwen sunhat | removed oven door | old underwindow |
| 2 | dozen EQUITY prints | clean one bedroom screen | dead cold-packs |
| 3 | tiny deer hat | clean studio screens | yard waste bin |
| 4 | Gwen knit cardigan | 10# plums processed | recycle bin |
| 5 | Nandina coat | felt cover for exhaust fan | favorite saucepan |
| 6 | Nandina boots | doors taped closed | oven door glass |
| 7 | Nandina felt skirt | 15 # plums processed | yard waste bin |
| 8 | Nandina red clogs | some tomatoes dried | yard waste bin |
| 9 | 8 jars asian plum sauce | underwindow foam + tape | recycle bin |
| 10 | x | many pears dried | yard waste bin |
| 11 | x | wanda plum pruned | x |
| 12 | x | some apple pruning | x |
| 13 | x | begin plum pruning | x |
| 14 | x | x | x |
| 15 | x | x | x |
today's gratitude - my burden cloth, a canvas square with webbing handles on each corner, that allows me to do things like rake up windfall fruit, or fallen leaves and handle them easily. I've never seen the like for sale, but made it for myself years ago, when yardwork first became needful. It is a good partner to my flexible rake.
