Tuesday tidbits

in which our plucky heroine is surprised...

 

 ~ 100 day creativity challenge - day 60 ~

Last week the tiny rag doll challenge was to make something using flower petals... which I found quite challenging as a concept. When I finally discovered a hair ornament in a box of craft supplies here, a black velvety flower, I thought to myself... hmmm maybe a little goth outfit could be an option, but somehow, Nandina is not the goth type. So, I decided to make Nandina a new friend. My original thought was a freckledy redheaded girl with some long braids. I found some speckledy natural linen and started on a new tiny rag doll.

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this is Xanthy... this morning they discovered the pumpkins growing through the hedge in Karla's yard. They are Nandina's new friend and housemate... I'm always a bit surprised at how each creation quickly shares their personality and preferences. They are a bit of a scamp, a bit of a goth, and very much non-binary. Xanthy let me know right away, for example, that they didn't want the long braids I'd envisioned, but for me to cut their hair a lot shorter...

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I bought two large (1 gallon) tomato starts from the local garden center, and was very happy with my Stupice and my Oregon Spring harvest this year. I managed to keep them alive and happy, and there were enough for salads and a few BLT sandwiches. I did a good job thinning the apples on the tree this year, and the fruit was very good sized (Next year I will try and get the nylon fruit protectors on the baby fruit, as that will mean that the good sized apples are not all wormy, I forgot to attempt it this year alas) My small young quince tree (planted in 2018) has 14 quinces which I will harvest next month

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beauty in the time of isolation - day 194:

black-eyed Susan flower
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October SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	6 jars dilly beans	wheelie bin scrubbed	yard waste bin
2	3 jars vanilla port pears	east window repaired	old window trim
3	Xanthy	x	yard waste bin
4	x	x	recycle bin
5	x	x	x
6	x	x	x
7	x	x	x
8	x	x	x
9	x	x	x
10	x	x	x
11	x	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude - there is no end to creativity as long as life and breath hold...