Future Pumpkin Pies

Yesterday was sunny and 65F, so I took advantage of the nice weather to clean up the garden. I ought to put in another 2-3 days of work to get it all ready for next spring, but I did what was absolutely necessary yesterday. If I have more to do next year as a result, that’s the way it is. We’ll see what the weather is like this weekend.

I pulled up all the tomato plants and stacked the cages. The turkeys are welcome to what’s left on the ground. I cut the last row of lettuce and brought it in for salads this week. It’s time to start the basement lettuce system again. After I raked the dead squash vines into piles, I was able to drive the golf cart and wagon into that area and load up the pumpkins and butternut squash. This is about half the haul:

Anna is going to use some of these in her catering business. I’ll probably take a few to church to give away, and the chickens might get some.

The processor called yesterday and said the pork was ready. Our neighbor, Mike, is going with me today to help me deliver them to the other customers this afternoon. He bought one of our pigs and he helped me pick up and deliver last year, too.

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Yesterday was laundry day. I washed all the fabric I bought on my travels, which wasn’t much, truly. I got a couple of yards of a lovely pink stretch corduroy at Joanns for a skirt, the Kaufman ponte for the Renee pants, and this Liberty of London Tana Lawn:

I wonder if this is supposed to be a “holiday” print? It rather appears that way. Oh well, it’s going to be a summer top for next year. I liked the colors. It’s a good thing I don’t live anywhere near London, because Liberty makes some stunning fabrics. Bolt and Spool also had a 100% silk Liberty print that was $85 a yard. That would have made a gorgeous dress.

I am still in search of some lining fabric for my coat class. Bolt and Spool had some rayon bemberg which would have worked perfectly, but they only had it in black. Eh. I could order some lining fabric from Joanns, but I’d rather see it in person. Finding a color that looks good with emerald green is more difficult than I expected.

We had some Amazon rewards points to spend, so I ordered a few tools for my trouser drafting class before I left for Cleveland. I need a good way to carry around my dressmaker curve rulers. I often take them with me when I teach and they are awkward to transport. Bucket Boss makes a long, narrow tool bag that is the perfect size, so I bought one. And then I found this brand new pattern from Sallie Tomato at The Quilting Bee in Spokane:

It is exactly the same size and shape as the Bucket Boss bag. Sigh. Oh well. I might make this and give the tool bag to the husband. I have a lot of contractor tool bags because they really do work well for carting around my sewing supplies. My mobile podcast recording equipment is in a Dewalt bag. This looks like it would be a fun project, though.