Spring Went on Vacation

Yesterday was a crummy weather day. The temperature hovered around 30F all day with periodic snow showers. I planted two flats of cabbages in six-packs and gave up because the greenhouse was so gloomy. The husband and the crew knocked off work early because it was snowing even harder where they were.

[Everything is breaking down this week. The forklift blew a hydraulic hose, but he was able to get a replacement hose in town yesterday afternoon. The propane heaters in the greenhouse need new thermocouples. Thank goodness for the diesel heater. The BMW hasn’t broken down only because I’m not driving it anywhere.]

And then, around 3 pm, the skies cleared, the sun came out, and it warmed up to 48F. 😕

Instead of planting, I made an apron.

This is for the son of a friend of mine. He asked for an Avengers apron and our Joanns just happened to have the fabric.

He also wanted the wrap-around style. This one has buttons on the front with adjustable straps. I used the Mary Mulari Little Sister and Brother Apron pattern:

I had to get out the manual to figure out how to make buttonholes on my machine because I do it so rarely.

I am going to hope for better weather today. I have an appointment in town this morning but I’ll be back out in the greenhouse this afternoon.

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The husband accidentally bought a trailer last week. We have to go down to Missoula to pick it up. I was watering the lettuce in the indoor system last Thursday evening and he was reading his e-mail when I heard him say, ”Ooops, I bought a trailer.” He had bid on it, not thinking he would get it, but he ended up being the high bidder.

[The CFO of the construction company is not fond of surprises, but after 37 years, nothing surprises me anymore. And he has an idea for another side hustle involving this trailer, so we’ll see what new adventures that brings. This is how I ended up raising chickens in Montana.]

I don’t have to go with him to get the trailer—we paid for it via wire transfer so he just needs to present the paperwork—but I might go along for the ride anyway. I can knit while he drives.