Plants in the Ground

Everything is planted except for a few little seedlings from Sarah that need another week or so in the greenhouse. I managed to get the last few plants into the new raised beds just before the heavens opened and more rain came down. I’m rather enjoying this weather and I’d love it if summer continued with periodic rain showers every few days.

Now we wait for everything to grow:

The six beds on the right side have veggies. The other beds have herbs and flowers. I’ve still got room for some seating and perhaps a few other pieces. I’ll add those when I find some I like.

I am glad this project is done. Puttering in my herb garden is a different type of gardening than growing row crops, and I have missed being able to putter. I’m sure the husband is also happy. This was a lot of work for him, but he gets lettuce out of the deal.

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I made T-shirts for two little boys yesterday afternoon. (It was raining. I sewed.)

One of them has a birthday this week and I have been invited to his train-themed birthday party. The invitation said “gifts not necessary,” but I claimed Auntie Janet privilege and made these for them. I’ve been collecting fun fabrics for little boys and this one was perfect. The pattern is the Oliver + S School Bus T-shirt.

I’ve got the pieces cut for new covers for my sleeve board. I just have to put them together.

I received some fabric in the mail yesterday that is destined for a project down the road. I have a travel tote that I bought over 30 years ago from Lands End or LL Bean. I love that bag. It has been on all my journeys. It’s made from some kind of smooth polyester or nylon and although it has held up beautifully, I know it won’t last forever. I’ve been hunting for a similar fabric. Seattle Fabrics carries a huge selection of bonded nylons, but they aren’t quite the same. I’ve been binging bagmaking videos from Jess of OklaRoots and one of her favorite suppliers is Wonderground Fabrics. They carry a bonded poly/nylon fabric, so I ordered some to see how I liked it:

This is very similar to the fabric in my tote bag. I’ll do a test run with the piece I ordered to see what I think.

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My sister-in-law called yesterday morning to tell me that my father-in-law had passed away. (I have two fathers-in-law; this FIL was the husband’s stepfather.) His passing was not unexpected. He had been in assisted living since my MIL died in March of 2020 and had steadily declined. We knew he missed my MIL very much. I got to catch up with my SIL for a bit during the phone call and I appreciated that.