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Something about yesterday’s blog post triggered Facebook’s censorship bots and it was taken down. Who knows?—perhaps I’m now on some list and this one will get removed, too. The only explanation I received was that my post looked like misleading clickbait. Yes, my intention was to lure you all in by posting a photo of my serger foot and then try to sell you dietary supplements. 🙄

Somehow, this is not where I thought we would be in 2024.

I spent a few hours out in the garden yesterday morning mulching the potatoes. We are trying something new this year by using hemp waste instead of straw. Hemp is grown without pesticides or chemicals, so I feel more comfortable using it. Thus far, I am pleased:

It may take longer than straw to break down, and we were warned not to try to till this ground for a couple of years because the fibers that are left will wrap around the tiller tines. This mulch is mostly made up of the outer bark, but there are some fibers mixed in. Having spun hemp—and knowing that it doesn’t rot quickly—I was aware of that going in. I prefer no-till gardening as much as possible because it really does keep the weeds down.

You don’t know until you try.

After mulching, I cut the grass in the yard. The baby robins left their nest yesterday; I spotted one out in the new herb garden looking a bit dazed and confused. In years past, the mama robins had a habit of coaxing the babies out to the herb garden because they were safe from the dogs there while they got their bearings.

I was planning to cut the grass around the big garden this morning but it’s raining. Rain wasn’t in the forecast. Oh well, less watering I have to do.

Afternoons are for sewing, but I could not get inspired to work on anything. I cleaned and organized my sewing area, instead. I hate when my sew-jo takes a holiday, but I also know it won’t last forever. Part of the problem is that I have too many stalled projects in the queue. When that happens, I lose focus. Starting a new project is not the answer. Figuring out how to move some of these projects along is.

My collection of hexie units is coming along nicely (pardon the mess).

I’ve been working on these in the evening. I found a bag of 250 pre-cut hexies in the clearance bin at Gossypium Quilts, in Issaquah, WA. The fabric is from one of Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton’s lines. I’ve been basting the pre-cut hexies around cardstock forms, then sewing them into hexie flowers. I’ve done glue basting on some of my hexie projects, but I’d just as soon baste with thread.