Tire Tango

This was one of those weeks when there was a lot of motion but not a lot to show for it, which is why the blog posts have been rather sparse. Today, I make the twice-yearly visit to the tire dealer to have my snow tires swapped out for summer tires. These places don’t take appointments, as a rule, so I need to be there when they open.

I taught the Scout Tee class on Tuesday. Two women were signed up, but one didn’t feel well the day of the class and stayed home. The other student got individualized instruction. She’s been in my classes before and I enjoy teaching her. She’s fearless and willing to try anything.

And because I was inspired, I did manage to knock out another woven tee on Wednesday afternoon using my custom pattern:

The fabric is a 50% cotton/50% modal by Cloud 9 (Nightfall, by Pip & Lo), purchased at Pacific Fabrics. It feels wonderful.

I’ve got plans for another couple of tops and a few more pairs of Style Arc Linda pants and Free Range Slacks. All of my wovens are in two stacks—one for pants and one for tops—on the table next to my cutting table, so when I have a moment, I grab something and cut it out.

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The weather has been lovely, and I have been second-guessing my decision to change the date of the plant sale to the end of May. We started out having it in the middle of May, but there were some plant sales where I had to wear a wool coat because it wasn’t exactly warm. Last year, we had such a cold spring that I pushed back the sale to the last weekend of May. This year, I scheduled it for the last weekend in May again. I worry a bit that everyone will have already planted their gardens because of the nice weather, but I also know that it’s entirely possible—and it has happened in the past—that beautiful weather fools people into planting early, and all of their plants die because our last frost date isn’t until the end of May.

I can only make my best guess. Trying to juggle the combination of planting schedules, weather, and keeping the greenhouse at the correct temperature for baby plants is not easy. This is a stressful time of year. Once the plant sale is over, I’ll be able to coast for a bit.

The chicks are getting moved to the separate room in the chicken coop this weekend. They are crowding the brooder box. One of the white chicks I got from WS is a rooster, and he is already trying to lord it over the other chicks. He will be a stunning rooster when he grows up, though, and I don’t think I’ll have trouble finding a home for him.

Bunny is almost completely brown now:

He has plenty of nice grass to eat.