On to the Next Thing

We had a successful plant sale on Saturday. I am happy with the results. Mostly, I am happy it’s over, although I don’t get to rest quite yet. June is a full month with a lot of church-related events on the schedule, beginning with a meeting yesterday afternoon. I should have a bit more time now to work on the quilted BU jacket, though, once I get the garden planted. Planting is on the schedule for this week.

My eye feels much better and the foot is healing. I need to make another batch of comfrey salve.

Still nothing from QuickBooks. I have to do payroll again this week so I hope they resolve the issue soon.

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A forest fire broke out Saturday afternoon on the route I take to get to I-90 when I am heading west. Within a few hours, it had grown to 200 acres and officials temporarily closed that road. That is unusual fire behavior for the end of May/beginning of June, although that area of Montana is much drier than normal. It’s still a good reminder to be careful about fires this summer.

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The Long Thread Podcast has a wonderful interview episode with Tom Knisely. I listened to it on the way down to Missoula last week. I know Tom because he used to be the weaving instructor at The Mannings, which was located in East Berlin, PA. When the husband and I lived in Pennsylvania (32 years ago), we were only about 40 minutes from East Berlin. I used to visit The Mannings frequently and taught a knitting class there just before they closed. I enjoyed hearing him talk about how he learned to spin and weave and his 37-year career at The Mannings.

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Once I get the BU jacket done and the Place for Everything Tote finished, I’d like to make the Kandou Patterns Retro Sling Bag:

I want to sew some projects on the 1541 and this looks like a fun and challenging make. The 1541 is in the (cool) garage and it’s nice to work in there when it’s too hot to be outside.