Getting Faster

I got the peas in yesterday morning and spent the rest of the day sewing. The forecast windstorm never arrived—east of the mountains got hammered—but it has been raining since last evening.

I was able to complete this Scout Tee in one day. I’m getting faster.

I bought this fabric from Vogue Fabrics at Sew Expo in 2025. I thought it was a linen or linen/rayon blend, but after working with it, I wonder if it has some silk in it. It was a bit fussy because it’s rather a loose weave, but everything came together nicely. I used the short sleeves from the expansion pack rather than the cap sleeves from the original pattern.

I’m going to take a break from sewing today and do some spring cleaning. I’d also like to trace the Rose Pants pattern so I can make a muslin of that one.

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In other news, My Tempest weather station was delivered yesterday. The husband is going to figure out where to mount it.

I’ve got a canning class on the schedule through the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation. It will be on Saturday, August 8, by which time we should be swimming in pickling cukes. I taught this same class a couple of years ago and it was great fun.

We are buying a new propane tank for the rental house. The rental house and the greenhouse each have a 250-gallon propane tank. However, the (very old) propane tank next to the greenhouse is leaking through the valve, so the husband shut off that tank. (Thankfully, we can use the diesel heater as a backup heat source because we’re supposed to get down to the low 30s overnight this weekend.) He suggested we move the existing 250-gallon tank from the rental house over to the greenhouse and purchase a new 500-gallon tank for the rental house. I called the fuel service company yesterday to get that process underway.

I made my plane reservations for the end of August for a visit to my mother. Our high school is also having a 125-year all-class reunion that weekend. I am hoping to see all my Avon peeps (and more) while I’m there.

Lots of stuff is happening. Lots is going on behind the scenes, too, that I can’t talk about yet, but I’ll make an announcement when the time is right. 😉