And there was light. Also plants. And a cat.

The ceiling light arrived and friend installed it for me. What an improvement. I can see to work now.

He also replaced the walkway temporarily on the patio so I can use it again, there being no sign of the fence project continuing, and my view is much better for the winter. Also I was tired of walking in mud or teetering on cinder blocks to use the back gate.

And here may be the reason I've had no activity at the bird feeder.

Maui, one of the cats from next door, heading for the last of the chives. Handsome Son saw him chase off a squirrel the other day.

While we were messing about with the walkway, and I tripped but didn't fall, over one of the boards, thrills and spills,  the neighbor I gave the sedum to, came over to give me off-shoots of her ginger and turmeric. Also a curry leaf plant. I cook a lot with curry leaves. 

Her entire garden is in containers, a previous owner having paved over the patio, and she's amazingly successful. Also knowledgeable. She explained the whole process of commercial harvesting of ginger and turmeric where she comes from, in Bangalore. Always interesting to talk to her.

Left turmeric, right ginger. See the active roots.  I could harvest both but I'd like to grow them on a bit.

So I now have unexpected additions to the plants.

And Gary is bringing me a very nice bromeliad, to rescue it from being bitten by the same cat who's eating the chives,  unless he forgets, so there's that.

Now I wonder if the decluttering  rule of one in one out applies to plants. If so I'm running late.

The lovely Dyes and Paints book arrived, by a recent Textiles and Tea guest. 

I had requested it at the library, though it's long out of print, just in hopes. Sorry, nearest copy would be an interstate loan, so I said nah,  I'll look on eBay. 

Which I did, found a copy at an excellent price and condition, via a dealer in Indiana, a long way from here, and found

It had been deaccessioned from a library just up the road twenty minutes from here! When I buy second hand I look for library copies, better binding and condition usually. 

And here's what it's about

Today I'll definitely be studying this. Many thoughts of future work, with that stash of natural dyes in the freezer.

Warm sunshine is back for now, do I'll get a walk. Happy day, everyone.

Oh, housekeeping note to anyone who didn't hear back to their recent email: yahoo seems to be decluttering behind the scenes, my inbox wiped clean this morning, files collapsed into each other, some truncated. I checked more than one device, same story. I'll catch up, just can't reread what you said, sorry.