Elephants and jewelry this month from C's calendar
Here's a bit of iris cordage
Iris handles differently from daylily, tougher, but just as good for string. It looks very much like daylily string, so it's joining the collection.
And here's s bit of indoor gardening
Some of the Italian basil I grew from seed, now rooting in water, very handy for cooking.
And yesterday saw the entire 2022 potato harvest, steamed, pat of Vermont butter, sprig of parsley,with the last of the lox and some baby spinach.
Poifect.
Current reading was a wise little Mma Ramotswe story
And, the triumph of the Lionesses yesterday, in the beautiful gane, celebrated by my favorite, usually NSFW, Forest Friends
Yay team!! Winning goal in overtime even. Glorious stuff, two great teams
Women, with art, will save us all.
Happy day everyone, let's all be Lionesses, keep going to the last minute.
Nice bits of whimsy here!
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting to say that if you've never tried growing the small red potatoes, you might want to give them a shot. They always do well here.
I've tried and they don't work here at all. Whites seem to do best.
ReplyDeleteI always meant to read Alexander McCall Smith's "No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series, but there's like a million books in it, isn't there? He is an EXTREMELY prolific writer. He must write like the wind and never have to edit.
ReplyDeleteI was reading the #1 Detective Agency but I was doing it in order of being published and then the library couldn't find the next book even though their records said it was in the library. I'll have to see if they found it yet.
ReplyDeleteIn a previous blog you talked about growing potatoes in a container so I decided to try. And, it worked just like you said. My harvest was about the same as yours this time and they were yummy good! Smart lady you are!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me of Mr. McCall Smith, I loved his books, and read them ages ago. This was a lovely post. I checked and I'm way behind on the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books. I had no idea there were so many of them. I will read some and see if I still find them as delightful as the earlier ones.
ReplyDeleteRabbit Rabbi Rabbit! Not my first words of the day but the first on your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteYou've convinced me to try growing potatoes in containers. I've grown lots in the ground, not in containers. Next year.
McCall Smith writes several series, but I like mma Ramotswe and co. best. Such interesting characters. I can take or leave the Scots ones and I really don't like the German based series.
ReplyDeleteSandra, try it. This has not been one of my more successful years, but that's how it goes. My inadvertent gardening has done better than the intentional gardening!
The cordage is fascinating to me. I have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteGo for it, and let us know how it goes.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I said White Rabbit when I woke up this morning, before I was even out of bed. I'll have to try for the rest of the month.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been commenting on your making cording out of plant material, but I think I have finally caught up on your experimenting and making it and I, too, am fascinated.
ReplyDeleteYour potato crop fascinates me. It is amazing where one can grow a few spuds!
ReplyDeleteIt must be such a pleasure to turn the calendar to the new month - not from the standpoint of the passage of time (which seems to go faster and faster) but because of those wonderful illustrations.
ReplyDeleteSeeing your potatoes reminds me that I need to convince Resident Chef that we're due for a trip to the farmers stand to see if they have any baby potatoes available. I'm craving them now!!
Yes, let's be lionesses!
ReplyDeleteLove Mma Ramotswe. I bet your potatoes were wonderful even if not many of them.