Here's our resident praying mantis looking right at us, greener and bigger. Gary came over to admire then took her picture.

After bringing me in to admire his newly installed fireplace insert, he leashed Billy the pup and decided to come on my walk. He'd never been down that side of the development, and was amazed at the frogs leaping about.

On the way back, we met a neighbor new to Gary, whom I've known for years. We admired her vegetables, her Yorkie and Billy made friends, and so it went.

The weather was just about cool enough for  walking, so I  thought it would be a waste to be indoors at the knitting group if there is one. I'll get back when the heat moderates.

I also made  arrangements for the water heater, incredibly expensive, at least double last time, to be ordered for installation next week, and for  dryer vent  and chimney inspection and cleaning also next week.  This month, with the several $K hearing aids, will set me back quite a bit. Good thing my stock fund has gone up,  and I can pay for it all, so there's that.  Thank you, Joe!

Yesterday's Textiles and Tea featured a young yardage weaver who encourages everyone to make clothes from their own woven yardage, not to fear cutting into it. She has done custom sewing, including wedding dresses, also her own. She also sells kitchen cloths and insists people use them, not just keep them "for best". Joanne would approve.

this length was woven, unwoven and rewoven to get this blurred effect.

And here's her favorite jacket with great pockets usually crammed with what she needs in her current project.

Behind her here is a dress she made for herself. She started life in computer software and web design, and says weaving is really programming. It has a lot in common. 

I usually knit or stitch or weave while I watch and do screenshots. Yesterday I was pinloom weaving, because I have another idea about woven and stitched patches worked together in a piece, using my backlog of both.

So yesterday was pretty full, one way and another. 

I pretty much followed this suggestion

Happy day, everyone, my potatoes will soon be ready to harvest!  

One of the  joys of writing a blog is that my words are never interrupted as I go. Any small woman with a small voice reading this will know how precious that is. You get right to the end without anyone cutting in,  shouting you down and arguing, it's lovely. Anyone can get their turn in the comments, and that's fine. Just sayin'.