16 June 2021

Half Things

I meant to write yesterday, which is the true halfway of the month, but I didn't.  And today is my half-birthday, so I suppose it's appropriate to do the midmonth report today.

Strawberries arrived at the local farmstand and I've eaten my share; the second week's crop was better, more ripe, than the first.  I think asparagus is finally done and I didn't get to try all the recipes I'd found, but I made quite a few and mostly ate it steamed or boiled (when the stems were thicker) with a bit of spice or just butter.

The farmstand has a festival on the first full weekend of August, and I am debating whether to participate as an arts and crafter.  I could offer handdyed yarn and such.  Most of what I've made lately is designated for charity but I could finish a few things in case people want made goods.  It's hard to think of warm things in the heat of August, I know.

In another update, my tax refund arrived.  Now I have to get off the stump and talk to contractors, if any are available, about re-doing the bathrooms.  It was a plan for last year that was postponed, of course.

Midmonth Resolutions Report

I am making progress on the biography of Mary, Queen of Scots.  I think Antonia Fraser needed a stronger editor.  No progress on UFOs but good progress on a sweater for the orphanage, mostly from some Kureyon that I like the colours but there's a limit to how many sweaters I can make for myself, especially when I seem to gravitate towards certain colourways.  This way somebody will enjoy wearing it - I hope!  And I have the fun of using it for knitting.  The tricky bit is getting the balls to blend so there's a bit of cut-and-tie when one ends, to keep the sequence flowing.


01 June 2021

There and back again.

 I meant to write yesterday, the usual end-of-month wrapup, and I didn't.  So both today, a wrapup and a looking-forward.