a few random evenings, or treasured afternoon moments have produced a good start on my aqua blocks for August. (after i received my snail mail package of Kona lighthouse. emphasis on snail mail.)
my shoofly and donut blocks were at a standstill until i had a fresh infusion of the grey background fabric.
i'm sure i say this for every color, but i had WAY more aqua in my stash {of 3" squares} than i would have guessed...
a few waffle blocks were constructed, too, and just have some more waffle blocks (with aqua yardage), the Full Stop question marks and the twinkle stars to go.
our summer has been busy, that's accurate. but i can't really help but wonder why- we're not doing a CSA this year, and our garden is quite small. (by normal people standards). i have been making lots of pickles, that's true (70+ quarts and counting)
and watching the 3 grandchildren several times a week is part of our normal routine. we're raising meat birds for our freezer this winter, and hubby got a steer, too. (Beef) Wellington is 6 weeks old; he's still fed milk replacer twice a day. Welly will be ready to butcher for steaks and burger in the winter of 2023.
8 comments:
That is a lot of aqua. AND a lot of pickles. Sounds like lot to fill your days. Things will slow down when the weather turns cold.
Pretty aqua blocks and what a lovely life you lead. xx
lovely blocks - I wish I had a cow of my very own
Such pretty donuts and shoofly blocks!
Great variety of teals! I think we all wait for life to slow down.... maybe in the winter? Love Wellingtons name! Made me laugh this morning!
That's a lotta pickles!
One thing I realized back when I had gardens is that it doesn't matter what size your garden is - it will take up as much time as you have. I'm glad you were able to squeeze in a bit of sewing time!
Have a small garden and have been making refrigerator pickles. The celery gets blanced and frozen for the cooler months. The spinach, carrots and Swiss chard has been added to the fresh juice mix. One do not need as much space as one would think we do. Have not bought lettuce this summer, as the lettuce has been producing all summer long. It is so great to walk into the garden and pick just what one need. We share with our neighbours as there is more than what we need. Neat projects.
SEW many AQUA/TEAL/TURQUOISE scraps represented in these blocks, Jennifer!! I'm always amazed by just how much you are able to get sewn for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Go, you!!
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