Saturday, September 17, 2022

This is the only moose I have ever seen – other than maybe a dead one at Uncle Jack’s after one of his hunting trips. Moose didn’t live around the farm when I was growing up but apparently they are back. Kathryn and Dave see moose every time they go camping. Heck, there was even a moose in Saskatoon that tried to get into a school classroom. I have resigned myself that this moose from Nova Scotia may be the only sighting I get.

I spent the morning out in the yard weeding. I went over the patio bricks again – it is surprising what grows up in the space of a week. I kept telling myself that the weeds I was pulling today were probably ones that were too tiny to get a grip on last week. After taking a break for coffee on the patio I worked my way up the north side of the yard. When our gardener was here he didn’t pull weeds but he weed-whacked them. I was surprised at how few had actually grown back up. I wasn’t able to get all the dandelion roots out but I certainly hope I did them harm. The north side of the house is covered in small pebbles and I couldn’t help but think that when we did the yard shortly after we moved in we missed an opportunity to cover it all in cement. I know I wouldn’t have liked the look but after years of pulling weeds I like to think I might have gotten used to it.

I went over all the patterns in my Botanical Garden series and I’ve got lots of work ahead of me – a dozen sections that either need to be completely redone or need a part of them redone. I’ve done two sections under my new plan and I really like them so I’m not worried about the set back. The way it was looking before wasn’t making me happy and, you know, it is all about me!

This afternoon I’ve quilted the next calendar block. It is ready to put the binding on so that’s what I’ll do next. My evening knitting has been going well, but slow. I have two panels done – I think I need at least ten so hopefully we can continue to find good shows on TV.