Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Here’s what I picked from the garden this morning, along with a few strawberries that I ate as I plucked them. My sunflower is in bloom and the bees seem to be happy with it. Pat has harvested a few peppers and we’ve picked one fig. There are at least three more figs forming right now.

I intended to go to sewing with the Guild today but by the time I finished the yard work I didn’t feel like it. I already had my project packed and my lunch waiting in the fridge but I just didn’t feel like stepping out the door. So I spent the morning working on the tasks that I would have been working on had I gone.

I am committed (or maybe I should be committed) to a new cross stitch project I’m following online. I’ve done one of their sew-alongs before and have been watching for a new one. When the first clue came out I was hesitant and unsure of whether I wanted to stitch it; there have been three releases so far and they just get cuter and cuter so I was hooked. I spent most of the afternoon yesterday stitching on the first pattern release and I love it, in spite of my indifference when it came out. I’ve had to order a few colours but they should be here by the end of the week and in the meantime I’m able to stitch around the spots that are missing.

Yesterday I also prepped the bonus block in my chicken project – I definitely feel I should be committed for doing that. If I can avoid the cross stitch I may work on the chickens this afternoon.

But right now, my lunch awaits me in the fridge.