I got no sleep last night as Luci got me up once every hour to take her outside. Not sure what was ailing her in particular, but she doesn’t cry wolf, so I dutifully marched down the stairs each time like a zombie. My brain was operating at maybe 40% today. Thinking I will sleep in untill 11:00 tomorrow.
My pie was a big hit at the party. Layer of graham crust, layer of spiced acorn squash/cr cheese filling, layer of spiced pumpkin/cr cheese filling.
Lots of good Russian anarchists there(one is a state rep :D ), great food, and laughs. And the doggies had fun... hopefully Someone will allow me a proper night's sleep. : )
Working on the sweater back piece, have about 3" completed. I am mimicking a design of a sweater I have, with a diamond pattern up the center back. It should go quickly as it is less complicated than the front piece.
For the first several years of dressing up with my daughter for Halloween trick o trick, our outfits would "go together": Dorothy & Toto, Sylvester & Tweety, Little Miss Muffet and the Spider, and a few more throughout the years.
This week I'll start back up on my Halloween costume. I changed up the design, so have to start from scratch again. Need to get a few yards of black wool tomorrow, and silver antique-looking buttons. I like the black jacket below, its got a nice blend of steampunk, military, rock 'n roll but will be "in stock soon", like so much on Amazon, so I'll make one.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
