I’m a craptacular blogger. I just realized I haven’t posted in over a year. What I have done however is install my own local WordPress. With only one call to the kind people at Pair Networks Tech Support.
It will be the usual mix of plants, cats, dye projects with painting and print making tossed in.
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Tomatomania is a wonderful, mostly tomato (California local) plant sale. Lots of enthusiastic gardeners, more varieties of heirloom and homegrown tomatoes then you can imagine and generally good fun.
My vegetable is so small everything merrily cross pollinates. This event gives me an opportunity to toss in some new varieties.
Tomatoes, Sweet Basil, Strawberry and Ladybugs.
Ladybugs on the loose.
And in the dye garden
What I have right now are mostly pictures of dirt. Not much sprouting yet.
Dirt covered in hardware cloth so small animals (ie.my cats) don’t roll in it, or commit other unspeakable acts on the seedlings.
One project for this year is to see what I can manage with Woad and Weld in container garden.
More dirt and something sprouting.
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Earlier this month I lost my little garden supervisor T.R.
T.R. was a “rescue” cat. She was named after the TRW computer swap-meet where we found her. A few weeks old she had been dumped in the industrial park where the swap meet takes place.
Among other things she took great enjoyment in was rolling in unwashed fleece. She would roll in it happily and come in smelling like a barnyard.
17+ good years and great company. R.I.P. little cat, you are missed.
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Just back from visiting family in Pahrump, Nevada. I’ve always liked the desert and Pahrump has quite a bit of that – desert that is, as well as a Ravely group, Pahrump Valley Knitters, a fairly nice branch library – where you can access internet if needed, a used bookstore, Bookworm Haven and a German Deli, Gisela’s Cafe and Deli.
Not a lot of weaving done but a good visit.
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