Thursday morning I woke up and saw a squirrel digging around in Nim's garden and knew that my 2 week seriously neglected garden was on the agenda.
I have 4 tomato plants and have grown like 7 tomatoes in total. Rats. Since I apparently can grow the tomato plants just fine I am assuming this comes down to an issue of sun. I think Nim's garden needs to be moved eventually too.
So I heavily pruned the tomato plants in a final season effort to ripen the few tomatoes I have.
In the process I found a cucumber. It isn't that I didn't know the cucumber plants were in there, I just didn't realize it had climbed up a tomato. Maybe it will ripen too.
One of my 4 types of pepper plants is actually thriving. The other three are struggling. The bossiest plant in the garden?...
...Brussels is thy name. Sheesh. Who know some that results in a tall stalk of basically tight balls was such a garden hog?! One pepper plant I have had to sacrifice. Between the Brussels and the Borage that plant doesn't have a prayer.
I planted the Borage because it is suppose to have this special relationship with cucumbers. Well I need to research that relationship better because right now the Borage is drowning the cucumber.
Nim has been exceptionally attached and attentive this week. I am not sure if it is because the week has been so hard on me or if it is because our weekend long workshop was such a good experience for him.
After battling the garden for awhile the "rain" (more like a light drizzle) came in and I switched to quilting.
Since getting the Baby Lock in February, this was my first real attempt at free motion. What really surprised me was that I preferred the closed foot over the open one. I have to think about that.
See the furry black quilt back? It is actually fairly thick and thankfully I had the presence of mind to attempt a quilt without any batting because this thing was a thick beast!
I am just glad because it is fuzzy it hides my stitches well.
Overall quilting went well. I think some of the issues were more related to the backing. I am definitely learning the feel and speed of a new machine. It was so nice to have the longer neck!
I love Nim's twitching nose! :D Perhaps he was hooping rescue kitty had come to stay :)
ReplyDeleteHe is really good with that nose wiggle. It cracks me up. I didn't catch Odin doing that like I catch Nim. I think he was really intrigued by rescue kitty. Especially given her utter dislike of him.
DeleteHe would have won her over, I am confident!
ReplyDeleteThat plant looks like it's eating Nim too, it's huge! He's such a cutie!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt turned out beautiful! It looks very, very comfy!
I understand about getting attached to the kitty. I only transported that one Doberman (about and hour and a half) and I felt an attachment. Maybe because they are grateful for your company and love for them. Do you plan on keeping tabs on the kitty?
He was "helping." :)
DeleteI am such a foster/rescue failure. I think for me it is also pouring my energy into their care. I am not sure if I will be able to keep tabs on her or not. I think she still isn't listed (they have to test and vaccinate her, etc.).