Hi everyone! June is half over, as is this year almost. Imagine that. The cottage is morphing slowly into its blue and white summer state.
I'm reading a book series, "Inspector Banks'' by Peter Robinson---and though they don't US bash a lot it does creep in now and then. "Americans are loud! And talk about the weather a lot!" to paraphrase the denigrating tropes in British books and online. Yet I notice in this British series every single scene change describes the weather---and ugh it mostly rains. Well anyway, this week has been lovely June late spring but today is grey and drippy and May-like in its ugliness. Oddly one of my weather feeds says on the mainland it is 90* and thunderstorms, yet in the towns nearby it is similarly grey and and 65*--those poor people in that one hot town, lol. [An error I am guessing.]
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This is cheery. Out and about my friend and I did the very traditional summer run to the wine shop, to buy wine for summer moon rise evenings to come. And I am still hoping to talk her into a little "sip and sew'' get-together now and then.
Isn't this bottle gorgeous. Another of my friends fills the empties with beach sand and uses them for door stops.
Wolffer also does a lovely white, but my budget wouldn't stretch to both.
This is pretty too, a reising from 2017, pre-pandemic. I am not one to open a bottle alone. I don't know if Riesling keeps, must look into that.
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In recent weeks I have not been finding any strange found objects, but the other afternoon after a big rain, all these pretty clear drops were glistening on the sidewalk. 1/4" diameter.
Whatever could they be? Not sequins. Nurdles? --- which are plastic pellets for manufacturing, or maybe from a filter of some sort. [ plastic pollution/ocean ]
Blog friend Julierose told me recently about a new way to tea dye, a fun project to look forward to, plus on FB a woman was rust dyeing. I mention this summer project just so you know all my rusty bits I have been collecting have a future planned now----bolt and washer polka dots, how fun.
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Art Challenge on IG: not a good result these last weeks. Below was a sketch with a supposedly waterproof pen.
And I am in love with the fabulous perpetual art /nature journals shown on IG. [you can google] I so want to begin one. Hahaha. Here is my version, actually a doodle done while texting intermittently with a friend. I can go for the comic version, as the fine drawing work for an exquisite book seems to have deserted me. On the other hand, maybe by January I will have re-found those lost skills?
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My ''heirloom garden seeds'' seem to be AKA crabgrass! This was marigolds. Eeeew. Blog friend Nancy did warn me!
After I do the Hourglasses for Giraffe in Egypt, I will go back to using it as my pick up project. I do hope to complete it someday.
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On ''good days'' I find myself full of enthusiasm for new projects and new [or return of old] life habits and endeavors--but some days are hard now post pandemic---aimless, worthless, lonely, sad. So, just saying. Maybe no one is a ''positive'' person every minute of every day.
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I do have somewhat good news that my most recent RX glasses have made my vision good enough to drive again. For now very local, as I must be sure that all is safe. But exciting progress and perhaps next surgery will not have to be as soon as September after all. Good news or not so, tell me what is happening in your world?
Have a great week!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
The Strawberry supermoon was indeed Super!
online: '' The June full moon is also known as the full strawberry moon because this is the time of year that strawberries ripen.
Weather permitting in New York, it will be quite a treat. AccuWeather.com forecasts possible showers on Monday and a mix of sun and clouds Tuesday. The National Weather Service says the region will likely be partly cloudy on both Monday and Tuesday.
Look toward the southeast just after sunset any of those days, and watch as the moon rises over the horizon. “There,” The Old Farmer’s Almanac wrote, “it will appear large and golden-hued.” ''
Mel said, No way they exist in real life, which would be fine with me! But well here ya go, [though --photoshopped?] You guys decide. HERE
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I used to study fungi and there are some weird and wonderful colours out there! The red one with white spots is Fly Agaric and is common in Britain. There is a lilac one called Amethyst Deceiver, and I have no reason to think that the photo you added is photoshopped, though I think it's a non-British fungi, from it's colour - probably one of the Ink Cap family. LOVE your fungi fabric by the way!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with righting your quilting wrongs. I am stuck inside because of VH pollen (that means VERY HIGH!!!) and despite all my preventative medication, daren't risk going out. Until yesterday my anti-histamines had it covered. Not today.
I would love to see a pixie mushroom, a Fly Agaric. Here our fungi are shades of brown.
DeleteSorry your allergies are so bad! With spring blooms and breezes come sneezes.Here the pollen is high bec the scrub pines are blooming, but I am blessedly not sensitive. Take care, stay inside! Do you air condition?
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Love the "yes it's yellow" project and it's so smart to have something in the wings like that as pick-up work. Congratulations on being able to drive again!
ReplyDeleteThe wines look interesting... I never developed much of a taste for most, though, so I was never adventurous.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your new glasses are working better! Being able to SEE makes a lot of things better!
I'm curious about the 'sparkles' objects. They look like half-marbles but are they plastic or glass? Definitely an odd find!
Hot, muggy, and pollen-y here.
LOL, not sure that blue mushroom is real but it is very pretty! I'm guessing it would be dangerous, too - the pretty ones seem to be.
Everyone has good days and bad days, and it seems like a lot of people are struggling with lows now after the pandemic sort of blew up normal social lives. I'm glad you have fun projects to get you through, and I love seeing your quilts and especially your art!
Hang in there! We are here for you!
The "Summer in a Bottle" bottle is so fun. I don't think wine but whenever I am out and about I often notice and admire the bottles and the colors inside (if they are clear bottles).
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the rust dying will damage the fabric over time. I don't know where that idea came from... maybe because rust damages the metal?
I like your art challenge paintings. It's hard to imagine such detail in such a small space! It's too bad about the waterproof pen. Can you return it?
I love your East Wind blowing hard! For several years I kept a "phone book"--a book by the phone for notes. When the conversations were long the notes became doodles, mostly decorative and not so fun as yours.
I'm sorry about the seeds. I didn't mean my comment to be a warning, just something I'd heard and passed along. Were these the seeds from Baker Creek? Maybe the seeds you planted will still germinate.
Yes It's Yellow has some really pretty yellows -- goldenish instead of lemonish. It probably won't take you long to get this sorted out.
I'm right there with you about the aimless, worthless, lonely, sad feelings. Sometimes I just wonder, "What am I doing?!" And, it seems, not much of anything just now. Thank goodness one hour or one day of a life isn't and indication of every hour and day!
Love the summer blues in your cottage. Such a restful vibe.:)
ReplyDeleteI guess I missed this post! Just wanted to let you know I was reading! It finally feels like summer is here0 Geez, July already. I'm prepping to fly to CA for a guild trunk show! It isn't for 2 weeks but I'm excited!
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