It was some other busy twenty-four hours yesterday, although I was able to larn to a greater extent than accomplished than expected. We've been planning for some fourth dimension to create a bed for some peonies I receive got on order. You mightiness scream back nosotros took out our neglected iris bed final spring. The conception was to establish peonies final fall, but in addition to then the gild savage through when the merchant didn't deliver. It meant putting off planting until this year. In the meantime, nosotros had some fourth dimension to think near how to practise this. The projection started yesterday morn with a trip to our local Home Depot, or "Home Desperado," every bit nosotros similar to say.
Mike had already scoped out the place inwards the yard, measured the space, in addition to priced the bricks. The exclusively affair left to practise was to start loading. We had to selection alongside them to weed out whatever that were broken, in addition to and then stoop downward to hand the ones toward the back. It was non a back-friendly affair to do. We needed 56 bricks total, in addition to betwixt the ii of us, nosotros got 'er done.
When we'd collected them onto this cart, nosotros headed to the front end of the shop to pay. The cashier told us to "Have a prissy day!" I wondered aloud if, simply looking at this, he idea nosotros were going to receive got a prissy day.
While nosotros were waiting to pay, I walked some taking pictures of some of the blooming things inwards the garden section. Surrounded past times all this beauty, i wouldn't await this to hold out such a back-breaking beginning.
Oh, but nosotros were exclusively simply getting started because all those bricks needed to hold out loaded into the bed of the truck. Mike took the high road, in addition to I took the depression road, in addition to together nosotros got them loaded in.
That was sort of the halt of my effort. I was willing to assist construct the wall, but he said he was simply going to practise it. And permit me simply say...Fine. With. Me.
The vecino was running a saw, in addition to with Mike exterior working, nosotros decided to permit the kitties outside. They receive got non been out of the house, except for camping ground trips, since the halt of May. Oh my gosh...what a lot of fun they had, running some in addition to acting similar cats.
And they were extremely helpful. Sadie snoopervised the unloading of the bricks.
Smitty snoopervised the edifice of the wall.
Holy Moly, Sadie! This is going to hold out the biggest potty box EVER!!! I can't hold off to dig my paws inwards there.
The bricks were, of course, staggered, in addition to that meant cutting i of them inwards half. We had to buy a especial saw blade at Home Depot for this. These things are beyond my pay grade.
It was a large job, but he had it finished inwards a brace of hours. Now, it simply needs dirt, in addition to that volition hold out on today's agenda. Mike says he'll practise that too. He says he doesn't run into me shoveling dirt. And again, that's just...Fine. With. Me.
Until the wall was finished, I didn't desire to larn likewise involved inwards a canning project, in addition to thence I worked on catching upwards with the Tiny Tuesday blocks. Two were released final week. The inaugural off was this Double Nine Patch.
It was laid diagonally.
And when the wall was finished, at that topographic point was enough of fourth dimension to larn afterward my zucchini. I turned them into 4 pints of Zucchini Garden Pepper Relish. It's pretty tardily to make, in addition to I dearest it on sandwiches. I all the same receive got 3 jars left from final year, in addition to thence this should continue me inwards taste for some time.
There was all the same fourth dimension left inwards the day, in addition to thence I did the instant Tiny Tuesday block. This i is from Libby at Life on the Hill.
It was directly set.
Okay, in addition to thence those are caught up. The kitties came inwards afterward near an hour. They needed naps. They spent almost the entire hr on the run, in addition to thence they were, um, tired pups.
Sadie wanted to hold out permit into the Clubhouse forthwith where she could nap without people coming some wanting to receive got her picture.
As I said, today volition hold out spent shoveling dirt in addition to doing to a greater extent than canning. I'll hold out getting afterward the peaches today. I realized I don't receive got everything I require for the peach barbecue sauce, in addition to thence I'll focus on the chutney today. I haven't made peach chutney for a brace of years, in addition to it's i of my favorites. If there's time, I mightiness brand some peach jam too. Tomorrow I'll caput into town to run some errands, in addition to I'll larn the ease of what I require to brand the barbecue sauce.
There are all the same a few things I'd similar to achieve inwards the sewing room earlier month's end. I require to brand the August block for the Garden Sunshine quilt, in addition to and then I'd similar to start sewing together the blocks for the Sundress quilt. I finished upwards the final of the embroidered dresses dorsum inwards April...this one:
Now it's fourth dimension to start sewing together the quilt top. I'll hold out making my inaugural off always Dresden Plate blocks, in addition to thence it's a piffling intimidating. This morn I watched a YouTube video, in addition to it didn't seem every bit difficult every bit I thought. My friend Marei insists it's easy, in addition to I think, yeah, well...maybe for you. So anyway...still lots on my plate (pun totally intended) for the balance of the month. For now, I'll simply focus on the Dominicus morn huckleberry oatmeal pancakes.