@Dirtmechanic, I never thought of that! I have used the self cleaning function to strip cast iron skillets down to bare metal, then season them...
All I can say is ow ow ow ow! I did once cut off the end of my thumb while slicing a bagel. It was sewed back on and after about three years,...
Here are a couple of smaller quilts I made this year and last year. [ATTACH] This is a table top quilt I made this fall. [ATTACH] And a quilt...
Thanks all for the incredibly nice comments. That warms my heart. I've been making quilts for a few years as a kind of therapy. Sewing other...
I started this quilt in late winter. I can't sit still and I thought it would keep me busy. Then I was hospitalized and it sat until now. Last...
Well I got a new testing kit that uses color indicator in solution, instead of papers. I recommends drying the soil before placing it in...
very nice!
Me too. What is worse, I propagate them too. Then I wind up with even more.
The map shows me in either zone 3 or 4. I think, zone 3. However, it looks like the date for the map is 1997. It probably summarized data from...
Thank you for the informative and thoughtful posts. @Droopy, I don't think it has to be that precise. My plant growing tables usually give a...
It's nice to read the cheerful and industrious comments. It's fun to read them. Today I cut my hair. I was doing that before the original...
I have several garden beds that have been treated differently over the years, as well as beds built from hauled in soil. Most Maritime US Pacific...
@Doghouse Riley, it sounds like storms must be headed your way.
Doghouse Riley, those are beautiful wisterias. Im guessing your other shrubs are azaleas? Lovely from a distance. Deer eat mine so I gave up on...
Thank you Nettie and Marlingardener! That part did go pretty fast. Although, after sewing one section I discovered it was misaligned, and I took...
I use the search engine duckduckgo.com which does not collect data on users. In their preferences section they have a choice for location, so it...
Riley, that's a major pruning job. Looks great, too. I do similar with two sweet cherry trees. The goal is to keep them short enough to harvest...
What a handsome dog, Nettie! Today I made progress on the blue & grey quilt. I'm happy with it so far. Now it's a pause to wait for border...
I prefer to be addressed by my surname, not my given name, in professional and medical settings. And by young people. It shows respect. It...
Netty, isn't that Baker Creek catalog beautiful? So many tempting and colorful photos. The varieties I have grown from there have almost always...
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