I added borders to the veteran quilt. [ATTACH] The edges didn't cone out flat, so I took them back apart and made some changes. Next, I'll...
Drove to Portland to meet with a buyer for the vintage Morse sewing machine, and sold it. I'm very happy to find a home for it. It's a fine...
Harvested from kitchen garden [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is same photo, maybe a bit better resolution. [ATTACH]
I thought I would update with the most current appearance of the fireplace area. I still need to paint the trim. Also, a last paint coat on the...
Pawpaws don't do so great here, but they do survive. I have two and used to have more. I have to hand pollinate them to get any fruit at all. I...
Today I painted the "Family Room", which is basically a second dining room. The sewing machine is there, and the fireplace that I painted the...
All very beautiful and interesting!
And eat deer, too. Then again, deer move faster than I do. I might be on its menu.
Thanks Sjoerd! That's the only one. It's a few years old now. I'm surprised it bloomed now.
One thing to be careful about is wildfire risk. I think the recommendation is to keep grass under 4 inches tall. That is what pops out of my...
Scientists believe that an ancient tomato x another potato ancestor hybridized, resulting in the ancestor of all potatoes....
Today I harvested the rest of the onions. I watered the onion bed, which I had let go dry to cure the onions. Maybe tomorrow I will plant more...
What other tasks fill my day? I'm very much a home body. I don't like leaving. Even so, I'd like to start Tai chi again and see if I can...
Today I cleaned up the first half of the onion harvest. They are in a single layer in a shallow cardboard box, so the husks will dry out....
Quite the dilemma! I think I would have it tilled after rainy season starts and the ground is tillable. Right now I imagine it must be as hard...
Welcome to GardenStew! Gardeners here are all over the globe. There are several in US PNW, including me. I also had that experience with Shasta...
Happy Birthday to everyone I missed! :smt113 A bit of summer doldrums here. When it's too hot, I go out in the cool am to water everything. It...
This and that today in the garden. Watered, of course. Watering attracted moles to the raised beds. They have barrier mesh at their bases, but...
Thank you @Pacnorwest and @Willowisp0801! Today I didn't do much with them. Needed a break.
