Did y'all do your part and participate in Knit in Public Day? I'm hanging my head in shame, for I did not. Oh, I knitted, but home and alone. These sleeves are in that phase where they never seem to grow.


B came home tonight! He looks tired and is already in bed. The girls were all very excited to see him.

I pulled lots of weeds this weekend. Another week or two of work should have the
yard back into shape. While uncoiling a hose from winter storage I found an abandoned bird's nest. Many of the bird nests we find are lined with horse hair. Our neighbor keeps 6 or 7 next door so there is an abundant supply for the birdies. I just hope the birds don't take the hair directly from the horsies, ouch!

We have three apple trees in our yard and the big, old one is full of little green apples! The other two were only planted last year so they'll be forgiven for pre-adolescent barrenness. But barring heavy winds, blight, etc. we should be set. Two years ago our freezer was packed with apple pies and I dried apples and canned applesauce until the smell made me nauseous. Then last year we barely had enough apples for one pie.
I also picked my first batch of strawberries today! They are already cleaned and in the freezer. Usually about mid-summer there is a week or two of hardcore jam and jelly making.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Cheers!