raised bed 1

Marigolds in the middle, north side has lollo rosso lettuce and simpson lettuce. South side has rainbow carrots (2 rows), Nantes 6" carrots (2 rows), and thumbelina and bambino carrots (1 row each).

sheet shirt

Vogue 8414, printed in 1992. I made a size 14

.. forgot about wearing ease. And the shoulders need something different. But I got to try a new (old) pattern and reminded myself of how much I like the effect of understitching.

This photo shows me with the back zipper undone and gaping at least 4 inches. Much more comfortable! Still not looking right between the chest and shoulder though. Now I get to pick out the zipper to reuse it, and I can switch the thread color on my machine to add a phone pocket to my new jeans!

seedlings

Green zebra tomatoes and sweet basil. The Genovese basil is so far refusing to sprout

Blueberries!
The ones on the outside are 'top hat' and the middle two are 'sunshine blue.'

I should take off this year's flowers so that they put all their energy into getting established. I kind of want to leave a couple, to find out how they taste.

Salvation army fabric sale! With mom and aunt Laurie and cousin Corinne, show and tell afterward with grandma and grandpa and aunt Carol.

Figuring out how to upload photos from my phone. Here are the kids' patterns I bought (25 cents each)