birthday
Boyo turned 17 recently. He wanted a batman cake, and this was what happened. I figured it was a success when his friend took a photo, and then he did too. And it was gone by morning (two boys stayed over).
bugs
Look what DH found in the garden digging up potatoes…
I thought maybe it was a giant beetle grub, but our entomologist friend said it was a lepidopteran, and we quickly figured out it is a tomato hornworm (which we call tomacco hornworms), late stage pupa. The totally disgusting part is that this thing is alive. It moves. And that loopy handly thing is its mouthparts.
Ewwwww.
And totally fascinating.
pots
Dad and Linda gave us a fabulous humongous frying pan. We have been at a loss as to where to put it. The oven already holds the two 13″ and the single 8″ cast iron pans. I thought I’d get a pot rack, but the one I wanted (a simple steel bar) is actually relatively hard to find. I did finally find it, for only $16, but then there was the $12 to ship and the extra $10 because I didn’t spend enough.
And so, I bought 4 locally made wrought iron hooks (from Scottish Lion in Round Pond), only $24, and a board from Lowe’s (I got to use the jigsaw and I learned to use the router).
And so this corner,
was changed.
The board got up (after a miscalculation on where the stud was… but the initial series of holes in the board got plugged, shhhhhh), and even though I had an idea where the pans should go, I hadn’t marked where the hooks should be… and so…
While I was about it all, I extended the knife slit a bit, and really sanded down that piece to the left of the stove. It gets gummy. And re-oiled the rest of the counters…
vest
I’ve been wanting a vest… this is made with the handspun I made when I was learning to spin. I thought I might have enough yarn for a vest. Turns out, I probably have enough for three vests… I wasn’t sure at first how to close it up, but after wearing it for a day with just a pin, I realized it really needs closure and put in hooks and eyes. There’s waist shaping and short rows for the bust. I’m reasonably pleased with it, but think I might need to add pockets, because my hands keep looking for them (I have a fleece vest that fits something like this one, and it must feel familiar to my body).
rocks!
We took a quick walk at lunch today over to the arboretum, where they have some new sculpture on display.
From one side it looks like a hug, from the other, a face, or a really pointy bum!
Susie noted that this black spot is called an enclave. She’d seen some of this sculpture a couple days ago, with some other geologists.
Needless to say, she heard very different things from us than she did from the geologists. WHAT is that? Giant bull testicles! That’s a sexy piece. Cylons! A face! A bum! (these were not things the geologists were saying…)
This piece was made from a single piece of stone… we were strong doubters, but then we were convinced…
And Sue was with us, in her hunter orange… we stuck close to her, and nobody was shot.
Pinkish beige on the outside, and black and shiny inside… remind you of anybody?
The bum (face on the other side)…
Do you see those mosses growing on the granite? My guess is Andrea rupestris, but I didn’t look closely.
Oh look, they’re trucking in another piece… wonder what it is…
dogs with new haircuts
These are really lousy pictures, sorry!
Zuzu begging for a toy, and Gravy coming to get one.
thankful
Getting ready for Thanksgiving… friends from far are coming, and friends from near will be here too.
We are blessed.
