Quilt Blocks and Heirloom Tomatoes

Here are the last two blocks. My points improved significantly. I figured it out. You put the point piece up and then fold down the seam allowance at the tip of the point and sew right over the very tippy tip.

Here they are all together

Next project. Put all of the tomatoes in 4" containers. Varieties are San Marzano, Green Zebra, Yellow Pear, Cherokee Purple, Early Girl, Better Boy, and some kind of cherry.

What kind of tomatoes do you grow?

By the way. This quilt does not have a home. Who deserves it?

Block of the Month

I finished the big block. I have not appliqued in a year and it shows. My points aren't perfect either:(

Two more small blocks to go and all the tomatoes. I gave away about half of the tulips. check out Jack

I'll See You Friday

I just stopped over a Blotanical and looked a the picks. There were so many I wanted to read and I just don't have time. I did read one. It was on heating water with a compost pile. I just couldn't resist. When I have time later I will come back here and link it. Anyway below is a list of the stuff I have to get done before Thursday.

1. Plant 100 tulips
2. Plant 20 daffs
3. Make three quilt blocks. One of which is applique.
4. Feed monkeys.
5. Wash monkey clothes.
6. Start the basil for the spring seminar.
7. Pot up about 30o tomatoes for the spring seminar.

So when I am not chained to my sewing machine, I will be chained to the potting bench. The monkeys can make peanut butter sandwiches.

See you Friday.

Weather Update

I just got a call from Manly Man. In Dallas it is SNOWING. We may have some here in about two hours. We hardly ever get snow. Yippeee. If it sticks the Monkey Games will begin in the morning. Stay tuned.

Master Gardener Day

Today we had our monthly Master Gardener meeting. I love these meetings. Our group is fun. We have a membership chairperson who has us play some sort of game at every meeting. Today it was a three team seed identifying game. My team did not win because we did not listen to our real country girl, Jeanie. We will know better next time.

We are getting ready for our Spring Seminar April 5. We will all be busy this month getting ready. This is one of two major fund raisers. It is a ton of work. We have to get fliers, speakers, booths, food, plants, and people all organized. After days and days of work. It is all over in about three and a half hours. Jeez.

Something good always happens at our meetings. Today a member gave away hundreds of prechilled tulip bulbs. I never buy tulips because they only bloom one time for us here in this part of Texas. Thanks M. You are awesome.

After the meeting I headed to the greenhouse with a new propane tank. We are going to have a freeze tonight and we were almost out of fuel. Miss Nancy had brought some daffodil bulbs home from their place in the country and she had three bags to share with me. She believes the varieties are Little Sweetie, Jet Fire, and Texas Star. It was a windfall for me. I didn't have any of those varieties. I will repay her with Minnows when my die back. I really love sharing the greenhouse with another plant fanatic. We are growing some really cool stuff.

It was a great day. Added bonus - Today my children acted like children and not house apes.

Monkey's Uncle

Brother #2, my monkeys' uncle, took his girl monkeys and two of my boy monkeys to kick the soccer ball at the high school football field this afternoon. Here is the conversation we had when he brought them home.

Monkeys' Uncle, "I lost your baby monkey."

Me, "Well, go find him."

Monkeys' Uncle, "Oh, I FOUND HIM. Guess where?"

Me," Clueless."

Monkeys' Uncle, " He crawled under the pole jump crash mat. All I could see was one tiny little foot hanging out."

Me, "How long was he missing?"

Him, "about thirty seconds."

Me, "Don't lose my kid."


In Other Monkey News:

1.) Teenage Monkey says " One time, at school, I stapled my hair."

2.) Middle Monkey says, " It takes 30 days to break a habit. "

I say, "What HABIT do you need to break?"

He says, "Chewing my toenails."

3.) Later this very same day I scream, "Do not jump on the trampoline with scissors." I did, I really really did.

4.) Finally, It looks like Lucy is not a girl and I was unable to explain to my monkeys that one rabbit was not trying to eat the other rabbit or take a ride on her back. I'm going to need some help with the "where babies come from" thing.

5.) I thought it was over, but apparently no. I kid you not. It is 10 pm and I hear giggling. I go in and check it out. #3 stapled his blanket to the ceiling.

Help me.

Fun With Asparagus

I found my first asparagus spears this morning

Baby Monkey grabbed them before anyone else could have any

It least it's not his tongue

The proof my kids actually eat their vegetables.