Gardening Super Power

I want to know what gardening super power you would give yourself. There is a poll right over there on the left. The options are weather control, dead plant reanimation, garden tool wolverine, and laser eyeball weed burning. I only had room for four options. If you have something else, leave me a comment. If you think this is just silly, your right, it is just silly. I love the word Silly. Let us say it over and over again. Silly, silly, silly, silly, silly.

Baby Monkey's First Snow

Here is my horrible photo documentation of real snow in our yard. This is baby monkey's first snow, at least the first snow he will remember. It is also the first snow for Abby, Internet Police Dog. You can catch a glimpse of her dashing around the place in two of the pictures. The roads are not frozen, so we can drive. School is delayed two hours so the kids can play. We might not get this chance again for years. Gotta go -Manly Man has made beacon, eggs, and biscuits for breakfast.

How's your weather?

Winter Weather One More Time

I know, I know, I cried wolf on Monday and we got nothin. But today, they are saying we are going to freeze and may get snow tonight. It is wet so there will be ice. Right now it is just a cold cold wet rain.

I know my northern and Canadian friends think I am being a big fat baby. Ya'll don't understand. We are unable to handle freezing water in this part of Texas. We can't drive. Our electricity goes out. We don't all have fire places. We have lost our mittens.

The driving is really a problem. We can barely handle cold water. You should have seen us trying to get to the quilt shop in the cold rain today. Some idiot decided to drive 17 miles an hour down the highway. We almost got creamed in the rear by an 18 wheeler because of this moron. Mamala had road rage. She said "Damn" a lot. If we actually get ice on the road we all will slide all over the place. Into ditches, into each other, into our garage doors. It's pretty much a pick-up-truck drivin rodeo.

We can't stand up on ice either. There will be booty bruises. It is kind of fun to stand at the back window and watch my neighbors fall down.

I'm staying home.

If I had a super power, it would be the ability to control the weather.

What would your super power be?

Blog Hopping Through Blotanical

I did it again with better results. I went blog hopping by out clicking on other peoples blogs and then out click from there, rinse repeat. This time I started with blogs on Blotanical and had a much better time. The blogs were happy about children and faith and flowers. I found more good company and had a much better time than before.

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.