Finally, garden pics

 

Not too shabby for the front of a condo.  The pots on the right and left hold green beans; the bed on the right two kinds of tomatoes; the bed on the left more beans, grape tomatoes, cucumbers and miniature cantelope.  The long narrow pot in front has the carrots.  (They don't seem to have germinated very well.)  And, of course, the two potato boxes at the back.  To the left of the garden are four more pots that have my Purple Viking potatoes.  See:

 

Baby 'tato plants!  Okay, here's my question:  These five sprouts are all coming from the same piece of potato, do I cut off all but one or do I let them all grow?  The pot they're in is about 18" across.

I bought more raw fiber (I know, I know but I couldn't resist!), this time Polwarth.  I'm in love with Polwarth's crimp.  Even after scouring, the crimp is still gorgeous:

 

How could I resist such gorgeous wool?  And it's sooooo soft, too.

 

I've gotten back into bead embroidery again.  I love to see pictures of other people's studios so I thought I'd show you a shot of mine.  I've been happily working on a variety of projects besides beading:  spinning, making oodles of strawberry jam  (ooo, I need to post a pic...), crochet and the gardening.  I'm even going to finish (finally) the theater book I learned to make months ago in a class.  I've been having fun.  Here's my latest finished piece:

 

It's supposed to be hot and humid this weekend so I expect I'll be holed up inside with the air conditioning, only venturing out in the early morning or after the sun goes down.  I really don't like hot and sweaty.  On the plus side, escaping the heat means more time spent working on projects so, bonus.  What will you be doing this weekend?

Comments

[gayle]

Let all the potato sprouts grow. Potatoes are formed on the stems as you bury them, so more stems equals more potatoes.
Love your portable garden!
The wool looks fabulous! Wish I could pet it from here...

[Marianna Steele]

Becky - Your beaded projects are WONDERFUL. Very professional. YOur friends are right you could sell them at art fair. Keep going.