hand eye crafts

 So, the seed packet said "Wildflowers."  I got a nice bed of cilantro. Here are  wildflowers, though the heat is making it a struggle for them to bloom. (Hence the complicated underground irrigation system.) Saturdays are often days for errands, but everything I had to do was in the house.  There were a couple of plants that needed to be reported, plus some vegetable seeds that I wanted to plant.  Now, whether right now is the "right" time to put them in the dirt, I have absolutely no idea.  It's fun to watch seeds break through dirt anytime, am I right? Price stickers are still going up yard sale stuff.  I've actually taken up about all the space in the garage I can with boxes, and there are still things --- bigger things, like chairs and yard tools --- that are out of reach.  They all need to be cleaned and priced. Then there's this The bare beginning of a hat with New Mexico on it.  This has taken me so blasted long --- my fingers are try...

This afternoon, I suddenly got really sleepy and decided to take a nap.  When I woke up, it was dark, and I had no idea what time it was, what day it was.  It took me several minutes to get things straight. My tea roses are good.  They don't seem to have as much scent as larger roses, but maybe they need to bloom a bit more. Therapy day, and the roads I always travel on are torn to smithereens.  First day of  classes at UGA is the 17th;  they will never be done in time.  It's going to be a hellacious mess. The colors are supposed to distract you, I'm guessing.  This is only one small part of town.

My sort of running joke is that my air plants don't get names.  The truth behind that is that there were too many plants for me to keep up with names. Now I have enough dirt-rooted plants that I'm losing track of their names that I've got to get those little garden stakes to write their names on. This guy is a Gollum fingers succulent.  No, really.  I wanted to stay away from obvious Lord   of   the   Rings  names, and landed on "Cuff." My  fingers are damaged because --->I banged up my rotator cuff ---> "Cuff." I'll write that on a little sign when I get one.  In the meantime, I'll try to come up with other names for the other plants... Still seeing interesting Nativities.  Here, Baby Jesus is still working great hair, but He is also. . . standing.  In His swaddling clothes.   Maybe it's the Equinox or something, when you can set both eggs and saviors on their end without them tipping over. I bought myself some litt...

You know I enjoy my bullet point/ non sequitur entries.  Here's another one.  If you are lucky enough to have a  Paris Baguette  near you, I heartily recommend the grilled cheese.  When the bread crust is just as good as the sandwich, you know you've got a winner. It's August, so you know I've begun the search for my Nativity scene of the year.  There are lots from which to choose, including this one. The Holy Child was not only born with a lot  of hair, but there was clearly someone nearby* to help with the styling.  Even Mary is beautifully coiffed, and she just gave birth! I am the recipient of several packages of vegetable seeds: cabbage, lettuce, and tomatoes.  I like all three, but don't know when they need to go in the ground.  Homework assignment! I also have a potato that has sprouted many eyes, which will be thrown into the ground with hopes something will happen. If only one could grow Dr Pepper.  And Havarti cheese. *Pro...

My big plans for today were squashed by this rotten, throbbing headache.  The only major thing that was accomplished was vacuuming.  Little piddly things, but not what I had in mind.   Anxious to pin this on my "Vasectomies Prevent Pregnancies" shirt:

 This is so very on-point: (Tough weekend with my children.) At least I had a nice phone chat with my BFF to balance one of the days out.  She told me about  Buy Nothing  groups.  I'm looking for end tables for either side of my loveseat on the back porch.  I think I'm going to scope out the local  reStore  and see what they might have.  I suspect even if there aren't any tables there I like, my hands won't be empty when I leave.