My mind and my photography have been on two tracks this week: berries and knitting. The wineberries have come in, and I think I’m doubly interested in them this year because I pretty much ignored wineberry season last year. I’m making up for lost time. Additionally, I’ve discovered some blackberries around my office and in my own yard. So that’s cool. I have a black thumb, so when things just grow wild around here it’s exciting. I kind of want to look for some more berries to plant, though. Or, more accurately, to get Neil to plant 😜 If I had blueberries, and then maybe something more unusual for this area, like boysenberries or loganberries, then I could just whip up a Wineberry Crisp without ever having to buy any fruit at all, and it would be full of less-than-typical berries! If there’s anything I like more than doing things in a less-than-typical way, I’m not sure what it is…
As for the knitting, I’m on a deadline because I want this sweater finished before I leave for Ireland next month. There should be no problem hitting that, as I only have sleeves left as of last night. So now I have a new self-imposed deadline of finishing the sleeves this weekend so that I can publish the pattern ASAP. Keep an eye out for that, because as long as I can convince my fingers to knit like the wind, the Fireside Cardigan pattern is coming out in the next seven days.
It’s a roundup of the microblogging I’ve done on Flickr and Instagram all week. This includes photos I shot for Project 365 and any other extra images I may have posted.
Ready? Cast your mind back to this time last week…
Saturday
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I was going to take a picture of the lily, but this is actually more interesting. I’ve never seen such a pale dragonfly before.(View original Project 365 post on Flickr.)
Sometimes it makes me sad that my kids are no longer little and interested in spontaneous Summer fun. But you know what? You can actually stick a sparkler in the wet grass, light it, and have a fun little photo shoot all by yourself. And you can repeat as necessary without anybody getting impatient about all of the picture taking 📷. Fun night. Thank goodness I am easily entertained 😁
TWiP: Staying Home (2020) I've been working from home for over a month now. I like it. I wonder, when all of this is over, if I can get permission to work from home a few times a week on a regular basis. That would be nice.
4 Reasons Why Polka Dot Cottage is Better Now (2019) I recently identified a few pain points in the ordering process, and set about to eliminate them. From additional payment methods, to pretty little pattern swatches, Polka Dot Cottage shopping has gotten better!
TWiP: Taxing (2015) I have spent a lot of time this week with my laptop open: taxes, business finances, and shop updates (oh my!)
Weekend Favorites (2014) So busy this week. Too busy for FLickr, in fact. I've got links, though, so at least there's that!
Flickity-flick (2008) It must be spring. My thoughts have turned to nature and fabric. I'm thinking about dogwood
Fun new DVDs! (2007) Guess what I found out about today... Page Sage is producing a new DVD by Judy Belcher, current
Well, it's about time! (2006) It seems the drought is finally over! There was nothing new polymer-clay-wise for some time. I