3 or 1.

This is my avocado tree. It's about 10 inches tall.

This is my lily surrounded by whatever. I'm not sure what is growing here.

Cucumbers and Zucchini. Look close the zucchini is blooming. They are doing great.

Brussell sprouts, Swiss chard and Purple cabbage are doing great.

Purple Kale starting to bloom.

Purple Kale blooming. It's right outside my front window.

TOMATOES. Everyone has blooms and tomatoes on them.

This is my eggplant. I don't know why, but I didn't know they bloomed. Isn't it pretty. It's only about 6 inches tall.

Beginnings

This is a bag that I made because Letha, my sister, had made one and I thanked her for it and brought it home with me. I think I'll send this one to her. She also gave me the yarn I made it from. The little needle case is going with the bag. It opens up to keep your needles close.

(There are two needles in the right pic.)


And so it begins. This is going to be a hexigon afghan. Letha gave me the gray cone. I found the blues in my basement. (Probable also Letha's) There are some great thing hidden in my basement.

Stars

I made a mess of stars. These are about 2 inches, made from cotton.

I dug out the frog from my basement hung the stars on it and put it on my front door.

The blue and yellow one is a pin cushion.

the little one is a book mark and made from # 10 crochet cotton.

The pattern for the stars is available at:

http://my-pattern.blogspot.com/2009/12/flower-in-my-star.html

I love making these little stars.

My sister sewed some of hers to a bag she made.

Home again

Just got back from Iowa. I know...Why would anyone go to Iowa. My younger sister lives there with her "new family". Took the older sister along for the ride. (Yes! I brought her back.)

Took along my camera. And can you believe it! Didn't take one picture. Forgot and left it in the house every time we went out.

It was a lovely trip. I always love seeing Letha. She has so many funny stories to tell and just catching up is fun. We talk about everything.

Went shopping in Ames and bought a mess of yarn. (Yeah, I probably could have got it here in Utah, but it's good to pick up yarn other places.)

We rode the Boone Historical Railroad train. It was a hot day, but we enjoyed the ride.

We watched movies and crocheted in the evenings. I made a mess of stars to go with the mess I already had. I started a granny square. (I'll post pictures in a few days.)

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust

Book

I read Conversations with a Moonflower today. It's a very good read. I will keep it close to read again and again. Thanks to Chris Hall for writing this lovely little book.

I sent for some Moonflower seed after I read the book. I can hardly wait to get them.

I have a Moon Lily that only blooms at night, but it's different from the Moonflower in the story.
I love my Moon Lily. It smell awful, but it is really beautiful to look at.

OK! Now to show off...

These are some necklaces that I crocheted. I plan to sell them. So if you are interested just let me know. They are one of a kind. I need $25 each for them.

I have so much fun crocheting, but my darling husband thinks that I should make some money to support my habit. (Silly man)

Where does the time go.

My iris' were beautiful this year. They are mostly gone now.

The only thing I don't like about them is they don't last long enough.

Looks like summer is finally going to get here.