And this time I has so much help!  It is so much better with two strong men to help.  Thanks so much to Regis and to James.

 

It is designed with the over-zelous snow plow man in mind.

The cement was not completely cured when I took these shots, though it was very weight bearing.  This is going to be SOOO nice for the back yard access.

 

In other news...

 

I can pet my bees

The borage Bina gave me has taken quite well.

Chives are beautiful in macro

I got another bloom out of my clematis that I only got this year!

ONE glad bloomed.  Hardy glads aren't.

I have all manner of lillies blooming right now.

Red onion harvest

Peppers are large but still not oranging.

I sewed my radishes to thickly

Brandywine heirloom raspberries are awsome, and they are preparing to start thier second fruit set.

Trombonico squash is really getting going.

yarrow is pretty.

Polination in action, wow!

And I have gold finches at the feeder now!  Yay!

It might finally be time for me to buckle down and adjust that 1930's era dress form I found in my attic this year.  I am much larger than the lady who lived here in 1930.  I think women used to adjust these forms with help from their mothers, or something because doing it by yourself is really rather difficult.

 

 I now have the concept design for the dresses worked out, anyways.

My dresses are on hold until I can determine a new design and work out the pattern needed.  The current pattern will be going in the trash once my new design is in hand.  The effort was sincere, and the fabric waste was minimal, so I guess this is a good turn, overall.  I will need to examine my tension settings since it's been quite a while since I worked in muslins.