I took my tatting to the dentist appointment this morning. It's now about a foot long. It was fun to use my sitting time practicing it. There was one gentlemen there, taking numerous looks at what my hands were doing. Maybe I will inspire someone to tat, or once I'm much better at it, offer lessons at our historical center.
It is so fun! I can't wait to learn more. I checked my handy dandy bookshelf, and found I had a book on Tatting. I must have purchased it at a book sale, as it is a discarded library book from another city. It was written in 1979 by a woman in Iowa. Most of the photos inside the book are in black and white, but have instructions as well.
I also have the tatting needle instructions from Mary Jane's Stitching Room book. As soon as I finish this chain (3 feet), I will move on to learning more.
As I sit and type this update, my two older daughters are outside, teaching our younger goat tricks - hilarious to watch. She sure does love those goat treats. She is doing circles on the top of a stump. I am sure there will be some updates on my 14 year-old daughter's blog soon.
The weather is a teensy bit cooler and I have not yet checked the garden. I am sure there is a few zucchini's out there. Speaking of zucchini, my girls had a "Pamper Party" last night. They made a facial mask with my last zucchini, and they pampered themselves. If my duaghter does not blog the recipe herself (the one mentioned above), I will try to get it posted. Tonight, it's my turn to have a zucchini facial.
Garden update: I visited my garden and UGH. Weeds, weeds and weeds. Next year we are doing more newspaper or plastic. Each year it gets bigger too. In 2 1/2 hours, and with the help of my 14 year-old daughter, we can now see our onions, some green beans, the peas drying on the string fence we made, and I can now see my broccoli (even brought some in tonight). We have not made a "dent" in the garden weeds. Tomorrow, and possibly the next 3-4 days, I will be in the garden. However, I do see more cucmbers that need picked tomorrow.
More cucumbers mean more canning, and I have 3-day pickles soaking for canning tomorrow. I'm not sure how to fit this all in, but somehow we will.
Now.....if I could just get time to get a fence around my strawberries. My barred rocks are having a hay-day in my strawberry patch. Grrr!
I'm looking forward to a zucchini facial.
Enjoy your facial! :)
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