Spending my summer surrounded by fresh fruit and veggies has made me want to try something I have always been afraid of. —Gardening—- even a mini garden. I hate the idea of killing anything, even a plant, but I have had this burning urge…..

So after 6 weeks of babying the soil, here are the results…

On the left is my tomato garden (sans tomatoes) I was originally quite hopeful as the greens just grew and grew, but apparently I am missing the small yellow flowers which indicate the arrival of tomatoes…Julie has confirmed that I have missed my window for tomatoes this year. Argh. On the right, I am vindicated by basil that will soon be ready for picking. Next year I will start earlier. I will not give up.

It’s been serious hat time lately, shows are coming up—things are happening. I really need to pick up the pace. I was actually happy today when a custom hat didn’t fit just so I could have the extra hat in my inventory.


Well time to get back to work. These hats won’t knit themselves…oh and two shows this weekend…