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Today is six weeks until the plant sale. I've waved goodbye to the idea of getting enough sleep between now and then.

Not much news, just busy. Not even an interesting busy, really. I go, I work, I go home, I crash. (I ought to be working now, but no noe else is here yet, so that gives me a little play-time.) Had lots of volunteers and general people all over yesterday, so I did lots of running, without feeling like I got anywhere.

By's mostly got the pattern for a rather nice pair of shoes for me figured out. (Making the pattern involved tracing my foot, then smooshing tin foil over my foot to get the correct shape for the upper. I told people he was trying to protect me from aliens with foot fetishes.) Since the pattern seems to be working on my smaller feet, he's going to walk me through the steps on getting the pattern for his feet. (Can't do it on yourself, it comes out wrong.) Hopefully, this will give him some decent, period-looking footwear to wear to Norman next week.

Been knitting on my fluted bannister socks, trying to get them off the needles so I can start something else. I ought to have those finished soon-ish; I'm half done with the foot on the second sock, as of last night. Next up will be the same socks, for Cammie (should go fast, since mine fit her perfectly, and I'll have mine to measure off of). I ought to finish up the second pair of pale green alpaca gloves, so I can have those needles back to start Turkish socks on. I'm trying to resist starting another "frivolous" project, like the skull-and-crossbones lace that I've been mulling over for weeks. (I even found some yarn in the stash that would work for some trial runs.)

I think that staying home and being quiet is on the weekend's agenda; maybe I'll get some quality time with my string.

Shameless self-promotion

It's that time of year again. In six weeks, on May 5, the JCCC greenhouse will be hosting its annual plant sale. Flowers, herbs (mostly culinary, some medicinal), 30 or more kinds of tomatoes, 20 or so kinds of peppers, a few eggplants, houseplants, tropicals, some water plants, plus whatever else we get ready by then.

We're open from 9-4, Friday only, and again the next Friday (the 12th) to get rid of the leftovers. Cash and checks accepted.

Proceeds go to scholarhsips for the science department, with a little going back into our budget for seeds and stuff for next year.


The sale will be held at the Hort Science Center, on the west side of campus. Easiest way to get there is to take the second (west-most) entrance to campus off College Blvd, the one by the track, and it's the third building on the left, right behind the old red barn and the Regional Police Academy. There's plenty of parking in back.

Hope to see you there.

There goes my tired but halfway decent mood....

I found this article on Metafilter during my break.


Sent it to my mom, too. We'll see how much she hollers when she reads it. :)


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