Better than fruit snacks

What more could you ask for?

All a flutter

This picture is to tempt Heidi, who won the contest. As soon as I get these adorable little shoes packaged up, they'll be in the mail!

Tweet!

These shoes were also a gift.

I have been sewing for more than half my life, and more than half my stuff turns out looking sloppy because I hadn't really learned how to make it look neat. But I am figuring it out!

What's up?

I love walking out to the garden to see what has come up since yesterday! Since I last reported, here's what's up:

Cucumbers
Yellow squash
Zucchini
Pumpkins
Watermelons
Butternut squash
Cantaloupe
Beans
Lettuce
Chard
Spinach
Onions
Corn

The only thing that hasn't come up yet is the honeydew. This morning I planted cilantro, basil, and parsley in the herb bed. I can hardly wait!

Yooooooou're out!

These adorable little shoes are a gift for a friend of mine who recently had a baby boy.

One more picture, and a contest!

Here's one more shot of something growing in my yard. The first person to correctly identify it wins their choice of a pair of soft-soled shoes or a skein of hand-painted yarn. The only hint I'll give is that those buds are about to be flowers, not fruit. Good luck!

eta: not to sound confusing, but the flowers will be fruit eventually, but to me the picture looks like berries right now.

A Birthday!

I can't believe she's four! She wanted another Barbie cake and volunteered her own doll for the cake when I told her I didn't have one.

And has been asking for months for ballet clothes, so that's what she got.