Friday Followup

Hello, lovely people!

• This week, my article about Queen Anne's Lace Flower Jelly was posted online at the Herb Companion magazine - which features a coupon code for my shop on PoppySwap.com!  Go check it out.

• My dear one and I are rearranging our home as our housemates have moved out and onto new things!  When it was time for planting this spring, we were uncertain if we were staying in our little cove and so did not put in a garden.  We've been gifted excess squash and cucumbers from our friends, and the few tomato plants we have are starting to make little green fruits!  All of our herbs have returned, the native Yarrow, the huge Wormwood, and the mint that I can't harvest fast enough.

Solar Stone Studio's beautiful work

• FIRE.  I've had some dear friends lose their home and pottery workshop to fire.  The couple and their two kids have a place to stay for the moment, but they've lost everything!  If you have a dollar, or two, or any bits to spare, please consider sending a PayPal donation to Solarstonestudio@yahoo.com so they can get back on their feet.   You can check out their pottery work at Solar Stone Studios.  <3 Also, they are a Bele Chere vendor, for you local folks. 

• RAIN.  We've had a ton!  Which is good, until it isn't anymore.  Luckily, Asheville's only had a few minor floods, but some of our dear friends in Tennesee have waterfront property where there used to be an ankle-high gurgling creek.  Phew! 

This weekend I aim to start some beer, can some blackberry jam, and see what other mischief I can get into!

What are YOU doing this week?  What projects have you finished, or are about to begin?