Look at this -- the lilac outside my window has LEAVES!
I always tell people that we see leaves around Mother's Day. Right now, the maples are blooming and pouring out pollen by the ton -- I know this because even with my medications, I am quite stuffed up. And sure enough, by the weekend, there will be some leaves.
There isn't much to report on the knitting front. I am chugging along on Medea. And the GoddessKnits stole is underway --
I still have questions about this Yubina cashmere. I haven't washed it so maybe it will fluff up then, but it seems fluff-challenged to me. This is the second time I have used it. It is certainly nice to the touch but not very cashmerey. Anyone have any experience with it?
Ariadne and Aphrodite are nibbling at the edges of my mind for future stoles. Just so you know.
My husband and I hope to get some work done on our garden this weekend. The soil is warm enough to plant beets and sugar snap peas, two of the vegetable we have decided on. We also plan to plant tomatoes and peppers and winter squash in a couple of weeks. We're trying the square foot garden method this year to see if we can grow more in our available space. This year we had a plot around 12'x15' tilled, a bit more than doubling what we planted last year. That seems to be the trend around here -- bigger gardens as a hedge against higher food costs.