A Picture a Day -- Week 29

[nekosensei]

Monday, July 13th:



I planted lily bulbs in the empty space near my garage this spring, and they have finally blossomed. The package contained a mix of two different types of lilies. The other ones have grown a bit, but not much. They also don't show any signs of blossoming anytime soon. doomsey also seems to think that we could probably put more bulbs there next spring since that space is still looking somewhat empty. Originally, I didn't buy more because I didn't want to put the plants too close together.


Tuesday, July 14th:



Tomatoes! Tomatoes are good, but there's nothing like having fresh tomatoes straight out of the garden in late summer. That reminds me...I have to put more Shake Away out there so the rabbits and squirrels don't get at them.


Wednesday, July 15th:



A friend that I hadn't seen in a few years came to visit the Friday before, and she brought flowers. They were still holding up well on Wednesday, so I decided to snap a picture of one of them.


Thursday, July 16th:



This is the start of my ripple blanket. The pattern calls for three colors: cream, light blue, and dark blue. I'll post a picture with all three colors for my picture of the day next week. Hopefully, I'm doing this right, and it's not going to come out crooked like the blanket my mom attempted to crochet a couple of years ago.


Friday, July 17th:



Another lily from my backyard. Hopefully, these guys are not going to get trampled when the tree removal place comes to take the fallen tree out of my backyard.


Saturday, July 18th:



I taught my friend, Carrie, how to knit. This was the finished product. I taught her both knit stitch and purl stitch. She told me on Saturday that she was going to pick up some knitting needles and yarn from Hobby Lobby and practice some more. She also told me that there are a lot of women who sit and knit on the train. One of them likes to give lessons and help out those who are stuck / having problems with the pattern.

Speaking of knitting, I really need to start a stitch 'n bitch one of these days. I know many people who would like to learn. And apparently, I don't suck at teaching it.


Sunday, July 19th:



Yeah...that's kind of a problem, isn't it? doomsey and I think that it got knocked down in a rain storm the week before. We didn't notice it until Sunday because it's one of the trees in the way back. It's hidden by two other pines and some smaller trees. I called a tree service place today, and they did an estimate. $175 to cut the tree down and haul it away. That's not bad. We were expecting them to be more expensive. The company also appears to be pretty reputable. They've got some good ratings on Angie's List.