Half sewn.................

Two sections of 7 columns are sewn together now and that is half of the quilt top.  I unpicked the rest of the cut loops, and now I need to cut loops from the next strata.

I was in the basement doing a load of laundry and decided I should check the top shelf in the bathroom to see if I had any other older irons I can use.  Surprise!!  There was a new iron in a box.  I think I must have used my expiring Kohl's cash for it when there wasn't anything else I needed.  I'm guessing it has been on that shelf over a year.

I mentioned the new pots in my back garden line up and here they are.  Starting at the far right there are 2 black containers that I planted cucumber seeds in.  The square pot between them is a tomato plant.  Next left from the middle black container is the new tomato plant with 10 tomatoes on it.  The next photo will show the whole line up.

Starting at the far left is the dilapidated raised bed with 3 tomato plants + 3 tiny volunteers from last year's tomatoes.  Next are the 4 big pots with tomato plants.  Continuing on are the pots shown in the photo above.  My neighbor who mows my grass should be able to get fairly close to the pots and I'll just keep hand cutting whatever grows close to the pots and between them.  My son came over with his weed whacker last Saturday and cleaned up the area pretty well.

Rain was predicted for yesterday but we only got a trace, barely enough to wet the bottom of the rain gauge.  Once again, areas around us got a half inch or more.  More rain is predicted for 3 or 4 days so I hope some of it materializes.  In the middle of next week they are predicting three 90 degree days.  I'm not ready for that.