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Yay! My seeds came in from Richters! I saved $25 by  not ordering the Blood Root or the Goldenseal (can you believe that? $15 for a pack of seeds? Bit rich for my blood, at least this year). But I still got the Agrimony, Yellow Bedstraw, Coreopsis, Elecampane, Dyer’s Broom, Scotch Broom, Coltsfoot, Curled Dock, Garden Sorrel, Golden Margurite, and Tansy. They didn’t sell the Gypsywort anymore, dang it – though it was one of the pricy one’s so I probably wouldn’t have gotten it anyway. All except the Coreopsis are supposed to be perennial (but it should reseed I would think); I am concerned about the Scotch Broom – Cindy M had one and it didn’t come back after the winter. We’ll see! Can’t wait to sprout these bad boys.

Dyer's Garden Seeds

Finished the back of the Vest Kimono – 24″ – Yay!  And halfway through the shawl – 17.5″! ‘Course there would have been more progress on the shaw but I spent half the week screwing up one pass, then I ignored for 2 days while I debated throwing a crying tantrum in the floor… and then I fixed it. So kudos for me for not throwing in the towel… or the tantrum

Pasa Doble 17.5″

Vest Kimono 24"

This week’s quotable movie is the classic Clue! I mean it’s got Tim Curry, Chrisopher Lloyd, and Madeline Kahn – what more do you need! Sitting down and re-watching this was an absolute joy and, of course, it’s filled with cheeky quotes for us off-beat crafters to enjoy.  Remember – all quotes will be available via email charted for cross stitch.

And the quotes are:

“Yvette, attend to the Colonel and give him anything he requires… within reason that is…”  ~ Wadsworth.

Mrs. Scarlet ~ “Why’s the car stopped?”                                                                          “It’s frightened,” ~ Professor Plum

“I’m merely a humble butler.” ~ Wadsworth                                                            “And what exactly do you do?”  ~ Colonel Mustard                                                      “I butle, sir.” ~ Wadsworth

“Your first husband also disappeared.”                                                                          “That was his job, he was an illusionist.”                                                                      “But he never reappeared.”                                                                                                 “He wasn’t a very good illusionist.” ~ Wadsworth qustioning Mrs. White.

“Husbands should be like kleenex; soft, strong and disposable.” ~ Mrs. White

“Fly’s are where men are most vulnerable.” ~ Mrs. White

“Life after death is an improbable as sex after marriage.” ~ Mrs. White

“Why is J. Edgar Hoover on your phone?” Mr. Green                                                 “I don’t know. He’s on everyone else’s, why not mine?” ~ Wadsworth

“I was in the hall – I know because I was there.” ~ Wadsworth

“Don’t be ridiculous.  If I was the murderer, why would I tell you how I did it?” ~ Wadsworth

“Communism was just a red herring.” ~ Miss Scarlet & Wadsworth

“Is the FBI used to cleaning up after multiple murder?” ~ Professor Plum   “Yes, why do you think it’s run by a man called Hoover?” ~ Wadsworth

Happy Stitching! Click here for Galaxy Quest quotes!

 This is my secondary sewing machine – it’s an electric baby blue color Electro Grand with an external motor. The machine tilts back from the base to allow acces to the electrical and there’s actually a junction box inside – complete with an outlet cover that the motor plugs into, so you could take the machine off the base and mount it a table setup.  Paula D told me she’d never seen one that came that way. Found this beauty at an estate auction. It’s older than dirt, works like a dream, is totally cool looking… and I got it for… you guessed it! A dollar!

So I’ve been knitting away – sorry no update on Wednesday; I had crafty-brain-melt or something and could not figure out what to post about.

I’m up to 17″ on the vest back and 13″ on the shawl.  I’ve also gotten faster on the Shawl – it now only takes me 3 hours per section (cable cross to cable cross) instead of 4.  Whew! I’ll take what I can get! The first progress report can be seen here.

Pasa Doble 13"

Kimono Vest 17"