Friday, July 29, 2011

Lazy afternoon




Got bored today so I made an apron. It was a block I found in the clearance bin at a Walmart that still sells fabric. Just cut out the pieces, attach and hem everything. Not too shabby since I didn't understand the instructions at all.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

This year's grape harvest



We have three grape vines in the backyard that grow like weeds. It is truly amazing to watch a three foot long shriveled stick in the winter explode to 20 foot long lush green vines. 2 of the vines produced this year, one green and one red. Green vine gave us a quart of grapes and the red vine (strangely the smallest of all three) gave us 8 quarts of grapes. I am wondering how many grapes we would get if I took better care of them or if I would remember to harvest before the birds attacked the grapes. I left half of the grapes outside for this harvest because the birds....wow we could have had 18 quart bags if I could keep the birds away. Any ideas?