SJ Elkin
@textilita
* textiles * barn quilts * food * animals * gardens * Brooklyn—>Detroit * renovating a 1924 Craftsman (Fullerton) excruciatingly slowly. she/her
today’s bead haul. Went down the French Beadwork rabbit hole, and it’s so much fun.
Planning for the apocalypse. This will keep the fridge running in the summer and the furnace in the winter in the event of lost power.
Yankees vs Tigers tonight, so much fun. Comerica Park is smack fab in the center of downtown Detroit and I love being in a giant bowl. 4 - 2, Yankees final. Was hoping for a tie 😜
I’m not watching, his voice makes my skin crawl. But if you are, here’s your bingo card:
as soon as it gets cold, mousies try and set up shop in my 101 yr old house. Gumby saw one this am, and chased it not just under, but into the chair. By the time I get home going to find a dead mouse and a dissected chair. lol He’s an obsessive mouser. Good Boy! I can always get another old chair.
had some excitement this am…this sparrow followed me into the house and it was all I could do to keep Gumby from trashing the place trying to get it. Finally caught it with help of a towel and released it back outside. My birdies love me 🤓
My chaos garden patch is starting to bloom, and despite many packets of zinnia, there are no zinnias at all. It’s 90% ugly baby’s breath which I’ve despised my whole life😭 there are more types that haven’t flowered yet so I hold out hope for some color: so far: Fivespot, and tiny yellow poppies
chaos garden progress! Weirdly, no zinnias so far although there were a bunch of seeds in the mix, dammit.
definitely a pleasure doing things old school, by hand. No rush, no one to please but myself
Finally took down the Kamala 2024 sign, working on a new one. Beautiful sunny day in the D. Happy 420 🥬
Tiny volunteers in the middle of the yard, the first blooms of Spring. Love this time of year, all us gardeners here in Michigan are in a high state of anticipation and are preparing furiously. So much fun. Treated myself to new loppers yesterday.