Hot, Hot

One of the most popular garden flowers to grow is Marigold. If you click on the photo, you can go read about the other nine most popular garden flowers, too. :) I love marigolds, especially their smell, but have not grown any for years (they are grown as annuals here in my region - too hot for them to overwinter).

Today was another hot, hot day here in the eastern metropolitan area of Maryland. I met a Sew&Tell friend (Amy S.) at the Linthicum Light Rail Station (never been there before:) - she sold me her Stripology XL ruler so I can experiment with it and, hopefully, join in with the next GE Designs sew along. I expected the station to be busy but it was pretty quiet, despite that there was an Orioles game today downtown (that's why Amy and her guys were there - to catch a ride to the game). 

We met around 11:15 a.m. which meant that I had to get up early (for me), around 10. Grin. When I got home, I sacked out and took a nap for a couple of  hours (could NOT keep my eyes open, really). The rest of the day, I have mostly been reading, eating and sewing. Many other things I could/should be doing. Sigh.

I am really getting hung up on sewing these improv roses - I made three more this afternoon. These use scraps my buddy Barbara gave me on Friday afternoon from her tidbits bin - leftovers from applique on her temperature quilt and, I think, a vintage house block of the month project she is finishing.

I'll be adding these onto the Beggar's Garden beginning I've created. Gotta start adding the foliage surrounds/background to the composition and stop making roses. :)

 

I have a zillion errands to do tomorrow - including calling my dentist. Lost a filling. Sigh.

:) Linda

Comments

[LindaSchiffer]

Thanks! Got the filling replaced yesterday - and met a new-to-me dentist in the process (new part time in my regular dentist's practice). Great hands! :)

:) Linda

[Linda]

Ugh and good luck on the filling. Your improv roses are gorgeous! That particular marigold you have pictured happens to be my favorite marigold. I love to grow them in a veggie garden, and I love their fragrance too!
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