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Thursday I ran Leofwyna over to pick up her RAV... hit the library for a talking book for the car... but mostly loafed the day away.  A brief stop at the community garden shows many, many little yellow squash to plan on eating soon.  I harvested one nice sized one to start the season.  At the sewing table I've been putting together upholstery sample silk crazy blocks and cutting them to 12-inch squares to eventually embroider.

I spent a little under four hours working in the community garden removing grass from the shovel-clods along the north edge and back filling the west and north fencing trench.  OMG, I'm sore and tired, but I have to go back tomorrow and get the other two sides finished so I can get it planted.  At least there isn't the grass to deal with on those two sides so it should go faster.

Wednesday I went to my CROPS orientation and then continued on to moot where Gerald lead philosophy night since our usual leader was recovering from a bad reaction to a recent 'procedure' last week.  The discussion was on competitions and judging.  Shelly's back in town for a couple nights and Thursday a dozen of us got together at Valentino's as a 'spirit-llifter' on what would have been her anniversary.  Friday I went shopping for fencing and started on the fence at the community garden.  Madam Robin has re-constructed her nest on the north downspout under the eaves of the garage near my garden again this year.  This location is right near Leofwyna's bedroom window and makes a disturbance every morning with her paeans to the dawn.

Friday I finished turning my community plot... I left the clods pretty rough so the weather can can work on it this winter.  I was glad to see lots of happy worms as I was doing my work.  The neighboring plot looked like it was worked over with a tiller.  It was pulverized and I'm nearly certain no worms survived the process.  Saturday I picked up Leofwyna and Morgana at the airport... back home from their cruise around Greece.  They did well together and were bubbling about their experience... and thoroughly exhausted from the long day travelling home.  They'd gotten up and going to the airport 4am Athens time and landed here in Lincoln 7:30pm our time.  After taking Morgana home and getting back to the house, Leofwyna headed to bed about 9pm and slept through past 1pm Sunday.  That was when I let the cats upstairs so KC could wake her up for cuddles.  Sunday afternoon we went out for lunch and then for a drive, just to get out in the pretty day and help keep her awake.  We stopped in at the south Goodwill where she had great luck and carried out a bagful of stuff.  I had some luck too, getting thread and three pint canning jars.  On the way home we meandered 'curbing' and found more broken wood furniture for our mason bee habitat project.  I think she's planning to spread several throughout the neighborhood.  [NOTE:  She brought back a very pretty opal-and-silver-greek-key bracelet for me.]  Tuesday the van is still waiting attention so Leofwyna took the car for errands and to vote.  When she got back I went to vote and pick up rolls to go with Chili for supper.  The chili I canned last month was a success!  Oh, and it's good to have her back home.

Wednesday Bryan stp... major bummer but water under the bridge, adjustments will be made.  I took in recycling and watered the community garden before getting ready to go to philosophy night  I turned Leofwyna's cookies over to Natalya but I still have my bag of largess as Haldara wasn't there.

Wednesday I only got the community garden watered and some tomatoes delivered to Sash before going to moot where final discussions and plans were made for Cattle Raids.  I skipped out on supper this time though. Back at home at the sewing table I'm putting purple/gold pairs together.

Thursday in addition to watering the community garden and the lawn at home I straightened up the house in anticipation of the visit of our masseuse.  Unfortunately she wasn't feeling well today and cancelled.  At the sewing table tonight I assembled purple/gold quads while we watched So You Think You Can Dance and Project Runway.

Saturday I dug the rest of the potatoes.  I have a full bushel plus about a gallon of 'littles".  Oh my, I ache all over... even my toes ache!.  While I was doing that I spotted a hummingbird moth in the next garden and a morning cloak wafted by and stopped a bit on the fencing.  At the sewing table the Happy blocks are coming together.

Monday afternoon I went to the community garden intending to cut back one of the three rows of potatoes.  It was such a mellow and pretty day I ended up sticking it out and cutting all three rows.  So I ended up very stiff and sore this evening.  The newest sewing table project begun late Sunday is scrappy four-patches for the purple-gold quilt based on a Happy block which I'm calling Castle Quarters.

Tuesday I went over to the community garden and just cut away at some of the weeds in the general area.  Apparently no one is dealing with this area as the weeds are nearly and tall as me.  I carried three bushels full of chopped weed to the compost pile before called quits.  The bit I've gotten done is only just big enough I could lay down on it; there's lots left for someone else to help with.  At home I'm still working on the genealogy.  Last week I finished the 9th and 10th centuries and commenced on the 8th century this week.