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Wednesday I stopped in at Community Crops office to figure out where my plot is in the gardens on Adams Street. It was neither of the ones I'd thought it might be. Now I can prepare to plant potatoes when the ground dries enough from the periodic rains we've been having all month. I've been going into Ancestry.com almost daily checking leaves. Obviously there's progress but it's hard to see. This evening was scribal and I finished a couple scrolls that had been begun the last time we did it. I skipped the group supper this time.

Monday we were still iced in. I did some pick and put around the living room. The key totes are ready to go to the garage and the kronberg pile is half boxed up to be loaded in the car. The rest of my time today was in genealogy and piecing up another top for the pile.

Monday I set the alarm to get pulled forward again.  Got up and went to lunch and the library awhile.  Then home to boil up eggs and potatoes for salad with supper.  Started doing some sewing area sorting alternating with genealogy on the computer.

Monday I did genealogy in the afternoon and finished the black linen gammura.  Tuesday I did more genealogy in the afternoon, went out to FoodNet* and pressed the basket of cottons for stash.  Looked around for the next task and pulled the TOSB comforter off my bed to replace the binding.

* Bananas, bread, eggs, 5# whole wheat flour, spagetti, cookies and cans of green beans, spagetti sauce and chicken., 

Wednesday at moot the A&S didne't happen so we farbled instead.  I discussed the idea of a shared community garden with Haldora but apparently Gyda beat me to it.  I wanted a place for potatoes and since we arent traveling in spring-summer this year maybe I should go ahead and do it by myself anyway.  We went to Zoup! for supper but they'd changed their hours so we ended up at Pepper Jax instead.  I went up the line to Noodles for take out before joining the rest at table.    Thursday I went ahead and rejoined Ancestry.com for six months on the premise I'd have gift money this month for it.  That way it will be over before summer business overtakes me.  At the sewing table the tumblers have been sized and set aside again; now a red strippie top has been started for Kronberg.

Monday and Tuesday I poked along on the log cabins and genealogy alternately.  I'd intended to get myself going on the gardens this week but Tuesday's rain punished me for my procrastination and now I'm stuck with waiting for things to dry.  Wednesday morning we found water in the basement again and initially I thought it was just because the rain was so heavy Tuesday night and Wednesday morning but when I took trash out I found the downspout was off again, although I'd checked it Tuesday afternoon when we came home from a grocery store run.  I have GOT to find a way to secure that better so whatever is knocking it off can't anymore.  At A&S Wednesday evening Gerald had brought an old sewing machine so we sat to the side and I looked it over and showed what I knew to help him.  There was no manual, and it wasn't a Singer, but we covered oiling, tension, threading, loading the bobbin and I hope I helped him some.  I missed the meeting though and can't even say who all was there for Morgana's embroidery discussion.  Only Natalya and Gerald showed up at Ticos for supper though but we had a rousing discussion on goals and competitions.

Monday Leofwyna took me out to Misty's for a really nice steak dinner.  We made some tentative plans for next year's vacation... we're thinking to get to California to see Aunt Jeanne.  Monday and Tuesday I poked about doing little bits of things but mostly spent my time working on the log cabin blocks and when on the computor worked on genealogy.

Sunday I mostly did genealogy [working on the 6th Century] and worked some on the log cabin.  Leofwyna and I went to a movie, The November Man, which was better than we'd expected it to be.  Leofwyna is making raspberry jelly for our pantry so I located some jelly jars and dug them out of storage for her.

Saturday I drove some of the first few tomatoes over to Sash so he could enjoy some right away.  I swung by the community garden to water but when I saw how the potato plants were beginning their die-back I decided to start the hardening off right away and skipped the watering there.  Since I have learned the seedlings will become available early in August this will enable me to start the brassicas sooner.  I'm working the Seventh century in the genealogy now.  Sunday we put in a couple hours doing yardwork before heading out to supper and a movie.  Leofwyna treated us to the fancy seats to see Lucy.  What a wonderfully intriguing movie this one is... quite an unusual story line.

Saturday...  well, I did finally get the old chunk of carpet mostly out of three.  And got the lawn watered.  Work continues on the Eighth Century.