{"id":12877,"date":"2023-09-21T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=12877"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:32:20","slug":"around-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2023\/09\/around-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Around here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

White starry asters are now blooming in the front garden. And echinacea. And one late cranebill geranium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The front garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to replace the globe thistle at the end of my perennial rock garden. I tried to dig it out with a shovel, but I encountered rock immediately. The rock turned out to be huge–typical of New England soil. Using a heavy pry bar and a lot of smaller rocks and teamwork, we were able to remove it. Now it’s sitting in a wheelbarrow waiting for its future placement (?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And here’s the hole it left. It doesn’t look like a hole, but it is. I don’t have enough soil around here to fill it. Not sure what to do next, so this is on hold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sam has stacked wood into a formation with four walls, and then dumped the rest into the center with the bucket loader. Now he’s building a roof over it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The woodpile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He tried to pull\/dig out this stump, but it didn’t work. I don’t know what’s going to happen here. He said “This was a bad idea.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I knit myself a headband for chilly weather. Finished it this morning. There are a few early fallen leaves on the deck, but it really hasn’t started to be fall yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The headband<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I stitched a border around a gold house embroidery and then, with a friend’s help, stretched it over bars and stapled it. It looks okay. I might do a few more of them this way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I like how you can see the stitching on the back with this method of framing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are three of these big pumpkins in the vegetable garden, just starting to turn orange. All the rain we’ve had contributed to their size. I’m looking forward to a fun Halloween season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The great pumpkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile. we are leaving town. We’re going to the Common Ground Fair early tomorrow. For three days! I feel like we’re leaving everything up in the air. But it will be a good to have a change of scene, hopefully come home fresh. I love the fair. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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