Only two days before July 4 with my inlaws visiting, and I have caught a cold. My joy knows no bounds!
I can be fairly productive when I'm sick (years of practice going to school even though I was sick), but I tend to do less crafting and more reading when I am under the weather. I'm still working my way through the cross-stitch. I'll be ecstatic when it is done. I love doing cross-stitch, but it is not the fastest craft I've ever done and it only feels speedy if I exercise Constant Vigilance and project monogamy. Project Monogamy is not my strong suit, so I have been browsing patterns and yarns on Ravelry. I won't be starting anything new, because I have a deadline project that I want to finish in the next two weeks and a couple of summer knits that also should be finished in time for summer.
In time for summer.I love misty rains, but this has gotten a little silly. Quincy (according to the weather stats I saw a day or two ago) had 5.21 inches of rain in June. More than 2 inches above the June average. It's been wet, gloomy, and a little on the chilly side for the month. It's supposed to get a little better, but I'm not convinced it will happen yet. Definitely a case of I will believe it when I see it.
Saturday and Sunday are supposed to have lower to tiny chances of rain, which will be good. I signed up for a half marathon in the fall, and my first training day for it is Sunday (a short run). I am still trying to find the best running routes in the area, but obviously I'm not trying too hard. The pavement has not been quaking under my running stride!
With no knitting, just a little cross-stitch, and copious rain, I haven't done much with the garden either. There has just been no need. I cushioned my potato plant this morning, because it had fallen to one side. Silly plant was listing like Pisa. I've been doing a lot of reading in the last few days about gardening, and I was wondering if anyone in the New England region had planted a cover crop like clover over their entire yard in the fall. I think the soil in the entire yard needs some help, so it would be great to know what steps I should take and when! Yeah, I want to be like Norma when I grow up!
