Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Got much of the rest of the cabled Alpaca Boucle jacket done last night - have cuffs and front band patterning to do yet and find appropriate closures.

Have gotten our few bedroom wallpaper seams resealed today and did the last coat of oil paint on the library radiator.

The pea vines need ripping up and extricating from the bamboo tuteurs I made for them, but not today. I'd like to get a start on the photos for the new designs I've been doing. The pea vines can wait a couple/few more days - they're not going anywhere and I'm not replanting that bed.

I did pick the first 2 of the small round zucchini yesterday, and the tomatoes are growing by leaps and bounds, but the fruit is still green. They don't ripen here until mid-August, not unless they're started in cold frames or a greenhouse, neither of which I have! There's 13 healthy plants out there, which means lots of fresh tomato soup after we've devoured enough tomato salad! Hubby loves that - slices of tomato soaked in olive oil, tons of garlic, and herbs and let sit at least overnight in the fridge to meld the flavors. Ooh, a sandwich made from fresh semolina bread, slices of these garlic and olive oil seasoned tomato and melted mozzarella. Of course getting fresh semolina bread means a trip to Kingston to Adams Fairacre Farms. but good, fresh, Italian-made mozzarella and ricotta, though - not since we lived in Staten Island, eons ago.

Oh, thank you, Universe! Just heard from the ink manufacturer and a new print head is on it's way to them, then to me. Big sigh of relief!

Has anyone seen a webiste that sells (reasonably!) approx. 11" x 11" x 8" deep vinyl zippered bags? I've seen so many sites that have the right height and width, but with max. 4" depths.