Daily Notes- June 5th

Rusting Building in the Woods.  I went looking for a small piece of rusted metal for my dye pot-everything is too big.  I did find the tail pipe-exhaust pipe from an old Volvo in the woods. That would do nicely but won't fit in the steamer kettle.  I might just leave a few things out and wet them down everyday and see if they will get rusty.  I do have two pairs of rusty garden clippers.  So I can try steaming them with cloth.

It is muggy, humid and G and Riley were COVERED in mosquitos when they went out for the morning paper-- just out the front door to the curb.  None of us is very excited about the Daily Walk.
I am SO HAPPY to have gotten my little zucchini seedlings into the raised bed yesterday.  They had a moist night and now a cloudy moist day to get used to being outside and not in a greenhouse.

Other good news was the scale.  12.5 pounds gone missing from my behind.  And I am doing the math using the weight from my October exam.  I think I managed to gain weight between October and when I started the intermittent fasting.  I know I was eating a lot.  Making myself a microwave "mug" cake nearly every day.  My pants don't feel like I am squeezing myself into them but they are still large pants.  Extra large pants.  But I am feeling positive.  Feeling like I can control this one thing each day.  One day at a time.

I met up with a friend and we selected plants and then went back to her house and I planted up the plants into her window boxes.  Her husband made the most exquisite birdhouses over the Winter.  And several of them are already occupied.  Sort of Art Deco/Craftsman.  He could start a small business selling them.  I didn't have my phone with me so no pictures.  And they used fence pickets to make fish.  Painted fish.  All the colors and dots and stripes.  The fish go around the boards at the top of the porch ceiling.  And above the fish the bead board ceiling painted a very soft sky blue.  Down South the porch ceilings were traditionally painted sky blue.  Mine are.  M's are.  Love.

Well, we are suiting up and spraying ourselves and going out into the mosquito filled outdoors.  For the WALK.  Later I have a coffee date with my walking buddy.  Have a nice day where you are!!!