Heddles ahoy, and other vital things

 Yesterday while deciding about a rigid heddle purchase, I organized this sheet into the makings of a skirt and top, see left and right, ready to stitch. 

Then I took the plunge and ordered one of these, a 24" rigid heddle, 10 dent, useful for many ideas I  have percolating

Gary, whose travel plans changed yet again, only away for a couple of days now, brought over his crown of thorns. I now have four plants visiting. Not hard to add them in to the flower corner for care. 

This plant is a descendant of one I gave him and showed him how to propagate by planting its prunings back into the pot.

And, since the weather is beautiful for out of doors sitting under a tree, here's my anti bite array. The fan helps blow off insects trying to come in for a bite, and the anti itch stick helps with the situation if they get through anyway.

In other vital news, here's what I finally noticed this morning, while my muffin was toasting. Not only is my toaster oven bilingual, which I had noticed, from setting it at grillage to toast, but it's bimeasural, too, f and c, clever thing! Only took me a year to notice.

And here's your bouquet

Happy day, everyone, in any language!

Taking their place on stage

Daisies are starting, lavender's in full bloom, daylilies soon to open. Just a bunch of pictures taken without being able to see the screen, brilliant sun.

Just posting to say I might be MIA for a day or two. Finally got the second shingles shot, just inside the maximum interval, and, 

if the first one is anything to go by, I can expect a couple of days of sleeping with intervals of napping, and an arm I can't raise. So I'm all set.

I baked a loaf of walnut cornbread in readiness!