This has been a summer unlike many.
We've had breathtakingly beautiful, sunny days
and just the right amount of rain.
As a result, we have several bumper crops.
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes....
so many tomatoes!
Actually, everything in the garden came in well this summer...
and just kept on producing.
With all of this sunshine...
we have been able to bank a lot of solar power as well...
always meeting our own needs...
as well as producing more than we need.
This "extra" energy feeds into the grid and counts as a credit
in our energy account.
That way, when winter comes and the sun shines fewer hours,
we will have solar credits left over from summer to power our house.
I am predicting we will have enough solar power to meet all of our needs for the entire year...
and then some!
Any credits left over at the end of the year will come back to us via check.
Perhaps the biggest bumper crop of the summer has been the hummingbirds.
We have more hummingbirds than ever!
It seemed, at the beginning of the summer, that we had the usual few.
However, now, since the babies are now out of the nest,
we have too many to count.
Every morning, we fill our three feeders.
By mid afternoon, they look like this:
(the closest is empty, the other is half full)
I can stand at the feeders and take photos,
while a dozen or more hummers buzz around my head.
It's absolutely magical!
Turn your sound up for this video!!
Link to video, if needed.
PS... thanks for all of the care and concern regarding Hubbs' hornet reaction.
He is doing great... back to his normal daily activities of golf and bike-riding.
We've ordered replacement medications so we are prepared in case this happens again,
and yes, he carries a kit when he rides as well as when he golfs.
I might have to make him a man-purse!
A bumper crop of bags!
So, while we are on the subject...
I finished these bags and started two more...
You might notice that I used a hot hairdryer on the brown canvas bag
to remove the distress lines (easily added back if preferred).
The grey bag below was left as is...with the distress lines that occurred during construction.
lined with....
A 16 X 16 wool and waxed canvas tote with leather straps...
lined with...
I am planning on getting some of these up for sale in my marketplace as soon
as I have a few more made.
I will let you know when that happens, as I have gotten requests for quite a few of them.
PS... thanks for all of the care and concern regarding Hubbs' hornet reaction.
He is doing great... back to his normal daily activities of golf and bike-riding.
We've ordered replacement medications so we are prepared in case this happens again,
and yes, he carries a kit when he rides as well as when he golfs.
I might have to make him a man-purse!
A bumper crop of bags!
So, while we are on the subject...
I finished these bags and started two more...
You might notice that I used a hot hairdryer on the brown canvas bag
to remove the distress lines (easily added back if preferred).
The grey bag below was left as is...with the distress lines that occurred during construction.
lined with....
lined with....
A 16 X 16 wool and waxed canvas tote with leather straps...
lined with...
I am planning on getting some of these up for sale in my marketplace as soon
as I have a few more made.
I will let you know when that happens, as I have gotten requests for quite a few of them.
Comments
Your purses are gorgeous!!! I like them all.
Glad to hear Jack is back to his normal routine.
Our tomatoes have stunk last year and this year. Don't know what is up with them.
We have 24 solar panels, approx 300 sunny days/yr and received our first, full-year solar 'rebate' (payment from selling power back to the electric comp.)-$4300. We were told we would be able to make back the $ spent ($22K) within 4 yrs. Looks like, with the rebates and tax credit, this will ring true.
Mick
The bags are great - love that mushroom lining!
Mary
I love the bags. The distressed look on the grey one. So cool. Do you make them not as deep? Deep enough to carry a book and a bottle of water but not too deep. I love that grey one. Will you be accepting AmerExpress?