Surprise!

The garden is full of weeds.

It's laborious to clean each section, as each parcel is cleared,

I see bits and pieces of scenery that

I knew were there,

and once in a while,

a surprise!

Last year, the garden had two large tomato plants.

This year, even though it's late in the season, the garden again has two smaller tomato plants!

While I was gone, two volunteers began to grow!

One of them even has 

tomatoes,

and they're almost ripe!

Now, how fun is that!!!!!

Here's What I've Made So Far for Civic Fest

Next week, Civic Fest and the Republican National Convention converge on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. When I first heard about this event being in the Twin Cities or, as we call them locally, the Cities, I thought about the traffic, the people, and the idea that I could volunteer for this event. St. Paul will host the Republican National Convention at the X-Cel Center. Minneapolis will host Civic Fest. When I heard that volunteers were needed for these events, I submitted my name and waited for my security check to be completed. I soon received a notification that I had been accepted as a volunteer for Civic Fest. That's when I decided, I had to have some special jewelry to wear to the event. I still have some work to do, but here's what I have for the event so far. I made a Beaded Treasures Bracelet using Robin Atkins' techniques from her book, "Beaded Treasures." I also made a simple knotted necklace using the lampwork beads I had made for this event. I think I am going to string a bracelet to wear on the other hand. I'm also thinking of making another necklace. It's time to get into gear. Next week is when all the events begin. I need to get ready for this.


















Do you like the necklace? It just slips over my head.