I feel like my life is consumed by tomatoes and moving. Little by little we’re getting my studio moved to the bigger space. We’ve just about done as much as we can now until the desk and new lateral file cabinet arrive,. Hopefully tomorrow, more likely on Friday. I found new valences for the studio, and like the pattern, but they need to be shortened. For now I’ve left them up and will take care of it when the rest is done. I think I have everything I need for the studio, but I’m quite sure we’re going to need a bookcase and perhaps a table for the den. It’s so hard to tell until my current desk is out of there. I’m hoping the hutches on the current desk will fit and look OK on the new one. The hutch that could have been ordered with the new desk was too wide for the wall space I have.
As for tomatoes, we picked another 17 pounds yesterday and canned more sauce today. Tomorrow we’ll need to go back to the garden again, and I’m going to try another batch of salsa–a little milder this time.
When I went out on the patio to take a photo for tomorrow’s Team-up Thursday post, I saw that our hibiscus was blooming again. It’s such a beautiful plant and blooms pretty continuously all summer.
I did get a layout completed today, but haven’t had a chance to photograph it. But here are a couple of cards that I haven’t posted. The first is for a friend whose husband passed away recently.
Cardstock: WorldWin Colormates; stamps: “With Sympathy” Papertrey Ink; ribbon: Impress; gem: Michaels; ink: Encore Metallic
And a real quickie for the card box:
Cardstock: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink); patterned paper: Basics Manila (Basic Grey); stamp: “Star Prints” (Papertrey Ink); stars: Small Details (Basic Grey)
Good luck with the move.
Furnishing is such a challenge – something that I will need to give more attention to as we near the later stages of our renovation.
Your tomato plants are nothing short of prolific! At least you know you will have good produce in the long winter months and you can take some pride and satisfaction in the fact that they have been grown in your own plot.
The sympathy card is beautiful – they are always difficult make, and even to buy I find.
The sympathy card is elegant and comforting.
Wish I was swimming in tomatoes – just finished a late dinner of tomatoes, basil & mozzarella from the farmer’s market (drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar) on a baguette.
Total summer lovin!
Rinda
Beautiful sympathy card.
Your tomato crop sounds amazing! We had a couple of plants just for fun here – and I think we got four tomatoes altogether lol
I wish our tomato crop had been as prolific!!!
Sympathy cards are always so difficult…and yours has hit just the right note.
Oh I love those stars with the little hinges at the top. Tomatoes…{sigh} our garden has gotten 3 teeny but nice and sweet little tomatoes and I think 1 pepper. SO disappointed this year. Enjoy your harvest!
Honestly, I’m jealous of the tomatoes – your sauce looks so yummy. We didn’t plant a garden and the tomatoes from the grocery store this summer have been tasteLESS. Ugh.
The sympathy card is beautiful. And I love the color of your hibiscus flowers. Since we finally repotted ours it has grown about 6 inches and is flowering like crazy. Of course, the desk is now littered with withered blooms…
In awe of your tomato profligacy, and envying you the hibiscus! Lovely cards, and your sympathy one is beautifully delicate (visually and in sentiment)…
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