Saturday Round-up

 

So far this month has been mostly about weaving. I am going to leave that for a bit and concentrate on getting a few of my other projects worked on.

I have been knitting mitts and finding even more orphan balls and skeins of yarn to use up. Loving the fact that I have been able to empty two totes of yarn. Sure they were only partially full, but at least they are no longer taking up room on the shelves in the storage room.

I started foraging today. I picked the white clover flowers in our yard (hopefully I will get many more) and dehydrated them. I still have lavender and calendula flowers dehydrating. I have the jars to put the dried flowers in to make infused oil.

Started my lemon balm infused oil today. It should be ready to make into a salve in about 4 weeks. I am actually getting a head start on the infused oils this year and trying some that are totally different from what I have made other years. I will be gathering plantain very soon and hope I can find enough.

I am finding it very interesting how herbs and plants have lots of medicinal purposes. I am also finding it very interesting that almost every plant (even those one considers a weed) can be used to make an oil or a salve/balm/lotion.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless. 

Midweek

 I have spent lots of time staying home and trying to get as much done this month as humanly possible.

This week I finished one of the blankets for the girls of Kurt's friends. Little girls like sparkle, or at least I hope they do.

I have started the second blanket. Still sparkly, but in shades of gold and brown. I will need to add a contrast colour in order to make it large enough and I found a shades of brown, cream and orange that should work. 

I did make the lavender salve but didn't get a picture before putting it away. Bad thing it is the same colour as the dandelion salve. Must make labels for it.

I started my oregano infused oil.

In a couple of weeks I will be turning this oil into salve as well. I also found a recipe for sage infused oil which can also be made into a salve for cuts and bruises. I will probably start that right after the oregano infused oil is ready. Should be able to get that made before we leave on our cruise.

Instead of making sachets with this harvest of dried lavender, I made lotion bars. Perfect to rub on dried hands and cracked heels this winter. I will be harvesting more lavender tomorrow so those sachets are still going to be made.

I have an overabundance of green peppers right now, so the four that were in the fridge have been dehydrated.

I know I will be adding to this as the harvest season progresses.

I have been picking in the garden as well. No pictures of the tomatoes or beans but here are cukes, peppers, and another rather large eggplant.

I will need to get out early tomorrow to harvest the lavender, and more from the garden. I see there are some more beans that need picking, and those chokecherries at the end of the street are now ripe. 

Today I spent sometime researching our ship and what the weather could be like when we are on our cruise. I think I just might add an umbrella to the packing. September is Alaska's rainy month.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.