Last week on Neta the question was asked….”Where is your favorite place to fiber in the summer?”. I honestly could say it’s in my own back yard.
This picture was taken from the chair that I will sit in after dinner with my feet up and a glass of chilled wine on the table. It is here that I will sit and knit until the bugs chase me in. It is here where I will watch the birds dig for their evening dinner and listen to the morning dove’s last song of the day.
It is from here that I will sit and look at the garden and contemplate what I might do differently next year, even though I am very pleased with what we have done this year.
It’s been a cooler, wet summer so far here in the northeast so the garden greens have really enjoyed a long, healthy season. I have had plenty of lettuce to enjoy a daily salad and enough to share with visitors.
The herb bed has been plentiful with lots of yummy basil, dill and cilantro.
I was worried about the corn bed last week as it was weak and yellow looking, but with the addition of some Nitrogen it quickly greened up and started growing quickly. The winter squash that shares the same bed has tripled with the extra nitrogen as well.
My tomato bed on the other hand has not been as productive and that is pretty much my own fault.
It is a huge jungle of beautiful leafy green, but not as much fruit as it should have and that would be because I underestimated how much they would grow and over planted my 2 beds.
I have removed a few of the plants and I will heavily prune the remaining plants so that the sun can reach the fruit to ripen it.
So as I sit and listen to the birds, sip wine and contemplate the garden, I am moving along on my Bee Blob.
Here she is as she was a few days ago. Ken being the ever joking guy that he he thinks he is said it would make a great boob warmer….ugh….guys!
Over the last few days she has grown….I love her cherry pinks and oranges….don’t you?
The Woolen Rabbit 
Ahahahah boob warmer. I do love the color!
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Your knit spot and gardens look lovely.
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Your gardens and knitting as surely in full swing. Beautiful 🙂
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Love the “warmer” and your garden too!
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Very lovely backyard! I agree – I love being home more than anywhere else in the summer!
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I think I like beeblob better than boob warmer. Your backyard looks like a version of paradise.
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Sitting in your yard would be heavenly.
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This is a wonderful post, Kim. I would like to sit there and knit along with you.
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You’ve done a fantastic job on the garden this year. So pretty!
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I think I’ll come sit in your yard… our landlord’s garden is too much for her and it’s like the wilds of borneo back there… will be prettier next year when it’s grass, patio and firepit.
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Kim- Men, what can you do?
I winder if it has been warm enough for the tomatoes- they need alot of heat and sun. But everything else is great.
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It’s a shame to call such a pretty piece of knitting either a “blob” or a boob warmer.
Your garden is lovely, and I envy your being able to be out in it so much. It’s too hot here now to be out in the yard during most of the day, so I only get out there for a short time in the morning. But in cooler weather, I’ll be out there a lot!
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You can at least sit outside!! A wee bit warm for that here! Try giving the tomatoes some Epsom Salts. And they do need heat and sun to ripen. I did mine in a pot this year and they have done ok, but I am going to put in some raised beds in my one sunny spot for next year!
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i DO love your bee blob! YUM-MEE.
and your garden looks gorgeous; isn’t it satisfying when it does?
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Your gardens look so great. We only have tomato plants out (we live on the coast in Maine), and with the weather we’ve had, they haven’t grown an inch. Nary a tomato will these plants produce. Sad. Your yard is lovely!
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Your garden looks so cool and tranquil. Where I live (Central Texas), we have had 40+ days of over 100F temperatures (it
s 104F today). Not a good climate for knitting outside, unless you want to wet block with sweat as you go.
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I love your garden, Kim. It looks so neat and productive. I’m contemplating fencing my garden. Are you guarding against deer or other creatures with your fence?
A blob by any other name….Guys!
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