hope

young man making traditional sumi-e sticks in nara.

have a good weekend.

neki desu 

 

meanwhile back at the ranch

taking advantage of a bug free warp and tying on. it's a hell of a slow process,but it saves two steps.

especially with this nervewrecking wiry silk i think it's adequate .

still need to do some computer work to see what  i  can weave with this straight draw without getting bored. today is the last japanese class. want to end them badly so i can concentrate on other things. need to start planing the trip to bilbao. and there's passport renewal in barcelona. hope i can solve it on line and avoid the trip there.who would have thought.

neki desu

 

another lettuce year

lettuce looks like cawliflowers  beans are growing.had to spray them with the castille soap/ oil concoction and cover the leaves with crushed eggshells to keep slugs away. really been making me miseable this year. one kuke plant doing well the othar two are stalled, no growth.

pear toms are also taking their time.lots of rains too litle sun and low temps. this summer's big project: that wall .

the bug deterrents came out so tiny i don't think they'll be able to do their job. we shall see.

neki desu