Working outdoors again

I got the front flower beds weeded although the northern one needs to be turned because the grass has grown over.  I have a bush of some kind that I found in the weeds that will probably grow better since it can see the sun now.  I had forgotten about it.  I'm going to plant the echinacea there.  It can tolerate some shade and since both beds get early afternoon to evening sun that should be enough.  I want color out front.  Plus I'd like to cultivate the echinacea since we use it a lot here.  I've got a border to put up but it needs stakes or something.  I might have to raid the wire coat hangers in Tom's closet and make some.

The dahlias I'll put in a pot once they're free.  I should be planting tomorrow or Saturday.  The garden is nearly ready for planting but I want the fence up first.  I was going to do it today but I've run out of steam.  And I need to add soil to the dirt first so it will be a better quality.  I'm going to need more potting soil for the front beds and the pots but it's not that expensive and I don't need much in the way of groceries this week. 

I just wish I had more energy and stamina.  I'm doing more than I'm used to doing but it's still not much.  I ate better today and plan on taking Professor on a walk later but I don't want to do too much because I end up down for the count for days afterward when I do that.  I'll just have to be the turtle in this race.

I started a new shawl last night.  It's just a pattern I found in my knitting dictionary so I thought I would use the brown yarn for that.  I thought about making a blanket but I'd just have to put it away soon enough because of the heat.  I'll save the blankets for cooler weather.  I might start some scarves, too, to sell once I open up my shop.  The shopping bag is looking better now that it's smaller.  I've got enough cotton to make two of them.  I thought about dish cloths but I don't see how I could sell those for what I would need for them.  Maybe I could use them as gifts to add to purchases.

I want to start looking into designing jewelry, too.  Organic types along with amulet bags and bags for tarot cards and things along those lines.  I just need to get busy doing it.  Not to mention working on my pencils and oils.  Soon I hope to have the energy to do all the things I want to do in the course of a day.  I am sleeping better although not consistently better so I'm still playing catch up all the time.

Not sure what to fix for supper.  I might make Impossible Pie for the guys.  I have a vegetarian dinner in the freezer.  Or I could have some butternut squash soup.  Or both.  Tomorrow is shopping day but I might go later and work out in the yard early since that's when I seem to have the most energy.

Well, the dishes are screaming for me to stick them in the dishwasher.  I don't have the energy to do them by hand today.  Although it's my goal to stop using the dishwasher since I think it's starting to go out anyway.  Then I plan on an early night for knitting, 9 (the movie,) finishing up the Monty Python dvds I got and maybe some reading.  I'm reading the Wallander series by Mankell and love them.  I have a new favorite author.

I may take some pictures as soon as I have something accomplished enough to show.  I know I'm teasing but I will want to show off once I've got things going in the yard.

TTFN