Hello, July. I am so glad I am filling my days with some whimsy so I can avoid thinking about the looming July holiday that this year won’t feel like something to celebrate at all.
Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to be themselves. ―
I am glad that SCOTUS is in recess until the first Monday in October. Very glad. Although I did get a bit teary-eyed when I watched Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson become the first female Black justice! I am eagerly looking forward to her dissents!
But let’s bring on the whimsy, shall we?
My inspiration
And my interpretation…
The watercolor painting continues and this week I finally “broke out” some actual watercolor paper and taped it to my brand new gator board and even started painting! Yes, I am done fighting curling corners… oh boy. My inspiration this week was a photo from Presque Isle on Lake Erie. As you can see… the learning curve on color mixing is steep but I am not giving up!
A bit of whimsy for the bathroom!
There was non-gnome whimsical knitting this week as well. I had unearthed a bag full of the long discontinued Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille. I think I originally bought all that yarn to knit this washcloth which was originally published in Melanie Falick’s Weekend Knitting book. But I thought it might be perfect for the Bodhi Leaf Washcloth from Ease and it was! I have knit two (one is in the shower currently) and I have plans for several more. I also knit one from linen, but it is very small. I have not tried it yet, but I think it would be a good facial exfoliator. This knitting is in the Super-fast Gratification category… I can knit a Bodhi in less than an hour. Really. Cast on to weaving in the two ends… in under an hour and I can easily get two cloths from a skein!
Finally, some garden whimsy… or perhaps necessity? I present one bee watering station!
Ignore the weedy yard… there is little to no grass, but wow! Can we grow weeds!
I took the plant saucer who’s planter had broken and filled it with a couple of scoops of pea gravel and voilá! A place for bugs to drink! I have seen bumble bees, tiny butterflies, as well as a couple of large wasps all partaking! (Okay, maybe I am not so happy for the wasps, but they seemed to have no interest in myself or Sherman… they were just thirsty!) I have to fill it a couple of times a day… the evaporation rate is fast but repurposing things for the win!
And there you have it… some whimsy for my week! I hope you find some whimsy this weekend. I will be back on Monday! Have a good long weekend everyone!
I’m finding washcloths whimsical also and your bee watering station especially so! Keep up with the watercolor and don’t give up!
Love the bee watering station. And I love those colours in your painting for the sky and water. Very dramatic and atmospheric
What a lovely and creative repurposing to give the bugs a place to drink! I don’t care for wasps, either, but they have their place in the food chain, and I’m sure they appreciate the amenities!
I really like your painting Kat. I think it is lovely. As Cathy stated, so dramatic and atmospheric (plus, on this rather hot day, it makes me feel cool). And I love your bee watering station – wonderful idea!! We have a plant saucer (large, round) on our picnic table that we keep filled with water. Mostly the birds use it…sometimes Mabel might have a sip of “bird water” and now I’m wondering if bees or butterflies could use it or if it is too deep?? Thanks for the reminder of the Bodhi wash/dishcloth – I may try that in the CotLin and thanks for the link to the pattern for the flower cloth – too cute!
There is SO much to love in this post, Kat. Yay! I love that little bug bath – what a wonderful idea. And those wash cloths are so much fun. I’ve been meaning to make a little stack for washing dishes and well… it always falls to the wayside.
Your painting is wonderful. I am amazed!
Enjoy your weekend as best you can. ❤️
Your bee watering station is a great idea. The painting is beautiful. Here’s to a quiet peaceful Sunday.
I love all the whimsy! Your painting is wonderful, Kat! And you are making some charming dish cloths (I’d put those in the too-pretty-to-use category). LOVE the bee watering station . . . and never ever feel you need to apologize for weeds. (As if any gardener has a pristine, weed-free yard. An unattainable goal, for sure.) (There is whimsy in weeds!) XO
your painting skills are perfection!! I’m glad you are enjoying yourself. I’m trying not to wish for fall. It is not easy!