August's weather early

It's in the 105-107* range around here now.  That's normally August weather, but climate change is a hoax, right?  Over the weekend, I did my watering, but that was all I tried to do outside.  By 9:30 every morning, I was in a lather of sweat and ready to hit the showers.  But, that's okay.  I did lots of stuff inside.  I did some grout patching and house cleaning and a good bit of sewing.  

I got my apron finished.  Rob gave me a tea towel with the saying on it.  I don't think he realized it was a line from an old song.  It was 30" square and I couldn't think of anything to do with it that would let me enjoy the saying, until I thought of mounting it onto the new apron I'd been planning for a while.  My old apron has been washed so many times that it's nearly threadbare, and accidents seep right through it to my clothes.  I wanted my next apron to be thick, so I chose a nice heavy piece of French linen.  The tea towel was light, almost cheesecloth weight, so I used some interfacing that I bought online and was too heavy for shirts (I don't know enough about what I'm doing to buy stuff like that online).  I ironed it to the saying and to all the edge stripping.  All that's left is the D rings or button to hold it closed at the neck.  I haven't decided which to use yet.  

I also got the big pieces of Syd's shirt cut and basted so she can try it on.  I bought an extra half yard of the fabric and it was just enough for me to get all the pieces because of the print.  I didn't cut the collar or cuffs yet as they'll need adjusting based on how the other pieces end up going together.  There's plenty of fabric for that as long as I'm careful.  

The only flower pictures are this iris that's blooming.  We picked these out of a field in Arkansas on vacation and brought them home and found out how aggressive they are.  I ripped most of them out because of that, but left a couple that I think I can control.  Beautiful little flower, isn't it?

And, this swamp lily that hasn't bloomed in a couple years and is really putting on a show now that there's more sun where it lives.

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I don't have words today to express my hurt at what the nazi repubs are doing to our country and our freedoms.  History has shown where this goes next if we don't start to successfully fight back soon.  We have lost the ability to message.  We have lost the ability to hammer day after day, hour after hour at their false narratives and their hate speech.  I watched video of Pete Buttigieg successfully doing it to a fox news anchor this weekend and I have to say, it was beautiful!  I hope he does more messaging because he definitely knows how to do it.  I hope I live long enough to see him become President.  

America was great until the magas came along and tried to ruin it.  Time will tell if they succeed, but I get up every morning with the thought that we will prevail over hate...or I wouldn't be able to get out of bed.

Be well!  Have a good week!  Keep faith that our country can survive.

Lane