Wednesday 20 Jun 2007

About To Give Up

First, a huge thanks to everyone who answered my plea to identify the magenta flower in my garden. Michelle left a comment identifying both the Rose Campion plant (and the asparagus stalk) before the ink was even dry on my post. Aaaahhh, the amazing power of the Internet. Instead of wondering about that plant for close to 20 years, I should have just asked you guys!

Michelle also pointed out that Rose Campion is a prolific self-seeder. Um, that I knew — as evidenced by this photo of just a teeny tiny corner of the brick base of my gazebo:

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And in case anyone was wondering, Sweet Peas also self-sow.

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But enough about seeds and flowers, you probably stopped by to learn whether I frogged the ill-fated Unst sock. In a word, no. But Unst is not out of the woods yet. I just need a little more time to ponder the issue.

Of course, the failure to frog means I started yet another sock for my Sockapalooza Pal.

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Will this one meet my stringent quality control tests? Only time will tell.

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10 Responses to “About To Give Up”

  1. # sandra on 20 Jun 2007 at 11:17 pm

    I LOVE the colour of the new socks! Am enjoying your garden shots too :-)

  2. # marianne on 21 Jun 2007 at 4:12 am

    I’m with Sandra on loving those colours, I’m such a sucker for purple/lavender and yellow/gold…..MMMMM sweetpeas! Smell so good!

  3. # margene on 21 Jun 2007 at 4:36 am

    Grrl, I think you’re on the right track.

  4. # Beth on 21 Jun 2007 at 5:22 am

    Look how fast you’ve made progress. You’ll be done in no time and these are sure to be perfect. :)

  5. # heather on 21 Jun 2007 at 6:18 am

    Love the colors, both in the garden and on the needles!!! Hope this sck goes better than the Unst of angst!!!!

  6. # marie in florida on 22 Jun 2007 at 11:23 am

    Sockotta Florida? nice color…..LOL….

  7. # Batty on 22 Jun 2007 at 2:19 pm

    Uck, weeds.

    Very pretty sock yarn, though!

  8. # Asaknitter on 22 Jun 2007 at 2:43 pm

    Love those socks – beautiful colours.

  9. # Knitting Bandit on 24 Jun 2007 at 5:46 pm

    Yea to your new Unst socks! I bet they feel good on your feet.

  10. # polarbears on 27 Jun 2007 at 11:34 am

    Rose Campion? It’s a for really plant? Hooray, any excuse not to weed. It’s not a menace, it’s just enthusiastically self-seeding. Wish I could say the same about the crabgrass in the flowerbeds.