Hot & Steamy

It wasn't hot enough or humid enough, so I went down to Zambaldi to visit DS where he was brewing a batch of Octoberfest beer. That meant he had two big tanks of boiling water on the brewing platform and was draining hot sanitizing solution out of one of the fermenter tanks. So adding heat and humidity to an already steamy situation. We spent part of my visit in the taproom where the air conditioning was on so he could cool down in between chores in the brewhouse. He built a pergola over the end of the patio that the hops vines are climbing up. Some of them are tall enough that they're turning the corner to go up toward the roof. One of these days they'll be bushy and provide shade.

 

Just as I pulled into the garage coming home from the brewery, I got a text from the pharmacy that my prescriptions were ready for pickup. So I reopened the garage door and drove over there. On the way I passed the birdseed store so I stopped for suet nuggets (they go fast!) and a small bag of cob corn. When I got home from errands, I filled the feeders. It didn't take long for the Sparrows to figure out that the suet nuggets feeder was full and the House Finches took advantage of the refilled orange half and grape jelly. I didn't get a House Finch picture but I did catch one of two Sparrows sharing nicely.

 

Today's tiny drawings are Tools. I don't remember drawing them before. I wish I had a better gray colored pencil but made do with the silver one and black one. I should look in a different colored pencil holder. There are probably a plethora of gray ones. Or maybe two.

 

Our presentation on newsletters went pretty well at Writers Guild tonight. I collected four email addresses to add to my mailing lists. I'm glad about that. 

When I got home from the meeting I didn't knit so I don't have more teddy bear to show you. Maybe tomorrow.

--Barbara