Strength

This is one of the patches for the baby blanket. This patch has an adinkra symbol for strength and humility. You can see two ram horns butting together in a show of strength. Sheep can be docile or strong when need be. Like sheep, people do not need to always show strength with force.

I like that the symbol does not jump out at you. Once the blanket is together, it might take a moment to realize that it is kente inspired. It makes the discovery more enjoyable.

New Project(Really Old) Project

I started working on a new project recently. Actually, it is an old project that I would start and stop for a long time now. I am tapestry crocheting patches to put together as a baby blanket. It is inspired by my admiration for Kente cloth. More later.

Square Foot Gardening 2009
Last year, I began a little vegetable and herb garden in my small backyard. I used the square foot gardening method since I did not want to use a lot of space. I got some wood planks and my tool set and constructed a four foot by four foot planter. It was wonderful. We feasted on cucumbers, tomatoes, chard, onions, carrots, lettuce, all types of herbs, sweet peppers, and cayenne peppers. I even unsucessfully tried watermelon.

This year, is some what of a dud. We did get lettuce, onions, carrots, and some chard. However, everything else I planted did not grow well. I switched the plants around so that they were not grown in the same spot as last year, so I don't think that was it. In addition, the japanese beetles that loved my leafy plants last year attacked the pepper leaves instead. I decided to pull everything except the chard and herbs and start again next year. Any suggestions?

By the way, if you want to try your hand (or green thumb) at this, look for info on Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening.