Various Pursuits

We see this gopher turtle  in the back yard occasionally; I managed to capture the visit this time!

As long as I was out, this caught my attention, the plant is full of banana peppers.

And talk about full, the tangerine burden is heavy this year!  I am so glad-there was not a one last year.  I do not know if you are supposed to cull fruit off the tree-most of the fauna has been on its own around here for several years and did okay so I hesitate to interfere.  Maybe I will remove stunted fruit from half the tree and see how it compares to the other half.

I have worked on the sock for Abigail but I didn't enjoy the pattern-too much purling;

so I inverted the pattern on the back for an experiment.  Unfortunately, I will have to make another for a pair of socks so while I put it off.....

I answered the siren call of lace knitting!  Isn't it growing nicely?  It will block out to 32" right now and it is just less than half way done.  It is a great knit; no problems yet.

My neighbor, Millie, brought me another top to quilt.  She has been a busy piecer!  I have it all loaded and immediately saw what I wanted to do on it for designs-no block this time!  (You would love this all in blues, Mom!)

Here is a peek of the center section, a simple design that matches the butterfly fabric on the backing.

(Millie and I are  going to a new fabric store opening this morning-will post about it later!)