My poor car is not even a year old and it’s already had it’s windshield replaced and now it needs a paint job. I was baffled when scratches started appearing a few months ago and could not figure out what was going on. I finally came to the conclusion that it could only be vandalism. We filed a report with the local police and then a claim with the insurance company and she’ll have to spend a week at the body shop in early July. The only parts not scratched are the roof and hood so she must be taken all apart for a costly proper paint job.

I was delighted to see a lovely display of handspun hats from the Hats On! book and bought roving to spin for this one which has been on my todo list for ages. I love her three color version of it. I picked up a couple skeins of “skinny” sock yarn as I don’t seem to have enough of that in my stash. Kat has a photo of Tarragon as a lamb and I was delighted that her fleece was available again this year as was Shale’s pretty BFL fleece. Donna has sold both Pumpkin and Pecia so this year she offered me Lee’s fleece (cormo) which I think is even nicer. I can’t wait to spin that! I also picked up some writer’s salve to try out and have since heard really good things about the company.

New Hampshire Sheep and Wool is probably my favorite show because it’s small and not super crowded and it’s also not terribly far away. This year a big group of friends made it out and we had a really wonderful day.

When I was a kid, I used to love Mexican pizzas at Taco Bell so when I saw this recipe I had to give it a try. I used tostada shells which were quite difficult to find and I put enchilada sauce on top before the cheese and other toppings. I doubt I would like the fast food version anymore but the homemade version was wonderful.

I would never have thought to pair tofu with broccoli rabe but it turned out wonderfully and is definitely something I would cook again.

Over the weekend, Daniel, Chris, and Jason dug out the old compost pile and made space for a compost tumbler. I’ve planted some herbs around it to fill in the space with nice green ground cover.

Ramps are silly expensive and it’s a myth that they cannot be grown in your garden. To that end, I watched for them to appear in the market this spring and promptly planted some. I managed to get one or two established last year but they like to be shady and damp so I don’t have many just yet. Given how sick I’ve been this spring I’m not sure this new batch is getting watered enough either but I”ll keep trying and eventually I’ll have my own little patch going.

The strawberries over in the flower bed on the side of the house have decided to ignore the frost warning and have set blooms. It is pretty sheltered there so they may be okay. The violets and dandelions are going bananas in the back yard. In a week or two we’ll have dandelion seed clouds with the slightest breeze.

I finished my plying marathon with this lovely green 3-ply (2 merino, 1 angora) for Miss Pat’s hat. The white angora was just too dominant for my purposes so I over-dyed the skein a deep blue green. I took both skeins to the library for Pat to see and she was absolutely delighted with them.