As far as my Art and Jewelry goes

I have stopped taking bellydance classes for now. It was fun but I think a little pricey for what I got out of it. I am no dancer!

I have re opened my etsy shop.
I find that when my older son is in school, my younger son is very compliant to play on his side of my studio with his art stuff while I make jewelry. I have been able to get so much more done. I need another outlet, I only have things at the gallery and on etsy. so once I build etsy back up, and have alot on hand, I will have to search out other galleries and shops for another place to sell.

There are a few things which have been bothering me which I will not write here in case the wrong people happen upon my words.

I have been working at the gallery on Sundays for more than a year and soon I think I will be working Thursdays also. I am so grateful for the job! and the opportunity to sell my jewelry here.

I have a new artistic interest though. glass. I haven't tried anything with it yet, but I have read and watched videos and learned quite a bit. I understand how to operate my kiln to work with glass now. I have on order the items I need to fuse glass into a mold to make my own "gems"
with these "gems" I will make PMC works of art! I have high hopes that this turns into something I enjoy and can make into beautiful pieces. otherwise I will have to eat $55 in materials and chalk it up to "I tried".
so as far as this new endeavor you will have to come back in a couple of weeks to see how it all worked out. until then check out my etsy shop - click on the widget on the right of your screen.

Long time no post

Well I am at work right now and have some time to post. My photos are all on my desktop computer at home though so wordy post here we come.

First, garden update

we have been harvesting and eating
cabbage
onions
corn
tomatoes (big red ones and little yellow ones and little red ones)
cucumbers
lettuce
spinach
squash
zuccini(sp)
a beet is ready (haven't picked it yet though)
green beans
broccoli

have yet to harvest
jalapenos (any day now though)
green pepper (any day now, they sure are pretty)
carrots (it will be a while)
cantaloupe (we shall see it will be a while)

The bugs are crazy! the worms that got on the broccoli made me not want to eat it! they were small and the same color as the broccoli, there was no way to be sure I wasn't eating worm!
small black bugs are on the corn (just saw them yesterday)
there are some beetles out there though they haven't devastated anything yet.
If we leave the tomatoes out there long enough to get red they are destroyed (I think by birds) so we have to let them ripen on the countertop.

I am not a fan of pesticides but will use them every now and then to keep the bugs to a minimum.
It is time to plant the fall crops, or soon will be. some space in the garden just opened up where the cabbage was and where the broccoli and spinach was. I think all these can be grown during colder months too, and guess what - in colder months bugs won't be such a problem.
we just weeded the garden again, finally got a day that wasn't scorching hot.

Garden is going good this year, hopefully we can maintain it year round!