Eeek . . . Monster Zucchini!

Eeek . . . look what showed up in my garden. Yes, this is over 1 foot long. And probably not as edible as it should be, but we'll find out later this week. First, I need to separate it from the umbilical cord and somehow preserve it for cooking later this week. I'm not sure how I accomplished this feat . . . perhaps it could be due to the fact that I've barely used insecticides and only applied fertilizer at irregular intervals. Most of my time has been spent pulling up weeds (ugh).

Lately I've taken to going out to putter around in the garden in the morning after Bruce goes to work. This works out great because I'm refreshed after a good night of sleep, I got no excuse to dawdle around, and I can shower after working in the garden.

I really like the Here Be Dragons pattern - I'm almost halfway through the first pattern repeat and this yarn is a real pleasure to work with after the worsted weight handspun yarn. Don't get me wrong, I love handspun yarn, it's just that perhaps I could have used a larger size so it wouldn't feel like I was wrapping bulky yarn around a slim needle.