Who doesn’t like flowers? I don’t know what variety of daylily this one is, but I have several of these planted along the back of my property. I almost waited too late this year to get a decent photo of one, but I think they are delicate and beautiful.
Now the Crepe Myrtles are getting cranked up around here. It is killing me to see the Japanese Beetles taking such a toll and whatever my landscaper used doesn’t seem to have helped much. I have far too many plants to fight the Japanese Beetles by hand. Crepe Myrtles share their beauty the entire year as they have such a striking form and bark. This isn’t a great photo, but at least the sky was nice and blue.
I call these fan flowers and I’m not even sure what the correct botanical name is, but I think they are so pretty. I love the way they begin to drape over the sides of the containers as they grow. They thrive on the west side of my house where the late afternoon sun is too hot for me to have many choices. I can even plant them in fairly small concrete containers and their roots can take the confinement of a what I’d be willing to bet is a boiling hot container.
I know this is changing the theme a bit, but this iron is a real thing of beauty in my book.
I’ve seen and heard many discussions about irons and I guess many have heard my take on them, but here I go again. I love this Digital Velocity iron. In fact, I love it so much that I think it deserves a place among the flowers. This iron has served me well for 4 years and it doesn’t show the first hint of slowing down. It has, by far, the most powerful steam I’ve ever seen a home iron produce. I gave my own grown sons these irons for Christmas gifts several years ago and the first thing I knew, I was ordering these irons for all of their friends. I do not love starch and I’ve not had to use starch to remove the wrinkles from oxford cloth shirts or khaki pants since I’ve started using this iron. The newer models have a feature that allows you to override the auto shut-off mode, although the auto shut-off is a real safety feature for a scatter-brain like me. The newer models allow you to use steam on lower temperatures also. I’m tempted to buy the newer model, but can’t justify it when the old one is still performing so well. I sew, an iron is one of the most important pieces of equipment I own, and I think this is a great iron! For more information on this iron, go to www.reliablecorporation.com.
And have you heard about the Pressing Partners Duo? If not, this is another item you’ll never want to be without. This package contains an 18” x 28” piece of wool to lay on the ironing board, which is particularly important for pressing embroidered items. And it is accompanied by a 18” x 26” silk organza press cloth. To top it all off, it is beautifully packaged and would make a great gift for any sewing enthusiast. You can purchase the Pressing Partner Duo from www.farmhousefabrics.com.
Now one last tip to keep any iron from spitting.... Don’t turn the steam on until your iron heats to the desired temperature, which must be in the steam range. Then be sure and turn the steam feature off before allowing the iron to cool down. Learned that from a master tailor and this trick has never failed me.
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