Borlotti beans are really beautiful.

Even the pods are beautiful. This is this years haul.

It was a really windy day when we picked the beans. In fact it also poured with rain about two minutes after this photo was taken.

Podded, there ended up being about three freezer bags worth. This probably works out as about 6 family meals.

(As you probably know, borlotti beans are really versatile. You can freeze them fresh, or you can dry them. They keep their shape really well when boiled – though they do lose their speckles.)

1. Go outside (just for a bit.)

2. Do some jobs (just for a bit.)

3. Play with your children.

4. Eat (a bit) of something that tastes really lovely.

5. Make sure you can see where you have been (in the house, in the work you have to do.)

6. Listen to something that might make you smile. Or (if you’re on your own, and you think it will help) something that lets you cry.

7. Don’t go over it again and again. Unless you know it’s going to get you somewhere better than this.

8. Accept that your heart hurts right now. But it won’t forever.

9. Keep your hands busy.

10. Watch your children play.

(No one has died, no one is ill – well I have a head cold – it’s not depression, and it probably won’t last forever.)

(Mordanting today. And lots of yarn drying. )

Only a little update this week – there are lots of other yarns drying as we speak so hopefully there’ll be another update later in the week, or a large on next week (depending on how things go) – I realised that I should actually add some of the white yarn to the shop, since I keep wanting to use it in colour work and I though other people might too.