Who is the culprit

Seems I have a mystery in my veggie garden.  Who or what loves carrots?  and lives in the ground?  It eats from the soil level down? Can not see teeth marks either. No rot or decay just hollow shells of the carrots left when it was done.  What pests like carrot?  They say no one eats enough vegetables.  someone did in my garden.  This pest ate my raw carrots below ground and I saved about half my harvest.  so strange to have these disappear this later into the season.  The parsnips they were planting with are untouched. as you can see one of the parsnips not old enough is on top of the pile.

As for how the rest of the garden is.. it is in end of summer growth.  We are waiting for the next crop of lettuce to be ready to plant.  Lettuce seedlings are are sprouts about an inch tall right now.  at left is the carrot harvest with my snapdragons by my back deck.  Faux terra cotta pot and it has lasted over 10 years.

Below is Genny from Charlotte.  Great piece of beach glass from Lake Ontario.  Your orders are always appreciated.

 

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Mettaville New Feature Artist on my Team

Alison Koh of Mettaville.  Part of my TEAM.  We have a new feature on Panda Wear's blog.  About once a month we will feature an artist in my "TEAM".  I have been selling my work online and have a great TEAM of people whom I consider my second family. Here you will learn about the artist and their work. 

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Indigo Journal

All the artist were asked the same questions.  As for why she choose this as here business,  If you know Alison,  you'll know she love writing in journals.  She writes frequently, of many
things, ups and downs of life, recording the joys and sadness,​adventures and stories. Sometimes ​drawing, ​doodling, sometimes just a single word or phrase in a blank page.  Alison also writes to  seek answers, she would write her heart out, asking questions ​after questions ​and​ as she writes she will get some form of clarity.  ​ It's strange but if you ask any journal writer, you'll get the same answer, there is something about writing that connects you to a higher intelligence that knows and that guides you to a path of healing, learning, growing and taking you to a better place, one step at a time.  ​

Back in late 2010, she had an opportunity to attend a bookbinding workshop. The thought of making her own journals to write in delighted me. Then the big move happened, her husband and she with their cat, left their birth country, Malaysia and migrated to New Zealand in 2013. A new adventure and fresh start, she picked up where she left and here she is - making books.

A5 found here:  Butterfly Journal


 As for advise for someone starting out in her line of work, ​Practice. Practice. Practice. ​
Exactly what I would say.  Some things are universal, media does not matter.   Allison finds people love the larger version of journals (A5 size), as she does. ​​They are all fun to make! She loves the whole process of making a book from start to finish. ​

Alison sells both online and at local events.  She has a monthly market in Titirangi village every last Sunday of the month.   She has an Etsy shop - Mettaville & a Felt shop   She also has some of her books in East West Gallery in New Lynn, Auckland. Alison teaches workshops at the gallery from time to time and believes it is a fun way of meeting people.Mettaville accepts special orders.  Average turn around time depends on the request.  A safe time frame would be 1-3 weeks.  

Upcycled Pocket Notebooks

How to reach Mettaville and Alison

https://www.etsy.com/shop/mettaville

http://felt.co.nz/shop/mettaville

https://instagram.com/mettaville

https://www.facebook.com/mettaville

http://www.mettaville.blogspot.co.nz/

 

 

I hope you are enjoying meeting my team.  They are the Best! 

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Summer, Are you enjoying the party?

August is here and it is hard to believe summer is half over.  Time really seems to have zinged by this year. I am enjoying the season and making the most of it.  We are finishing redoing the brick paver walkway by the pond in the backyard.  The vegetable garden is happy and still producing tomatoes.  Cucumbers are there so salads are frequent with my meals. 

 I have decided to join one of the local farmer's markets for the rest of the summer.  I will be at the Genesee Valley Regional Market in Henrietta.  The hours and address are here:  http://bit.ly/1gP5b2S


One of the recent harvests with carrot man. Below pic shows the full harvest with snow peas, kale, cucumbers, beans and tomatoes. 

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Enjoy the rest of this beautiful season.