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Jen’s Boot Camp and Allerton Abbey Experience

 
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After finishing my potholder, I needed a dish scrubber, so I decided to crochet one out of wool, which I’ve never used for a dishcloth before (usually I use cotton, but don’t have any here). It actually seems to work just fine, though.

(Day 26)
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I don’t know the story behind this one, but it’s my favorite
I don’t know the story behind this one, but it’s my favorite
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Scorched wool on my potholder
Scorched wool on my potholder
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Crocheting in the dark while watching Battle Bots with the guys
Crocheting in the dark while watching Battle Bots with the guys
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Finished mesh dish scrubby
Finished mesh dish scrubby
 
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> scorched

Aww, Jen!   Shucks, that's just a nice start on some elegant patina! <G>  Or honorable dueling scars. <g>  The walking dead, halt and lame we use around the kitchen here, well, your beautiful little crocheted lady wouldn't let'm into the kitchen! And we don't even have a rocket stove to make life interesting.


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Thanks, Rufus! I was so surprised that the rocket stove door got hot enough to scorch wool instantly that I wasn’t even annoyed about my potholder, heh.
 
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We mostly worked on building gates last week—this one ended up needing more counterweight than expected!

(Day 27)
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Finished gate
Finished gate
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I made a heart with the barbed wire scraps
I made a heart with the barbed wire scraps
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Jaqi with my heart
Jaqi with my heart
 
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Another lovely morning! Ashley is here for the PEP event, and we are really enjoying having her here. She built a wonderful hugel at the Abbey yesterday (which everyone but me got pictures of—I was working on another project)!

(Day 28)
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Jaqi whitewashed a sign for the Voltzwagon (my solar power source at the Abbey)
Jaqi whitewashed a sign for the Voltzwagon (my solar power source at the Abbey)
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A flower I don&rsquo;t recognize at the Abbey
A flower I don&rsquo;t recognize at the Abbey
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Pollinators at Base camp
Pollinators at Base camp
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Wasp
Wasp
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Lovely Sakura green tea from the tea shop in Missoula
Lovely Sakura green tea from the tea shop in Missoula
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Tea close up
Tea close up
 
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