So many gourds are in progress! The new prototype bird feeder comes in a 2-door or 4-door option. Most of them are drilled, cut and decorated; they still need to be cleaned on the inside, stained and varnished. I’m searching for the right type of wire to use for hanging.
There are 2 long-handled dipper gourds marked and ready to cut into ladles. These beauties are about 2-3 feet long.
Still in the works are a few large apple gourds that I plain to dye red and add a “leaf” cut out from another gourd. If there is time, I want to work on some mini-egg gourds and a few mini gourds shaped like cute little pumpkins.
I’ve made some gorgeous necklaces from glass trade beads, chevrons and old silver. There is one, a green watermelon bead strand mixed with pink and pewter, that is too pretty to give up. I may have to keep that one for myself.
That’s all for now! Keep those fingers and toes crossed for dry Feast weather.
I’ve been thinking about what historically appropriate liquor I should carry in my flask this year. I was thinking that a rye or corn whiskey would be what an English merchant in this time frame and place would favor, but a conversation at lunch today brought forth the idea of a New England dark rum. Brandy or sherry are also possibilities.
