First off, colds are not fun, especially if it leads to chest & back pains. It’s been four weeks and I’m still recovering from the last bit of the virus, and just in time for me to try and catch up on a lot of things, and getting into a better mood.

Gem Show = We got to go to another awesome international gem show, getting bigger every year. We at first tried to visit another location for something different, but most shows had already closed on the final weekend, save for the one we often go to, and it turned out to be just as good, as that show has become much larger. I collected some more wire for jewelry making, cabochons, freshwater pearl beads, chakra stones, and woodcrafts. Hopefully, I’ll get myself together into making more jewelry as a potential off-farming season business.

Gardening = The frosts of winter are finally ending, allowing me to go into overdrive on growing again. I’ve mainly been transplanting young sprouts, sowing another generations of herb seeds, and reattaching my water timers for proper watering. This year’s major growing goals are my new vegetable garden for fall produce, young vegetable plants for sale, and a collection of berry plants for produce and making new plants. I also came across catalogs & websites for rare heirloom seeds, which may help improve my repertoire as a business grower of edible plants.

Art =
Completed

• Kitsune soldiers of the US Army 442nd Infantry Regiment of WW2
• Planes from my 1950s alternate history project, including from Argentina & its Condor Legion, Eagle Squadron, and Czechoslovakia

To Do

• Several small arms of Estelbach, like a new generation heavy machine gun, shotguns, heavy sniper rifle, and electromagnetic railgun sniper rifles
• Beginning the small arms of Stuurmgrad
• Free French M4 Sherman tank crew characters
• Road Rovers original characters & factions