Update: Jam Jar Lanterns

Well, we finally had a warmish night to put out the lanterns and enjoy the last barbeque of the summer. After a proper feast of chived cheese stuffed mushrooms and Angus cheeseburgers, we ended up huddled like hobos over the flaming Q as the night wore on. All the more determined as ever to make the most of one last evening out in the garden before winter takes it over. It was a clear, clear night and we could count the stars and broke out the bat detector to see if anyone was about. That's right, we have a bat detector. Dorks! I still haven't worked out how you figure out what species is which but our bats are of the high frequency variety. Does anyone know what that means? I hope they're fruit bats since the plum trees have made a big mess at the back of the property and I haven't got round to cleaning up the latest windfall of purple fruits after the storm we had earlier in the week.

As far as the lanterns are concerned, I'm having second thoughts about the glue dots I used. I think when I make more, I'll use a hot glue gun. As the jars warmed up from the candle flame, all of my hard work slithered to the ground. Another consideration is lighting the tea lights. Sure, I should just get some of those long handled matches or punks I think they're called. I've been thinking about actually filling them with wax and making my own candles instead, but perhaps that defeats the purpose of all the bedazzling.....To see the original post and if you're wondering how or why I made them click here.

Have I mentioned that I found out today that I got that job I wanted so badly? Okay, time to congratulate me - I got the job! I can now add librarian to my long list of occupations. And not just any librarian, but an academic librarian! Okay, Assistant Librarian. I'll be working for a local community college that specializes in the 'land based' studies, that's British for anything forestry, agriculture, aboriculture, landscape architecture, gardening, animal husbandry, equine studies including horse training and shoeing and ferriering, blacksmithing, or last, but not least, veterinary nursing related. I could spend years in that library just exploring considering it specializes in just about everything I've ever been interested in. In fact, I did stay for an hour or more after my interview just going through some of the books and journals. There's this one title on the Arts and Crafts Garden that really got my wheels turning. My husband insisted this was an interview faux pas and I should have left gracefully and immediately after the humiliation of talking about how I'm a team player in front of a panel of five heavies from the Dean's office. I think it may just have won me the gig. I start the first week of November, updates to follow, I'm sure.