Definitely growing Fortex beans again next year

Yesterday I was up way too early in the morning because jury duty. Missed
the bus, so P drove me. Lost my pocket knife because morning Katie wasn't
smart enough to think of asking security if I could check or mail it to
myself and tried to literally stash it in a flower pot instead. I was more
or less on time in spite of the traffic and construction on 2nd ave, the
10th st bridge, and Grant st. Judge was personable and talkative which was
cool. Nobody opted for a jury trial so we all got sent home at lunch time.
That was nice.

I took the rest of the day off for purposes of recombobulation. Sunday I
had made cyanotype paper using two locations: the basement, which is dim
but does get natural light from the north side, and the third floor
bathroom, whose window I'd blocked with a towel. I did some exposure tests
on a couple of scraps in the late afternoon and determined a second coat of
solution would give the best depth of color, but I didn't mix up fresh and
the results were alarmingly dark green instead of the chartreuse they ought
to be. I've stashed those in a flyer box and made more yesterday afternoon,
this time being sure to do the second coat within two hours of mixing up
the solution. It seemed better but I'll know for sure once they're dry.

I finished the pair of underwear I'd used the gelatin solution on, and I'm
satisfied with the elastic! I'm getting some skipped stitches but I think
that's my needle. I was even able to get some proper cupping around the
back leg. I've tried them on and it's good I made this as a trial pair
because the rear crotch is far too narrow and the curves of the back leg
don't sit anywhere near the right spot. I've re-drawn the pattern based on
a favorite extant pair of underwear (using one of my lace blocking mats to
pin out the elastic so I didn't have to cut it up, which I think is genius)
and will try that next.