Got cold enough to fetch the extra blanket

Yesterday I ironed the paler flannel, laid out and cut pattern pieces, and
sewed it all together. All that’s left is the waistband and hem. I’m
getting better at this sewing stuff. Except. I totally spaced on pockets. I
might insert some into the side seams.

P went to a pruning workshop at the teaching garden, and tweaked his back a
bit.

I assembled and submitted all the seed orders for this year’s vegetable
garden. Imma fill one of the fallow beds in the main yard with sunflowers,
it’s gonna be great.

Barrayar is now at extremely compelling status. CN for discussion of rape
and rehabilitation of rapists.

I delivered a practice run of Monday’s talk to R, and got excellent
feedback. I’m glad we decided to do that — it gave me a chance to work a
bunch of the self-conscious-ness out of my system. Reorganized a few slides
and added a new pivot.

Went down a giant rabbit hole of dental care on Amazon, Amazon.co.uk, and
Amazon.fr. I would like, please, fluoride, and not mint. That is apparently
a difficult request. The France connection is because of a recent 99pi
episode about recycling. Toothpaste tubes cannot be recycled because they
have two materials bonded together, but tooth powders and solid toothpastes
that come in reusable/recyclable tins are common in France. Alas, Amazon.fr
has, like, 1000 customers. The biggest number of reviews I saw was 14. The
powders they carry are either fluoride-free woo or had pans like “made my
gums bleed” “gave me mouth ulcers” so. No.

Crossword after lunch. Snack and bed after the practice talk.

Dreamt dad-but-not-dad was cheating with a woman in the Pixies (???) and my
cousin R was visiting but totally ghosted me and also my grandparents’
house literally fell down due to soil subsidence. Yesterday was the day of
the estate sale in real life, so I’m probably having some feels about that.