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No, not "ponies". (And get your mind out of the gutter, too ( Read more... )

We fed the critters on their usual schedule and then took off for points west, stopping in Garden Prairie for breakfast at the cafe we like there (homestyle country, not overpriced, not fancy) and continued on all the way to Cedarville for the Stephenson County Fiber Fair. Cedarville, Illinois is the birthplace of Jane Addams, by the way. The Fair ( Read more... )

For finrod7 ( Because he tagged me )

No, not that way. I'm putting a warp on a loom. I'd rather do it by daylight, because I'm using fine linen threads, but there just hasn't been time during the day what with all the cleanup from the snowstorm. It took us two full days to get snow out of the major paths around here ( Read more... )

Survived. Got the judging results from the show, posted them into the newsletter. Dropped off a printed listing at the gallery, visited with people who came to hear Gary and Rob in the farmer's market outside ( Read more... )

So, I did get everything done in time, though I lost a couple of hours of sleep last night and will be passing out early tonight to compensate. I even got the Wensleydale singles plied this morning after concluding there wouldn't be time for it ( Read more... )

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Well, vacation is good for some things. I completed the bag of blue faced Leicester wool that I should have had spun up weeks ago. As soon as the yarn dries, I'm ready to begin knitting. Pattern is chosen, sampled and ready. In the process of rehabbing a donated spinning wheel, and it is now working but needs some cosmetic repairs yet. I'll post a ( Read more... )

For a serious housecleaning.

I've misplaced a drop spindle somehow. Not a little one, either. Too much yarn and fiber stashed all over...