The Carolina Alpaca Celebration was held in Concord, NC over this weekend this year, and so Aimee, Cristi, Dani and I took the opportunity to crash it today (Sunday).

Three of us met in Matthews, piled into one car, and drove up to meet Dani there. From where we were, we had to take a few roads that seemed to lead into nowhere, North Carolina.

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From time to time, my inner geek surfaces with intensity ( Read more... )

I know, I know, loads more stuff I haven't finished updating, including SAFF narrative. BUT in the interests of attempting to keep up, here's some finished stuff.

This is roving I purchased at SAFF from Jehovah Jireh Farm (I believe they also have a store on eBay). I picked it up with the intention of spinning it into yarn that I could use to knit ( Read more... )

I am not an early bird but I do try to schedule all my medical and dental appointments as early as possible. This is so that I can get them out of the way as quickly as possible, and then get in to work without too much of a delay ( Read more... )

This evening, I completed Week 4, Day 3 of C25K. Week 4 used to be scary, but I was able to do it, and I feel good about that. I even feel that I shall be capable of handling Week 5 Days 1 and 2, which include running for 8 minute stints. Day 3, though, has me a little intimidated. 20 minutes of running, straight ( Read more... )

Gracious hostess Turtlegirl76, and kittehs Ripple and Calvin welcomed Tvini and me into their home for some sit-n-spin time. We were out on the patio because my allergies have not had a good history with most cats in general, and it was also a lovely day and the weather permitted ( Read more... )

This is the black (kinda heathered) alpaca I scored at the Loch Norman Games 2007.


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This just recently came off my Louet.

No idea what fiber this is. It was very kindly given to me by Turtlegirl76 for spinning practice.


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I had purchased some top which looked to be a lovely blue in the store, but which turned out to be a brilliant Carolina Panther Blue when I looked at it in better light ( Read more... )

The title is a holla to tvini who very kindly shared some very lovely brown fiber with me and neither of us really know what it is :D

(That's what us stumbling beginners do, ya know.. we take all kinds of donated fiber and just sperryment and we don't ask too many questions as long as nothing died for it.)

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