Rust

I think I made a major mistake today, no I don't think I know I did. I emptied out the wheel barrow and it was full of very rusty water. I should have tried to put it into buckets to put fabric into, what a waste. Oh well it's supposed to rain again tonight so maybe it'll fill with rusty water again, and I have about 50 pounds of walunts, complete with husks in the barrow, which is why I emptied it in the first place.

I should be get some sort of color of WOW here with the walnuts and rust! Except the walnuts are in garbage bags, bags that leaked all over my truck and the gook is probably eating the paint off of the body as I write. I'll take them, the walnuts, out of the bags tomorrow and throw fabric into the barrow with.

It's been one of those years what can I say. Well my gourds are beautiful what more can I ask for!

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Space

I moved all of my knitting needles and crochet hooks to the living room this afternoon, it feels good to have more space in my studio, and to be able to sit with my husband and pets in the evening. Now to move the yarn and wool down there as well.

A Birdhouse Gourd 

The Old Man of the Woods Sleeps, sunbeams are priceless. 

The Old Man of the Woods, aka Barley. He's eleven years old now, which is really hard to believe. 

Navajo Drop Spindle 

Spinning and Knitting

I put my spinning wheel in the livingroom tonight, and told my husband that I hoped he didn't mind. He doesn't btw. I also put some of my knitting in there this afternoon. In the spirit of doing what I love I decided it was high time to do what I love in the livingroom and not just in my studio anymore. The result is a big empty spot in my studio, and instant stress reliever. I'll have to move my old dorm trunk to the living room so I can fill it with my every burgeoning yarn stash, I'll need an amoire or two or three just for the fleeces.

I've decided that the loom can live in the living room as well, I'll have to move some furniture out, maybe to the attic? Who knows. I'd love to put that furniture in the library (1905 Victorian home) but my business, or I should say parts of it, lives in there. I'll get it figured out.

I would have had the loom up and going this weekend but have been deathly ill, most of the week actually. I'm not sure what I have, my dad is convinced it's west nile virus, I think it's the flu, or the plague maybe but not west nile.

One studio kitty that is lost! He's so used to my being in the studio, where he thinks he should live.  

Lavender Merino Top. It hate the stuff personally, but I have it so I'll spin it. It was dyed with hibiscus blossoms iron somehow made it into the dye pot. 

My new birthday loom, which now lives in the livingroom, and hopefully soon there will be less furniture in there as well. I just haven't figured out where to move my beloved slipper chairs off to. 

Who really needs a livingroom anyway? 

Some of my spinning stash, I'm going to have to build a bigger bobbin holder! 

My new Navajo Drop Spindle and some grey Swaynesdale(?) I'll have to go look at the name on the bag to make sure. My best friend Brenda bought me the spindle for my birthday. 

Heaven on a pan! Hubby homemade bisquits tonight. 

Studio

I need to clean my studio, the last pic I took of the warping board clearly shows that this has become an issue. I really need to start with the closet off of the studio, it has a lot of stuff in there that is not necessary. Too bad I feel like road kill today.

New Warping Board that came with the loom. I still need to figure out what I need for shuttles, it came with one shuttle boat, and a bunch of tapestry style shuttles. The tapestry style shuttles should work well for my Navajo loom. 

Prairie Potholes II. Copyright 2005 8.5 x11 inches. BTW I renamed Mind Field to Prairie Potholes I. I love ariel shots of the prairie it's so sensual. 

Time Off

I've been ill for about four to five days now, I'm not sure what I have but it's got me by the tail, which really sucks on your birthday. Turning 39 will forever go down in my history as having the flu - or something anyway. Oh yeah lets don't forget finding out I have skin cancer - that was last week.

I'm trying to get some stuff ready for a show on Sunday, but I don't think I'm going to make it, I just don't feel up to it. I have orders I need to get out the door tomorrow morning, I'll either Fed-Ex them or send them via the Post Office. My Texas customer orders will go out next week, when Rita is done doing her damage.

You know what I really want, a blizzard (not the DQ kind), a big blueberry muffin, some hot chocolate with whipped cream, and to sit in my big easy chair, knitting up some socks. Blizzards are great, no rush to go anywhere, just stay home, you can waste as much time as you want and never need to feel guilty because you can't go anywhere.

Well it also helps that I love winter.

My new stash of yarn, it came with the loom. There are four other bags, in addition to this pile. It's a very nice combo stash, wools, cottons, linen, and a bit of silk and cashmere, most of it's natural or hand-dyed.