Yesterday Rose and I spent much of the day at the Lowell Textile Museum demonstrating spinning. I was pretty nervous about that since I hardly know what I’m doing yet. I did manage to progress past the park and spin … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I went with Rose out to Bonnie’s farm to "help" her attempt to shear the first of her sheep. Bonnie’s new at it and neither of us had seen it done so mostly we just cleared the wool … Continue reading →

I added some rubber bands to my homemade lazy kate to add some tension and had another go at plying the singles into yarn. Here’s the result. The rubber bands did keep trying to pop off so I need to … Continue reading →

Here is the little swatch I did from the yarn I made on the drop spindle. It knits up okay I think. I also managed to get out yesterday and order some new glasses. Mine old ones have been missing … Continue reading →

Wow, this little birthday surprise was exactly that, a complete surprise! I discovered this little package in my mailbox yesterday when Daniel and I returned home from the orthodontist late in the morning. The card says, "from Emma" but I’m … Continue reading →

Here’s the progress on the pink retrorib sock after Saturday’s knitting and Sunday morning SnB knitting. I’m very nearly done with the foot and ready to start the toe. Daniel has a long orthodontist appointment this morning so I may … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning Carrie and I planned to check out the local yarn shops in Boston and Cambridge to scope out the sort of merchandise each carries. I arrived at her house bright and early a bit before 6:30 AM where … Continue reading →

I’m posting this Friday evening since I’ll be leaving at the crack of dawn Saturday morning- consider this a Saturday post. Today I worked on this needle roll for Emma with a Green Lantern emblem on it. We’ve been talking … Continue reading →

My daffodils are coming up like gangbusters now. Even the ones I moved last fall when we planted some new bushes in the front of the house. I was worried about those even knowing how hard it is to go … Continue reading →