First of all I would like to say that Ashley is the winner of the Cooking Disasters contest. Ashley Please let me know if you want cotton or wool for knitting or felting or a mixture of everything.
Well I finally got Eric back to school yesterday. It was a long one this time but I am happy to say that he has his smile back. So I went all over Tucson yesterday doing long put off errands and charity runs. I have also been cleaning like mad and almost have a totally clean front room to show for it.
My spinning is progressing nicely I have gotten some of my single ply down to 18 wpi (wraps per inch) which gives me a dk ( double knit) weight yarn. Plying is still giving me a devil of a time, but later this month John will make me a plying box that others on Raverly say work well with hand spindles for plying.
I also have a question for any spinners out there. I have one small sample silver that I messed up while trying to ply. Can this be re carded or should I just wash it and put it in my pin weaving as an artist accent?
Yes I did take a virtual mommy day off today. So far only 2 loads of trash out, 2 loads of laundry done, run the dishwasher and took a nap. Well its time to go do my hair. We have a sitter for Eric tonight. So enjoy your families and have a great evening. Later all.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Busy as a Bee
It's been a while since I last blogged. Eric has been sick and I have been busy getting rid of junk and clutter. I did manage to get John too join in the effort yesterday. It was such a good week that we could not get all the recycling in the bin and had to hold over a little bit to add once the bin was emptied today. Yes the bin was so full we could not pack it down any further and John had to drag it to the street.
My spinning is progressing nicely and I found a way to keep the yarn from sliding around the spindle and I now have smoother yarn which is also thinner. My plying is getting better although I still have trouble when I get to the end, but with practice I am sure it Will get better.
A lot of knitting is also getting done. It is also a good thing that I have plenty of yarn and some fibre for spinning as Eric will be home another week. I think is is entirely possible to get cabin fever in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Yes I reached that point last week and still have a week to go, but at least we are home and not at the hospital like everyone was thinking this morning. So at least there is something positive about today.
I did a very foolish thing today too. I scheduled 2 IEP meetings for Eric for today 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon with a doctors appointment sandwiched in between. Definitely too much for one day when I am so tired. Just one more week will be my mantra for the week. So yes I will be off the grid for another week. Enjoy your families and have a good week.
My spinning is progressing nicely and I found a way to keep the yarn from sliding around the spindle and I now have smoother yarn which is also thinner. My plying is getting better although I still have trouble when I get to the end, but with practice I am sure it Will get better.
A lot of knitting is also getting done. It is also a good thing that I have plenty of yarn and some fibre for spinning as Eric will be home another week. I think is is entirely possible to get cabin fever in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Yes I reached that point last week and still have a week to go, but at least we are home and not at the hospital like everyone was thinking this morning. So at least there is something positive about today.
I did a very foolish thing today too. I scheduled 2 IEP meetings for Eric for today 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon with a doctors appointment sandwiched in between. Definitely too much for one day when I am so tired. Just one more week will be my mantra for the week. So yes I will be off the grid for another week. Enjoy your families and have a good week.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Kitchen Disasters A New Contest
We have all had kitchen disasters and some of them are very funny. Take the time when I was about 9 and attempting to cook dinner on my own, so I could get a Girl Scout Cooking badge. Well lets just say I was just awful at fractions at the time and when the recipe called for 3/4 cup of cooking sherry, I thought it meant 3 or 4 cups of sherry. Well you can all see where that one went. Sometimes we just burn the food other times we just use the wrong ingredients as a substitute and disaster strikes.
What this contest is about is your most outrageous cooking disasters of all time. Please keep it clean as this is a family blog. The prize will be either a $25.00 gift certificate to my store or a Medium Flat rate box filled to the brim with yarn, your choice. You have until midnight MST on February 28th to submit your kitchen disasters. Please feel free to post a link to this contest in your blog, The more stories the better.
We will have the usual panel of judges. Good luck and lets hear those stories.
What this contest is about is your most outrageous cooking disasters of all time. Please keep it clean as this is a family blog. The prize will be either a $25.00 gift certificate to my store or a Medium Flat rate box filled to the brim with yarn, your choice. You have until midnight MST on February 28th to submit your kitchen disasters. Please feel free to post a link to this contest in your blog, The more stories the better.
We will have the usual panel of judges. Good luck and lets hear those stories.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Loop de Loop
Well today was certainly a roller coaster of a day. Eric was up until the wee hours of the morning and I did manage to sleep in until 6:15am. After a bit of fumbling which was suppose to look like work; Eric and I both accomplished a nap. The day was so much better after the nap.
Eric wanted company for a couple of hours so it was naturally time to knit. About 1.5 inches got done on the second half of the poncho. After he was settled into watching some Disney Channel I got down to some serious cleaning. I made a very good start on the empty recycle bin, 3 loads out and 1 bag of trash also managed to find its way out the door.
I also came to an euphony while cleaning. I do not have to follow some will instructions to the T. When my Uncle Harry died he left me his stone and glass egg collection with the instructions that when I die it was suppose to be divided up between my kids, nieces and nephew. So I picked out my favorite eggs from the collection and put them on my newly cleaned desk. The rest of the eggs were divided up equally between my nieces and nephew figuring that Teri would get the ones I put on my desk at a later date. With any luck they will be mailed out tomorrow. I am not kidding when I say the out going mail is over 12 inches high and getting higher.
I also managed to spin almost 1 ounce of fibre tonight and will finish it in the morning; and then it will be time to ply it. I am just hoping that I can get the full ounce on one drop spindle before it gets too full. I think I seriously need to find a wpi tool and should start saving up for a spinning wheel.
Well Eric wants some company so it is time to go do some knitting. And look for a new contest in my blog tomorrow. So have a great evening and enjoy your families.
Eric wanted company for a couple of hours so it was naturally time to knit. About 1.5 inches got done on the second half of the poncho. After he was settled into watching some Disney Channel I got down to some serious cleaning. I made a very good start on the empty recycle bin, 3 loads out and 1 bag of trash also managed to find its way out the door.
I also came to an euphony while cleaning. I do not have to follow some will instructions to the T. When my Uncle Harry died he left me his stone and glass egg collection with the instructions that when I die it was suppose to be divided up between my kids, nieces and nephew. So I picked out my favorite eggs from the collection and put them on my newly cleaned desk. The rest of the eggs were divided up equally between my nieces and nephew figuring that Teri would get the ones I put on my desk at a later date. With any luck they will be mailed out tomorrow. I am not kidding when I say the out going mail is over 12 inches high and getting higher.
I also managed to spin almost 1 ounce of fibre tonight and will finish it in the morning; and then it will be time to ply it. I am just hoping that I can get the full ounce on one drop spindle before it gets too full. I think I seriously need to find a wpi tool and should start saving up for a spinning wheel.
Well Eric wants some company so it is time to go do some knitting. And look for a new contest in my blog tomorrow. So have a great evening and enjoy your families.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
It's Official
I think that is really official. I have fallen off the face of the earth. Yes Eric is still sick and no he is not ready for school yet at least 2 more days at home this week. Oh and did I mention Rodeo Break is scheduled for Thursday and Friday of this week. Rodeo is a tradition dating back to I believe the mid 1920's here in Tucson and it is a really big deal. We have a parade, official concert and everything.
Over the weekend I finished 1/2 of a poncho for charity and 1 Project Gratitude scarf. Check out this link if you would like to send a nice warm scarf to one of our wonderful military members overseas. http://www.opgratitude.com/howtohelp.php?page=individual The first year I made 4 scarfs, last year I made 6 and this year I hope to have 10 finished by October.
Well the house is quiet now so I will go get some much needed sleep. So enjoy your families and have a great week.
Over the weekend I finished 1/2 of a poncho for charity and 1 Project Gratitude scarf. Check out this link if you would like to send a nice warm scarf to one of our wonderful military members overseas. http://www.opgratitude.com/howtohelp.php?page=individual The first year I made 4 scarfs, last year I made 6 and this year I hope to have 10 finished by October.
Well the house is quiet now so I will go get some much needed sleep. So enjoy your families and have a great week.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Still at Home
I am still at home with a sick boy. Yes this is another iPod blog. I am currently watching Sprout Good Night Show with Eric and hoping that he falls asleep soon.
In honor of my UFO month I finished 8 charity items in my finishing basket. This means that I only have to knit 42 more items to reach my 50 item goal of the year. When the light is better I will take pictures and post them so you can see the work so far. Supriseingly I also picked up Teri's blanket and finished 2 squares today. I don't think it will be done by the 28th of the month,but at this point any progress is good progress. John thinks that I might have it done in time for summer.
Well it looks like Eric is finally settling in for the night. So have a good one and enjoy your families.
In honor of my UFO month I finished 8 charity items in my finishing basket. This means that I only have to knit 42 more items to reach my 50 item goal of the year. When the light is better I will take pictures and post them so you can see the work so far. Supriseingly I also picked up Teri's blanket and finished 2 squares today. I don't think it will be done by the 28th of the month,but at this point any progress is good progress. John thinks that I might have it done in time for summer.
Well it looks like Eric is finally settling in for the night. So have a good one and enjoy your families.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Day or Night You Choose
We are in the is it night or day cycle now. Eric's very bad 3 week long cold that migrated to his lungs. Yes we caught it early and the recovery should be faster. After a very long night we both went back to sleep after everyone left and slept until afternoon. I think it did us both some good.
Not a whole lot of house work got done today. But I did manage to run and empty the dishwasher. Run 3 loads of laundry, whats that you, say is it folded? Of course not, my feelings on the subject is that clean laundry is like fine wine. No laundry shall be folded before its time. Yes I find it more acceptable to wear clean but wrinkly clothes than dirty and wrinkly clothes. Go figure.
My yikes for the day was that I paid $3.10 a gallon for gas for the car. I can't believe how fast it is going up again. Last time I filled up it was $2.80 per gallon. My spectacular spotting of the day was a little ring tailed bob cat that I spotted on the way home from the grocery store. No I did not have the camera handy. I know it would have been a great photograph.
No spinning got done today, but there was some knitting. Just maybe I will get some spinning done tonight. I also wish to thank the crew of AJ's for cooking dinner. Well it is time to wrap up this blog. So have a great evening and enjoy your families.
Not a whole lot of house work got done today. But I did manage to run and empty the dishwasher. Run 3 loads of laundry, whats that you, say is it folded? Of course not, my feelings on the subject is that clean laundry is like fine wine. No laundry shall be folded before its time. Yes I find it more acceptable to wear clean but wrinkly clothes than dirty and wrinkly clothes. Go figure.
My yikes for the day was that I paid $3.10 a gallon for gas for the car. I can't believe how fast it is going up again. Last time I filled up it was $2.80 per gallon. My spectacular spotting of the day was a little ring tailed bob cat that I spotted on the way home from the grocery store. No I did not have the camera handy. I know it would have been a great photograph.
No spinning got done today, but there was some knitting. Just maybe I will get some spinning done tonight. I also wish to thank the crew of AJ's for cooking dinner. Well it is time to wrap up this blog. So have a great evening and enjoy your families.
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