Tomorrow I plan on hanging around with my sister KK who is visiting from Los Angeles. So far it has been a good visit. Today she enjoyed relaxing at Starpass.
A blog about my life, my fiber arts and pictures of my finished work. I will also throw in the very occasional recipe or shopping tip.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Unusaly Good
Yesterday was an extraordinary day in my Etsy shop. I have sold out of all of my hand spun yarn. So last night I started spinning more. It will take me a few days to restock. I will be making skeins with more yardage, so if you have a color preference please let me know. Also let me know if you want some art yarn, as the majority of the skeins that I have spun never made it past my Tuesday knitting group.
Things have reached a new level of crazy and will get crazier around here. We are redoing the kitchen. The memories of the last remodel project 6 1/2 years ago is fading. So we are taking the plunge again. This time I have a bit more time so I will be decluttering the kitchen as I pack it up. I hope to get rid of things that I do not use or don't know why I have them. There will be some exceptions of course like my grandmothers grinder, I have good memories of her using it. My cake decorating supplies will also be off the chopping block for the most part. I still do make an occasional cake. I just wonder what I have hiding in the backs of the cabinets after 21 years in this house. Just maybe with more cabinets and less clutter everything will fit into my cabinets once we finish.
I need to go get ready for tomorrow.
Things have reached a new level of crazy and will get crazier around here. We are redoing the kitchen. The memories of the last remodel project 6 1/2 years ago is fading. So we are taking the plunge again. This time I have a bit more time so I will be decluttering the kitchen as I pack it up. I hope to get rid of things that I do not use or don't know why I have them. There will be some exceptions of course like my grandmothers grinder, I have good memories of her using it. My cake decorating supplies will also be off the chopping block for the most part. I still do make an occasional cake. I just wonder what I have hiding in the backs of the cabinets after 21 years in this house. Just maybe with more cabinets and less clutter everything will fit into my cabinets once we finish.
I need to go get ready for tomorrow.
Labels:
decluttering,
Etsy,
Hand Spun Yarn,
kitchen,
remodel
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Cleaning at a New Level
This morning I have taken my cleaning to a new level. Over the years I have ended up with bits and pieces of fiber left over from other spinning projects and samples that I just did not know what to do with. So this morning I got out my Ashford Art Carder, so appetly named I think. I am taking many little bits and pieces and mixing them up together to make one of a kind mini batts to be spun up into you guessed it more art yarn. Here is the batch of 7 batts that I made this morning.
I also managed to spin 1 art skein too. It was a very crafty day around here. I had friends over working on projects too. Amber managed to make 2 bibs from scratch and appliqué Elmo's on 4 bibs. Amber also finished a twin sized blanket for a gift. I taught Lisa how to use her new to her spinning wheel and she made some great art yarn. We will have to do this again.
Friday, July 10, 2015
A Great Day
Today started out at 4 am with Eric. The bad pat about that is that I did not have time for breakfast until after 9 am. That lead to me over buying breakfast items. I did not over eat them though. On the great side before noon I managed to get the van fixed, a case of formula delivered to the Tucson Community food bank and 2 blankets delivered to the Tucson V.A.. By 11:30 I was ready for a nap.
On the fiber front I knit 1 scarf, spun 3 skeins of art yarn and wound 4 skeins of yarn. Washed 5 skeins of yarn. Pictures tomorrow. Then finished weaving a rag rug. The rag rug will come off the loom tomorrow. John fixed the Louet spinning wheel with the help of Lisa's dad. This means that I have to figure out how much I want to sell the Lendrum ST for. I spent a lot of time restoring it. It spins very well, but I like my Lendrum DT better. It is time to thin the heard a bit.
I also made a baby step in de cluttering the kitchen. The Mr. Coffee and all its filters left the house. It is finally in the home of someone who loves coffee.
It was a very busy and productive day. I hope for the same tomorrow.
Labels:
de cluttering,
errands,
knitting,
Spinning,
weaving
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Busy as a Bee
I think that I have too much on my plate right now. I feel that I am burning the candle in too many places at once. I think that this had made it difficult for me to get a really good nights sleep. Which in turn has made progress fall behind schedule.
We are also looking at redoing the kitchen. Just the wood choices are enough to drive me crazy. At one place alder wood is the lowest cost wood and at another it is the highest priced wood. Most offer fiber board cabinets with wood exteriors. Some offer solid wood cabinets and doors. The pricing makes no sense to me. At least I have the oven and dishwasher picked out. Picking out wood is like picking a new fridge, there were less choices 21 years ago when I picked out the last fridge.
Well I will try to sleep tonight.
Labels:
appliances,
kitchen,
overwhelmed,
projects,
wood
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Feeling Better
Today was my first productive day in a while. I finished 2 loads of laundry before I took Eric to his day program. I was on the go until 2 pm, when I finally got time for lunch. I managed an hour of housework before everything stopped for percussion. We were a bit short handed this evening so I did part of Eric's nightly routine. Not very surprising to me was that I hit my brick wall at 5:45 tonight. I was even to tired to finish the fingerless mittens I had been knitting.
Tonight Eric was in a laundry making mode. So I started 1 load before bed and I will deal with the rest of it tomorrow. I think it is time to call it a day.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Meet Judith Knight in Person
My good friend Judith Knight has published a cookbook. For those of you who do not have the pleasure of knowing Judith in person, here is a chance to meet her and sample some of her baking. I always look forward to my monthly Old Pueblo Knitting Guild meetings because I know Judith has baked or cooked up some special treats for us. I would put Judith's skill sets as a baker right up there with an early mentor of mine Frances Kuyper - The Cake Lady.
Did I mention that you can get a signed cookbook if you ask nicely. This would make a great gift for the baker, college grad or newlywed in your life. So here are the details. Please call the store for the time.
Judith Knight,
author of
The Knights at the Round Table
Life’s Funny Moments and Eclectic Recipes to Match!
Saturday, June 27
11:00am to 3:00pm
For a
Book Signing,
Treat Tasting & Chat at
Barnes and Noble Bookstore
Barnes and Noble
Foothills Mall
7325 N La Cholla Blvd., Suite100
Tucson, AZ 85714
Judith Knight simplifies home
cooking and entertaining with
her delectable, easy to prepare
recipes. Laced with humorous
tales; recipes of all kinds, from
appetizers through desserts;
and helpful tips—this book is
guaranteed to fill your home with
love, laughter, and satisfied
appetites.
If you are not able to attend the event but want a copy of Judith's book there is a link to Amazon.com on the side of my blog.
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