Most of the day was spent in the field, putting up shade houses and covering the hosta beds with 60% shade cloth. Up and down the ladder, all day. Climb up, unroll some cloth, bungee it to the structure, climb back down, move ladder three feet and repeat. Over and over. Temps hit 90. Mother Nature must be laughing. That we had a fire going on Monday is not lost on me. By the time we were finished it, the temps were down to 86. Time to jump into the pond. The water has NOT had time to warm up. Heart stopping. Refreshing. Back stroking out is one thing, but having that icy cold water stream past your belly, oh my…!
I took a breather and came in to have a cold drink and go online to find Wendy’s pattern for toe up socks. I’m at the point where I have to make the gusset or heel or whatever comes next in a toe up. While waiting for the dial up to get where i point it, I spin. The Schacht sits next to my desk.
I’m working on a pound of 50% alapca / 50% wool that I bought at the RI Sheep & Wool festival last Saturday from the Twist of Fate Spinnery guys. Thought I’d see what their processed fiber felt like.
Pretty grey.
Spins up nicely. I’m thinking three ply.
In answer to some of your comments from yesterday, the paw prints were Coon. The bear, however, did go through the outhouse, tossing everything, EVERYTHING, out onto the lawn while he finished off the sunflower seeds. So far, I haven’t heard a mountain lion this year.
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8 responses to “hurry up, slow down”
Lovely roving and singles. What will you make with it?
Lovely roving and singles. What will you make with it?
Nice fuzz!
I don’t like freezing cold. BRRrrrr.
Wow! You are brave to jump into the icy pond waters! Are you a member of the polar bears club by chance? The 50/50 looks great!
I’m with you all the way jumping into the cold water. It is so totally stimulating, invigorating and refreshing.
Poor hostas! That heat is unbearable for them. To say nothing of how your legs will most likely feel tomorrow morning. What a day.
The grey alpaca/wool is very nice.
Gosh, you are getting a bit of everything weather-wise, and animal-wise too! Spring must be nice up there….
You keep sunflower seeds in your outhouse? I assume its purpose is different from what I’m thinking! ;o)
The fiber looks SOOO soft! I’m spinning brown, brown, brown and can’t wait to get back to some color.
I was at RI S&W & got that exact fiber in that color! I’ve got about 1/2 a bobbin spun up (will eventually be a scarf for my brother). Kind of wish I had gotten some more!