Instead of showing off my WIPs, here's a new video made by Pete's neighbors.
The only news I can tell you is that no news is okay news. I think that there are times when no commitment is the only way to get around things. My fingers are crossed.
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winter gardens.. light catchers
I'd thought to show you pictures of the January thaw. But, there weren't any walks for me the past week, and now it is February. I've had a terrific cold, perhaps enhanced by the H1N1 flu shot that I got at a free clinic. I was down for the count by 7:30 that evening. Coincidence, probably. None the less, walking in the cold and wind with aches and chills, didn't happen. The thaw continued without me. Almost. Most of the thaw is extra work; raking snow from the roof, chipping away heavier ice packs to free up the walks and drive and pushing away accumulating slush when it finally melts. One part, my favorite to be sure, is the formation of icicles. Big, shining, light refracting stalactites of frozen water. I know that icicles and stalactites are different in composition, but they are alike too. It is an interesting article. Early in the thaw, as I do every winter if the icicles are large enough, I filled my planters with frozen light catchers.
8 responses to “winter gardens.. light catchers”
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Awesome! We don’t get anything like that in the Baltimore area.
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That is so cool!
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I LOOOOOVE those icicles! And I hope you feel better soon.
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What a wonderful ice of icicles! Feel better soon my friend!
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Thanks for sharing those excellent articles.
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Hey, I’ve got some icicles I was going to knock down today! Now I will try to break them off carefully to I can “plant” them. Great idea, thanks!
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Those are gorgeous!
I felt pretty crummy for 3-4 days about a week after I got my h1n1 shot so you may be right about that “enhancing” your cold. -
That’s beautiful! I’d never thought of displaying icicles that way.
I’ll bet they’re pretty sparkling in the sun. If we get any sun…
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Ten Minutes (for Tuesday)
You've seen them before. The first is the spindle spun that I posted earlier this week winding onto a felted ball. After checking my records, I found that it was the last of the llama and silk I bought from Barnswallow Farm. It was spun on one of my beautiful Ledbetter spindles and plied on the same one. This was truly a take with project, carried around in my knitting bag and spun bits at a time. I plied it while taking breaks from my knitting this week. The 200 yd. skein brings the total yardage of this yarn to 640 yd. That should be plenty for a little shawl.
alpaca / silk
total yardage: 640 yd. (approx. 2560 yd/lb.)
spindle spun : Ledbetter and Hardy spindlesThe second project (my carded Shetland) has been spun in blocks of time that are for the most part hours, not minutes. However, this week I am spinning in little bits of time, keeping my wheel handy so that I can keep this project going. I spun almost another bobbin last Saturday at my friend Sue's end of the month Spin In. Here's what is in the drawer so far, not including an almost full bobbin still on the wheel. As soon as it's full, I'll ply a skein. I'm still thinking that it will be a 3 ply yarn.
With six more weeks of winter predicted to the south (ground hogs in the north wouldn't think of showing their faces yet), there should be plenty of spinning time in my future.
2 responses to “Ten Minutes (for Tuesday)”
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Such spinning beauty! I love it all.
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yes…there is still more “fibernating” to be done before spring!
Your hands have been productive! Gorgeous yarn!
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2 responses to “for Pete’s Sake”
Many thanks for the video Judy. I had been wondering about poor Pete and his fate.
Glad to see the big guy is still around. Take care of yourself and look forward to your next walk photos.