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2009-04-26T16:30:00.001-05:00

Hey, it's me! Although I haven't been posting, I have been finding things to link to. I love the Piano Street site, now if they would just let me have more music free.....I may have to pay to get what I want, isn't that Just the Way things go. That's ok, what a fantastic resource for music lovers! The waist shaping link at 'knitting daily' is also a good resource. Earlier today after trimming the riff-raff off some houseplants, I stuck said riff-raff in the ground outside (and in a handy tree niche that may also house a snake, they need greenery too) with a little plant fooded water and soil. Also watered a few annuals and my grand garden empire, consisting at the time of three tomato plants. So now, after eating a beef hot dog with onion, tomato, cheese, relish and mustard and mayo - I think I better go expend more energy, maybe even on housework, or not! Nancy

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long time no write - blogger hardly knew me

2008-09-30T01:17:00.003-05:00

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Glad to see I have comments!

2008-02-16T00:42:00.005-06:00

The old 'puter has been in the hospital for a trojan invader that just wrapped itself all around my files. Can't figure out how it got to me. I did my best with it, but there's nothing like getting someone who really knows what they are doing to just fix it right up! Now I can send folks e-mail and all that kind of good stuff again. yay.. I have had SO much fun watching the Stephanie Pearl-McPhee videos on YouTube. You should definitely go see them if you haven't - that is, if you're a knitter. Chances are you are one, or maybe you're related to one. She is just delightful. This is going to be a really short bit tonight. Mainly just wanted to express my appreciation to my two commenters on the last post. Thanks!

After the Holidays.... this, too, will pass ?

2008-01-26T23:20:00.000-06:00

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My Vermont family is back home, we have had *&^$ computer problems, both are trying to get over a crummy virus that's making us miserable. I guess stating all that is in the way of an excuse for not posting sooner, not that I really need one. After all, it is my own place to put my words, etc, etc.

Did some spindle spinning of pharmaceutical-type cotton on the deck today. Had to get the 'twist' of that. Then finally allowed myself to get back to the charkha and some of the same cotton. If I find a fiber type pursuit that I'm afraid I can't do, then I have to get it down. Maybe there will be a test someday.

Am thinking about taking a weaving workshop in March. But then I would want a loom with at least 4 harnesses. Haven't done a whole lot with my Kromski rigid heddle yet. Have also won a little Harrisville 12" by 16" lap loom that should get here in a few days. When I have a quick urge to see how something would look, it will be easy to grab,warp, and play.

Today I was sitting outside enjoying the sunshine. Haven't been able to do that for a while. It has been so cold. We have been sick and mostly staying in. So I got to feeling a bit like a convalescing passenger on board ship today. Just sitting in the sunshine, being very still and quiet. The birds got used to us and resumed their suet responsibilities with gusto.

I started thinking very intensely of people I have known who died way too early. If that sounds morose, it was much more than that. Memories of the light in their eyes when being very animated, sounds of voices not to be heard again, the essence of the person that surrounded them. I remember, I remember, I cherish my memories. Am thankful to have known each one. Still have a part of each one. Very thankful that I am still here to remember and sit in the sunshine, being very still, letting myself remember.

That may not have been the kind of thing you would prefer to read, but I did start this so I could have a place to ramble on. So Beware the Rambler, the Escort, the Minivan, the Pickup line.... Ok, so here are a few pictures: But, of course, this is now Feb. 6th. And the pictures (which I thought didn't make it when I started this post and I got all frustrated and am just now coming back to find they are here and they are at the top) So, they are mostly some pics of my vary favorite fibers. I haven't used any of them 'cause I have been saving them. ?? So, time to stop saving and start using. Enough already. DH talking while I am finishing and I am getting irritated. bye, Nancy

'Really' a blogger - I'm tagged - and whatever I was thinking of last night that I was sure would be a superlative blog posting, fascinating.etc.....

2007-10-28T12:51:00.000-05:00

I have been tagged
by Jan, another square weave member. So:

Ok now, let me try to see if there are any facts about me, instead of just wispy thought fragments wafting around. hmmm..

1. I will try to find the humor in a situation, even a really crummy one. There's always some there somewhere. Might as well enjoy whatever you can salvage.

2. Some of my favorite enjoyments are sunlight, wind, an animal looking in my eyes (this includes my husband), a really soft old shirt. that's enough......

3.I keep trying to like turnips. They just make me sick, ugh.. but I want to like them. They seem(like most root foods) to be so basic and good that I would like to be able to enjoy them. The smell ...BLEECH!

4. Like a lot of folks, I know for sure there is a wonderful writer in my head and heart. And I was definitely meant to be an actress. The thought of having 'work' where I was supposed to put myself into being different sorts of people sounds perfect! I could do that very well.

5. Emotional....me?! Way too overboard! I cry watching the Olympics, hearing beautiful music, watching a geyser, seeing a baby, good grief it is ridiculous.....

6. When having a hard time getting to sleep I can start spinning, dyeing, and knitting a sock, watching the patterns/colors emerge. This totally absorbs my mind and I can drift off.

7. Finding new things to learn is one of my favorite things to do. That's why I really appreciate being tagged. Not the most internet savvy person here. Every little bit helps...

The two pictures above are a stained glass we found to put in a window we have needed something for for a long time. Yes, I know it doesn't fit. But we in our great wisdom have decided that it is better like that. Here's the thing...you can see the leaves and sunshine around the edges. Very Pleasing, that's my story.
Well, I have had a fun time learning how to do links. (lie, but good for the brain) More next time, hopefully that will be sooner than usual for me. bye

I tagged Hannah, Sara, and CL

Cotton pickin weavin fun

2007-10-21T01:15:00.001-05:00

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Have been working on Weavette squares for the Square Deal Weave-Along. I'm really glad this group started. I need a swatch size loom to learn on. It is a lot quicker to whip out one of these squares than to set up the 32" loom.
Also, I got just a tiny bit of cotton at an auction yesterday. Just one bag full....HA! It has been ginned, but needs a bit of cleaning. Have no idea how old it is or where it came from. The white in the blue and white square is from my auction cotton. The last (blue) layer was really hard to weave, next time I would use a few less plies of cotton. There are only 13 lbs. of cotton in the sack, so I will have to really conserve....hah!! The best cotton I have had so far is definitely some I released from some plants that really wanted to be picked. And that's all I will say about that. Now I want my own cotton, or at least to find a friendly farmer who would love for me to come lighten up just a little of his cotton when it's ready to pick. Gotta go try to be sleepy. Should go sit down in front of the tv. Lately, that is all it takes. Take Care.

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2007-09-30T23:13:00.000-05:00

We have been having problems with a raccoon trying to sneak up during the night to eat the dog food I leave out. I know, 'don't leave it out', I agree. However, the other morning the cat was making a strange noise like cats do and this is what I saw. Poor raccoon, trapped !! I guess the dog finally got tired and his friend escaped. It hasn't been back since so maybe getting caught up in a tree was for the best. He looked at me like he felt SO helpless.

These carp were at a local boat dock. Fish food was the cause of all this commotion. A catfish or two even made an appearance.

Wish I could report that the lovely new deck is all finished and the house power washed and both of them stained. Can't say that though.....sigh....may be Christmas at this rate.

Have been spinning more cotton. And now Penny on the Spindler/Charkha list is responsible for my having to learn how to make double decrease squares to make a cotton top. Her pictures are so lovely. I had not thought I was much interested in small sections of knitting joined together. Most of the entrelac things don't do much for me. Guess I just needed for the right picture of the right fabric in a garment that captured my attention to come up. So, Penny has caused me to print out bunches of mitre pages and to not get anything done on projects I need to finish first. It seems so difficult to just stay with one thing till it's finished. So much more entertaining to go with whatever grabs my attention. That's the fun of it!

I want to apologize for not responding to the comments that were already sent on previous posts. Keep forgetting to go to check out yahoo mail messages. I appreciate getting comments so much. Thanks!! good nite

Help! Have Been Captured By Charkha

2007-09-14T16:33:00.000-05:00

We are in the process of getting a new deck built. The old boards are so gone. Here is where I have had so many enjoyable times:

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Never leave a fearless cat with a very tall ladder

2007-09-01T00:06:00.000-05:00

I had to get him down twice (from a 12 foot ladder). The second time, we did take the ladder down.

Spun up some lovely silk outside on the deck today. It is 'Sunset' color from the Spinning Bunny. Bought this on ebay. This is a warning: If you are a spinner you will have to have some of this dreamy stuff. Wish I could wear a little handspun silk everyday...sigh... and handspun cotton too. Am just learning to spin on the box charkha. All this fiber stuff is just too much...I can't stop!

I have a bit of cabin fever the last couple of days. We have basically just stayed here the last few days with all the painting prep going on. It will be so great to finally have the shack painted. Might even have to get floors fixed, outside painting, deck refurbished, hey! I will have to do more housework then, I'll be so happy and proud. Maybe we should call off all this nonsense..in a pig's eye....huh? What a silly expression.

Have just finished reading some Orson Scott Card stuff. A book with the original "Ender's Game" and 3 other stories. Really enjoyed it. Wonder if my Sweet Son (don't tell him I said that) remembers reading that. May have to send him this book. Have also been wondering if my Grandson (18 mos.) might want my collection of Harry Potter books when he's older. That would be neat. They may be just too too whatever it is then to be worthy of reading.

We are all SO much alike, all of us here on earth. A big huge scramble of family. Some feel superior to others. Some have so little sense of worthiness. God/Allah/Great Spirit/Our Father/Mother/Aliveness Awakener/ bless and love us all and help us to do the same.

Hot day/ finished spinning some " grab-bag " wool

2007-08-28T21:12:00.000-05:00

I spent most of the afternoon on the deck, finishing spinning up the rest of my grab bag wool from Carol at the Sheep Shed. It's fun to get grab bags, never know what you will get to play with! And it is all good Brown Sheep wool. On the table in the picture is the majority of my grab bag. Plus what I finished up with today - a large skein of that dark grey. Have been trying to spin it up long draw, keeping it nice and soft. There's lots to spin in my stash, and it is all like treasures to me. Fiberholic, yeah, yeah.
We have had mudding, taping, prep for painting all the ceilings, etc. going on. A good time to have something I can get outside and do. What a mess! But all in the name of finally getting a little face lift done on the place.

These 2 pictures are of my little Milton Bradley loom again. Am still amazed I wound up with something useable, playing with my Homespun (Lion Brand) scrappy stuff. Next weave time will be back on my Kromski Rigid Heddle 32".

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MS 3 finished and blocked ! Cat Trouble ! Last Post Previewed and Not Saved! Starting Over!!

2007-08-24T10:37:00.000-05:00

Last night was a mess. I was too tired to block. Did anyway, just couldn't wait! Gateway cat couldn't wait either. Was totally insistent he was going to help - actively! Pouncing, full of cat glee, which everyone knows is a sure fire recipe for trouble. Finally I had to discipline him, did what usually works - held him down by the scruff of his irritating little neck and talked fiercely to him. Only this time he only got mad! Finally had to put him outside so I wouldn't have to stick pins in him and stake him out to block. Picture of stole is here somewhere.

I am SO grateful to so many kind people who wrote, helping me in my hour of stole desperation! Fiber folk are definitely the most generous people around. Imagine having a wonderful Norwegian ( hi, AnneB ) writing out line by line instructions for me! With that and a lot of other help, I got it done. Thank you all . Now, I am not saying the mistake area looks just like all the rest, but it is close enough I don't think anyone who didn't know about it would see it. In fixing it, I redid it about 3 or 4 times. Can't say enough about that wonderful Zephyr yarn, holding up to my re-re-re tinking it.

This picture shows where my mistake is. The bead straight down from the letter'p' in picture is it. See, not too bad at all.

Gateway thinks tomatoes are small potatoes next to pics of him. Also had to put up the family of turkeys outside the computer room window the other day. Must have had something very tasty in that grass.

Hey guess what. Go ahead. Ok, I got my Ravelry invite tonight. All I can say is Wow! If I had a problem using up too much time on the computer before......there is So Much great stuff on Ravelry! And that led me to cold -brewing coffee, a really cool video about making wrist warmers and knitted shoes and making shrinky dink type jewelry and you get the idea. I am definitely in trouble now.

MS 3 was such a satisfying knit. Now I have a Rob Roy shawl, my box charka to get going on, a Peace Fleece sweater I just have to put together ( for me). an afghan I meant to have ready for my step dil last Christmas, spinning on the wheel. I have to use up some stash, yarn and fiber. I just can't justify getting more. But then, who wants to go around justifying everything anyway...... hope you are having a good time too!

O MY! Mystery Stole Problems - clue 6 row 133!

2007-08-16T13:21:00.000-05:00

Well, here it is! Was just trying to finish that 'last couple of rows before going to bed'..and here is what happened. I saw that I appeared to have an extra stitch or something on the left side of this (was) beaded feather stitch. Now I have a mess, and today is the day I was going to enjoy the last few rows before Clue 7 tomorrow. Help! Melanie! Anyone!
Any advice from MS 3 folks is Greatly Appreciated. I thought I could just pick up my stitches, very methodically and simply and calmly (HA) and now I just cannot figure out what to do. The really sad thing is that I have not used any lifelines in the wing portion. Used them every 10 rows up till this clue. So, I am afraid to rip out about 8 rows because, looking at the knitting I'm just not sure I can get everything picked up properly, even trying to run an afterthought lifeline.
Will try to make more frequent entries. Am very good at waiting until after midnight to think about it, then deciding I'm too tired......

small food delight

2007-07-30T21:46:00.000-05:00

Put cinnamon flavored applesauce in one-third of your lovely small plate or bowl. Next to that add some of your favorite vanilla yogurt. In the last third, slice a ripe banana. For the finishing touch, lightly drizzle some maple syrup over all. Swirl it a bit in the applesauce and yogurt, it's fun and pretty. Eat slowly, savoring each bite. I discovered this tasty sensation the other day. Go try it. Am now on row 301 on the stole. No picture till clue 4 is finished. I just checked my Ravelry spot in line. Since all the other girls are checking and posting that, I had to. me too me too. DH has a cold/infection/miserableness. We gave in and went to the Dr. today. Got Rx juju. Hope he feels better quick. Missing my Vermont family. Have to go finish MS3. Have less than 20 rows. bye for now....

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2007-07-22T00:47:00.000-05:00

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Finished Mystery Stole 3 3rd Clue - with feline help

2007-07-19T01:12:00.000-05:00

Well, the finished 3rd clue should be right here. I am not having the easiest time learning to format things on here. Eventually, I will have a lovely blog, with all kinds of buttons on the right side where they belong. However, it is late and dh is sleeping in the living room with John Wayne, guess I had better wake him up, J.W. might not care for the situation. evil grin...

Gateway being beautiful

my constant (helper) companion
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MS3 - working hard - Having Fun!

2007-07-08T20:01:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture of my Mystery Stole 3 a couple days ago. Am a good bit further along now. Being a new blogger, I am having no fun trying to learn how to deal with adding buttons, getting rid of things I don't want on a post, and all that kind of thing. And since I am getting SO IRRITATED with it, am going to get away from here and just go work on my stole. SO THERE!

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Day at Home, No MS3 yarn, fat breakfast, muffins

2007-07-01T21:16:00.000-05:00

Looks like I don't really need to write anything but the title. Can't let redundancy fears stop me now though.

I am a Southerner. No way around it. I also have Country Southern food problems. Meaning - biscuits, butter, eggs, gravy, Karo syrup and did I mention 'butter?' Ok, that leaves out things like fried okra, fried chicken,cornbread, corn on the cob with - did I mention 'butter?' ....yum

However, I have (mostly) turned my back on (most) of those kinds of things (mostly) (sometimes). I am not a slim wispy person. - Pregnant Pause - waiting for whoops and laughter. And we love vegetables, brown rice, sprouted bread, nuts, fruit and all those wonderful healthful things. But once in a while, give me a fat break. So:

This morning I made biscuits, bacon and scrambled eggs. As I was scraping the bacon bits off the bottom of the cast iron skillet (is there any other kind..) there was perfect gravy makings. So I did.

So, many hours later, I asked DH if he had any particular appetite for dinner. He reminded me we had some a bit too ripe bananas. Said he was assuming I would make some banana blueberry muffins. (like banana bread, only if you don't have three bananas you wind up adding blueberries instead and discover something you like much better - and if you don't want to rummage way back in the cabinet 'cause there may always be a spider monster there, you use muffin cups)

Have been working on my sweater sleeves. Hoping for stole yarn in tomorrow's mail.
Also need to finish the a little over half done rug on my Milton Bradley 1961 era toy loom. Using up some Lion Homespun.

2007-06-30T02:08:00.001-05:00

This is it, the first one!

2007-06-30T01:36:00.000-05:00

Maybe I shouldn't be one of the few remaining people without a blog. So Ta DAA!

The astounding internet growth in even just the last couple of years is so amazing to me. And U-Tube, I can spend hours there if I don't (do) watch it. Yeah, well, sorry about that.

Tonight I am thinking about the Mystery Stole 3 KAL. My vanilla yarn is not here yet. I am so surprised at the number of lace knitters who have already finished the first clue. I am painfully slow at lace knitting. Practice makes better, surely, so I will plod along and enjoy.

Let's see how a picture does:

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long time no write - blogger hardly knew me

Glad to see I have comments!

After the Holidays.... this, too, will pass ?

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'Really' a blogger - I'm tagged - and whatever I was thinking of last night that I was sure would be a superlative blog posting, fascinating.etc.....

title continued: of course now you have interrupted me and I will probably never remember what it was. And it was SO good.......... All my trials. However:

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Cotton pickin weavin fun

New Post! Astounding!

Help! Have Been Captured By Charkha

My attention has been kept by my charkha and watching twist enter cotton the last couple of days. Sounds exciting, I know....right. Here are pics of said charka and cotton:

Never leave a fearless cat with a very tall ladder

More painting stuff going on today. Should get it finished up tomorrow! We told the guys last night just to leave the stuff in place, no need to put everything up just to get it out this morning. Gateway appreciated that! At least, on the way UP:

Hot day/ finished spinning some " grab-bag " wool

MS 3 finished and blocked ! Cat Trouble ! Last Post Previewed and Not Saved! Starting Over!!

O MY! Mystery Stole Problems - clue 6 row 133!

small food delight

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Same Old Good Old

A couple of pictures for your enjoyment, or at least mine! Besides, they are also sparkly.

Finished Mystery Stole 3 3rd Clue - with feline help

MS3 - working hard - Having Fun!

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Day at Home, No MS3 yarn, fat breakfast, muffins

This is it, the first one!