Gloomy and dark, with occasional rain, sometimes heavy.
That about sums it up. I feel as if I got very little done today, though actually I did a fair amount. It just wasn't what I really thought I should be doing.
I did complete a critique of the first paragraph of that long "story," and essentially re-wrote the paragraph in the end with half as many words, more action, and most of the facts still present. This is not because I'm a great writer (though of course I am... ;p) but rather because the original was so lacking in concentration and movement.
Gary brought back a tool for me from his civil war event: a knitter's distaff. It hangs from your wrist to hold a ball of yarn so you can move around while knitting without trailing a ball around behind you. I actually think it will be more useful when spinning with a drop spindle, to hold the unspun fiber. I'll have to try it that way and see.
That about sums it up. I feel as if I got very little done today, though actually I did a fair amount. It just wasn't what I really thought I should be doing.
I did complete a critique of the first paragraph of that long "story," and essentially re-wrote the paragraph in the end with half as many words, more action, and most of the facts still present. This is not because I'm a great writer (though of course I am... ;p) but rather because the original was so lacking in concentration and movement.
Gary brought back a tool for me from his civil war event: a knitter's distaff. It hangs from your wrist to hold a ball of yarn so you can move around while knitting without trailing a ball around behind you. I actually think it will be more useful when spinning with a drop spindle, to hold the unspun fiber. I'll have to try it that way and see.