Buzzy busy
Jul. 19th, 2009 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoSo it was back to the Fiber & Folk Fest this morning since we were short a volunteer and I could cover the morning shift. That meant I got a bunch more spinning done, which was nice. There wasn't a lot of activity until quite late in the morning.
However, it also meant that I had to deal with the temptation to shop and buy stuff a second time. Yesterday I resisted. Today I gave in. I had seen Irish linen ready to spin all made up in tidy 8 ounce packets, for a good price, so I went to get one. Turned out they were also giving an additional 10% off if you paid cash, so I got a 4 ounce packet of shiny white Wensleydale wool at the same time. Then I went looking for a suitable large tapestry needle for use in nålbinding, an ancient Scandinavian method of making woolen items that I've been wanting to try. No one I asked seemed to know what it was, but I did eventually find a nice hardwood tapestry needle about four inches long and a quarter inch wide that should do the job. I also bought some colored wool for a needle felting project I have in mind. Then I packed up and took it all to the car. Once the spinning wheel, charkha, and wool basket were out of the way, I gave in and went back to get the item that had tempted me in the first place on Saturday. It was a four ounce hank of wool and bamboo fiber hand dyed in pretty shades of blues, greens, grays, and rusts. It was still there so I snatched it up, paid for it, and went home happy. Now I can't wait to spin that up, but must finish the other two spinning projects on which I'm working before I can start.
Had some lunch, put Tess out in the pasture, cleaned stalls, and went out to water and weed the garden plot. Found some more snap peas and picked them. Puzzled over the disappearing hot pepper plants. Same thing happened last year. I set out six plants, and gradually they vanished. The second one is now completely gone without a trace. Then I realized that I had to pick blueberries or the birds were going to eat them all. I went and got a plastic bowl and started picking. There are still plenty more on the bushes, but I carried over two pounds of berries back to the kitchen. Most will go in the freezer but we'll get some for dessert tonight, probably mixed with strawberries.
Wonder how the worm races went at the library yesterday (part of Summer Reading.) Today they had the pool party that is traditionally held at the end of the whole program but was scheduled a week early this year. SRC doesn't end until next Sunday. It was sunny this afternoon, but quite cool here (about 70F) for swimming I'd say.
However, it also meant that I had to deal with the temptation to shop and buy stuff a second time. Yesterday I resisted. Today I gave in. I had seen Irish linen ready to spin all made up in tidy 8 ounce packets, for a good price, so I went to get one. Turned out they were also giving an additional 10% off if you paid cash, so I got a 4 ounce packet of shiny white Wensleydale wool at the same time. Then I went looking for a suitable large tapestry needle for use in nålbinding, an ancient Scandinavian method of making woolen items that I've been wanting to try. No one I asked seemed to know what it was, but I did eventually find a nice hardwood tapestry needle about four inches long and a quarter inch wide that should do the job. I also bought some colored wool for a needle felting project I have in mind. Then I packed up and took it all to the car. Once the spinning wheel, charkha, and wool basket were out of the way, I gave in and went back to get the item that had tempted me in the first place on Saturday. It was a four ounce hank of wool and bamboo fiber hand dyed in pretty shades of blues, greens, grays, and rusts. It was still there so I snatched it up, paid for it, and went home happy. Now I can't wait to spin that up, but must finish the other two spinning projects on which I'm working before I can start.
Had some lunch, put Tess out in the pasture, cleaned stalls, and went out to water and weed the garden plot. Found some more snap peas and picked them. Puzzled over the disappearing hot pepper plants. Same thing happened last year. I set out six plants, and gradually they vanished. The second one is now completely gone without a trace. Then I realized that I had to pick blueberries or the birds were going to eat them all. I went and got a plastic bowl and started picking. There are still plenty more on the bushes, but I carried over two pounds of berries back to the kitchen. Most will go in the freezer but we'll get some for dessert tonight, probably mixed with strawberries.
Wonder how the worm races went at the library yesterday (part of Summer Reading.) Today they had the pool party that is traditionally held at the end of the whole program but was scheduled a week early this year. SRC doesn't end until next Sunday. It was sunny this afternoon, but quite cool here (about 70F) for swimming I'd say.
