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Spin, coin, knit
Tried spinning my silk hankie on Friday, using the Knittyspin article as a guide. I'm amazed at the results! It is so easy to spin, even easier than the Coopworth, and it's shiny. Shiny and beautiful. It gets stuck to your hands, especially if your skin
Geocaching
It is now possible to circumnavigate Creve Coeur Lake. You didn't used to be able to get all the way around, this was our first complete loop. It's a 3.7 mile trail, more if you're wandering off doing an excellent 3 part multi-cache
Bullet points
Spun, plied, and washed my mini-skein on Tuesday, it's dry now. George was not as easy to spin as the Coopworth, but the dyed fibre was nice. It's a lot less even than my wheel-spun, but it's not as thick as my last spindle
Exodus
From the mountains high and valleys low,
the ocean through the desert snow,
say goodbye to the friends we know,
this is our exodus, this is our exodus.
From the traffic jams in Tokyo,
new music on the radio,
say goodbye to the world we know,
this is our exodus,
Mr Men
BBC News: Happy birthday to the Mr Men.
It was 35 years ago that Mr Tickle first made an appearance, kicking off generation after generation's love for the Mr Men and the Little Miss books. The Mr Men were the creation of Roger Hargreaves who came up with
Delurking Day Contest
Today is Delurking Day, please leave a comment so I know you've been by, even if it's not today anymore, and especially if you've never commented before. Pretty please! This blog has had about 490 comments since I switched to WordPress in November 2004,
Snapshot - March 2006
Listening to Train "For Me, It's You" and Emiliana Torrini "Love In The Time Of Science". I have to be in the right mood for Emiliana, but she's written some beautiful mellow songs, definitely worth listening to. The Train CD was a
Much better now
There is only one better way to spend my birthday than a day off work, alone, flitting from place to place with no obligations or deadlines, and that is to start that day at the spa with a massage. Thank you Hubby, I really needed that!
Something completely different
I've neglected him for so long. All we really needed was a quiet night together. But once I started, I couldn't stop, and before I knew it, I had three of them sat there, eager to be seen:
Before I restarted knitting, I tried jewellery-making. The