Novelling Snapshot Reached 40,000 words on Wednesday 19th and I'm only partway through chapter nine of twelve, looks like I'm writing a 60,000 word story. But it's moving along nicely and I hope to write "The End" by November 30th. The story
First Frost Scraped ice off my car this morning, and there was a snow flurry over the weekend. It must be winter. This happens every year, and it's always a surprise. Got a new pair of leather gloves at the weekend, dug my roll-brim Rowan Coccoon hat out of the
Cormo and Targhee I'm still spinning Cormo, though I set the wheel back to the slowest ratio. There's about 2oz left to go before Navajo plying, which should probably be attacked on a relaxed Friday afternoon with a glass of Bailey's for good measure. Slowing down the
Spin cycle Went to the Weaving Dept Spin in on Saturday 11th, and spent a happy few hours spinning outside with Susan and Kay. I got more spinning done that day than in the preceding six months, and learned an important lesson: Stop spinning like a hamster on meth. It's
Going to the Spin-In Myer's House is having a Spin-In on Saturday 11th October from 11am to 3pm! I'll be there with my Louet S10 wheel and probably a spindle too. I'll probably be working on some Cormo fibre. If you've never spun and are interested,
Visiting The Fold Friday morning we drove out to The Fold, about an hour from our hotel, going from city, to suburb, to country. It was a nice sunny day and we were driving past cornfields and farms, and houses. We almost drove straight past The Fold because it looked like just another
It's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses We're going to Chicago for a long weekend. Plans are to visit the Field Museum and see Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and visit the Shedd Aquarium. Hubby is also taking me to visit The Fold, I'm excited! I have budget to spend from my failed attempt
Loose threads I have a misbehaving plot bunny. It arrived all enthusiastic with a NaNoWriMo 2008 t-shirt on, and now it's just loafing around and not contributing to anything. I have a great bad guy with a cool back story and an actor lined up to play him (David Anders
Snapshot - August 2008 It's been a while since I did one of these. September and March in 2007 were the last. Similar to phoeknits weekly thing but a lot less frequent: Knitting Eris is back in the lunchtime knitting slot, which is pretty much the only time I knit. I have
Limping over the finish line The Tour de Fleece is over. I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped, but having surgery partway through will do that for you. I did finish a mini-skein of Navajo-plied, spindle spun, Wensleydale yarn that I'm pleased with. I took three rest