Musings

It was a surprise in a way to see that Judy,over at Knit Quilt Weave is also spinning what I am spinning,the same fiber that I have oodles of stored.I sent her some many months ago after she sent me a beautiful prayer quilt.I need to dye more colors to blend with this blend of mohair & wool.I did start on the autumn colors that I dyed myself,but I put some angelina glittery fiber in with it for some jazz as I have done here with the blue/purple colors.
It helps me to think spinning,sitting outside with the dogs,camera at my side,watching nature.
My RA doctor has a nurse practioner working with him now,& she sure is an angel.I was telling her today about my husband & the stress that I`m going through.I can`t understand why the dh doesn`t just take his meds on time,get up & fight this disease,try harder.Today & last night I discovered another leak in the copper pipe in the basement,he is just now getting out of bed to fix it at 4pm.I had bought the pipe at Lowes on my way home from the doctor`s.I ought to be down there watching so next time I can do it myself.The NP said to me-I didn`t tell her about the woes of no water-maybe he is just tired.He is just plain too tired to fight anymore.She saw that I was reading Beth Moores new book & she said about the book & whispered,you know you are not alone in this.I almost cried & gave her a hug.She was so kind & knew the exact words to say to me today.
Now for a stroll through what I`ve been doing & seeing.
My husband,and son,have a "thing" for picking up FREE stuff along the road.Well,he picked up these metal bed rails that I finally spray painted & put out in the yard ,it is a section of the yard that I kept getting the mower stuck in because 20 years ago our trees fell in  straightline winds that came through,& the guys helping us with the clean-up buried the stumps in the ground.Well,now the ground is settling & we are getting an uneven ground to navigate on.So,this is one area of wildflowers I have planted the bed rails marking the spot not to mow.
We have lots of swallow-tail butterflies now,still no monarchs yet.I have been pruning & pruning.As you can see,it is still a jungle here.

peach tree never gets sprayed,so usually get no good fruit from it

apple tree goats ate the other ones

welcome to the jungle

More Spinning

I talked with Carol at The Mannings over the weekend.She said I was supposed to get a book or folder of info with my Ashford,so Ethel called yesterday & said the info is on the way from the company.
In the meantime I spent more time on here -the computer-looking at the wheel & ratios & found some good stuff,so I`m happily pedaling along now.This is Ringo`s fleece,he is a badger color, but has alot of silver mixed in,so I added about 5% sheep wool that Becky gave me last year to his mohair & spun this,it is so lovely.I tried to place the photo on facebook,but couldn`t find where I upload at.

Spinning

Thank-you Debra for asking about my spinning,it lit a fire under me to do something with the wheel,I miss not playing with it as we have been so busy with the greenhouse & everyday life.
I took off the nastrumns color I was working on & wound it onto the skein winder.I may do a design on monk`s cloth called swedish weaving & use that lumpy bumpy yarn as I don`t think I have enough to really make anything with.I was tired of looking at that color,so got this out.I bought 2 rovings from Phylleri Ball to start out with,the nastrumns color & this color,has earthy type colors in it that I love,forget what it was called,it is mohair mixed with sheep`s wool & dyed.I love these colors.I`m still not pre-drafting like I should,it should be much skinner yarn I`m spinning.
Here is something that came with the antique spinning wheel that I`m not using yet.I don`t know what it`s for,to hold bobbins maybe or wind yarn onto somehow?

Spinning

My spinning is coming along.It still isn`t perfect,but I`m getting a handle on it.It won`t be long till we`ll be shearing.In the books I`ve read,their fleece starts to be not as crimpy as they get older.Ringo still has the best fleece,Jimi & Hendrix,the twins`s,fleece is starting to change.Blackie`s getting better actually,though his color is changing,black changing to dark brown & silver{kinda like mine!} in some places.It will dye beautifully,though. Tonight I sat outside with the spinning wheel & spun till it got dark.It was so peaceful outside.

Spinning Wheel Louet S 10

I got my spinning wheel today,with a skein winder from someone named Becca on ebay.A wonderful person,she included info on a cd of how it went together & everything,I`m so happy,feel I`m finally on my way to yarn making.