I am alive.
Like #5, I am alive. You’ve been neglected, I’m afraid, so let me catch you up. Grab your cuppa, because this promises to be a long one.
January was busy.
There was a quick visit to here . . .
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
. . . just for the fun of it.
. . . on one of [...]
Sometimes we go through dry spells. Sometimes we go through the motions of the day, handling our usual routines, hoping that we’re managing to stay on top of it all but not necessarily feeling inspired or motivated to deal with any of the usual chores and challenges. Those are the times when a deserted [...]
Yesterday was the spinning group meeting, and we were able to do something I’d been wanting to do for a very long time: we worked with fleece. There’s a limit to what you can do in 4 hours, but I wanted to cover enough ground that they might feel confident enough to venture out on [...]
I’ve been doing prep for the group on Saturday. There’s been this:
Merino locks, ready for washing. There was a lovely length on most of these locks, ranging from 3.5 to 4.5 inches, and they wash up to a nice, bright white. You may have to be a fiberholic to appreciate this, but it’s actually [...]
I’ve convinced the spinning group to use our August 22 meeting for a fleece workshop, and the fleeces are here and waiting for them. I’m pleased with them, and I’m hoping the gals will be as well. They came from Andi and Desiree McMurry of Humble Hills Farm/Genopalette, and are Merino and Merino/Romney [...]
