my brave little toaster

I may have failed to mention that I got a(nother) spinning wheel! This is a Wendy Wheel by Pipy and I love it! Somehow this little wheel reminds me of The Brave Little Toaster. So sturdy and bold!  A friend of my is a vigilant watcher of  the Ravelry boards, back in January she saw that this was for sale and  in Manhattan – perfect and no shipping.

At the moment I am spinning some icelandic fleece as a part of the Explorers group of my spinning guild.  Truly these Pipy wheels spin beautifully – if you are a wheel lover and have a chance to buy one, may I suggest that you not pass it up!  I also have an original Pipy – courtesy of  that same ever vigilant friend who now that I am writing this out is appearing to be more and more of an enabler!  I would also suggest that you get one of those friends – ever vigilant and on the lookout for things you love!

I already had an embarrassment of riches where spinning wheels are concerned and this one puts me even more firmly in that category — and I don’t care!  did you check out those quit smoking stats?  I haven’t come close to spending all that $$ I’ve saved!

I have jumped back into work on my Rams & Yowes blanket.  Yesterday I got past the 1/2 point in the center panel!  The bad news is this project has gotten large enough to take up all of my available lap space.

silent suffering

As Rhinebeck gets closer, the rows seem to get longer. Not to mention all the ripping I’ve had to do. The poor dogs and grand dog have to settle for less than my full attention. Luckly for them my toes have prehensile agility!

the things we do for love!