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Fiber Festival Market Day 2011

March 27, 2011
A little of this, a little of that

So, the Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day & Fiber Fair was yesterday. Yes, I went.  Why do you ask? Here’s the take: Soooo much less than previous years.  However, I did purchase combs and hand cards this year which were not inexpensive.  But I needed them and have been waiting until the fiber fair to purchase. On the fiber front, I picked up three beautiful balls of Roving from …Read the Rest

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A Sad and Cautionary Tale

October 23, 2010
Dogs

A horrific event, captured on film

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Prettiness

Prettiness
October 23, 2010
Knitting

The sock is coming along.  The yarn is kinda scratchy because of the metallic strand.  I suppose it could act …Read the Rest

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Helper

Helper
October 22, 2010
Dogs

Justin (the laser-eyed dog) takes his turn knitting on the Christmas sock. Thanks J! 11:00 PM Round and round…never.freakin’.ending rounds. …Read the Rest

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Self Inflicted

Self Inflicted
October 22, 2010
Knitting

Christmas starts in August these days, what’s up with that?

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2 Weeks, That’s Soon…

September 28, 2010
Knitting

The best laid plans of knitters are usually accompanied by the giant sucking sound soundtrack…

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Houskove Knedliky

September 12, 2010
Baking & other culinary pursuits

The bread dumpling goes into a second round, I change my strategy (and drank wine), but the dumpling battles back.

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Bread Dumplings … or not

September 11, 2010
Baking & other culinary pursuits

I fell in love with Czechoslovakian Bread Dumplings but got no love back. Do you have to be a small, grey-haired woman to make these things? Maybe so.

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We Are All The Borg Now

July 11, 2010
Just sayin'

We have been assimilated. After purchasing a MacBook, 2 iPods, an iMac, and a MacBook Pro, today we bought an …Read the Rest

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All the fine, furry fleeces

March 25, 2010
Knitting

Saturday, Wood Co. Fairgrounds, Black Swamp Spinners’ Market Day. Do I need more yarn & fleece?  No, no I don’t.  …Read the Rest

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Oh cruel fates…

February 24, 2010
A little of this, a little of that

Down. Sick. Head, chest, stomach. Bad enough? Oh no, Dennis is sick too. Trying to recruit dogs to be caretakers. …Read the Rest