It's a busy year. It's a busy time of year. Child#1 is graduation from HS this week. Child#2 is begging to learn to drive. Child#3 is finishing his last year of homeschooling before "fledging" to the public school system for 7th grade. Child#4 is....well...doing all the things that the last child enjoys. But mostly focused on his aquarium and two funny fish, a green spotted puffer and a red-finned shark.
Spring has been very wet, but without any local violent storms. Other parts of Kansas have not been so fortunate.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Stash Enhancement
A shawl woven on the triange loom:
Today, a quick trip to the LYS got me 3 lbs of undyed yarn: 1 lb brushed mohair, and 2 lbs undyed merino from Henry's Attic. Get the dye pots fired up! I think I'll try dip-dying this time. The mohair will be woven on the triangle loom, and the merino will knit into socks.
The Sunday School class will be happy tomorrow. I have made up a batch of cinnamon rolls for them. They are rising in the fridge tonight, I'll bake them fresh in the am. Of all the "groups" I have worked with, the Sr High kids are my favorite. I've been teaching on Sunday mornings and Wed evenings for about 7 years now. Before that I was always in the elementary depts, but I don't think I'll ever go back to the younger ones.
I still have children in th elementary grades, and in fact we are still homeschooling the youngest: the 3rd grader and the 6th grader. Next year, the 6er will head over the the local middle school and I'll only have ONE child at home. Now that's going to be wild! Think of all the fiber time I'll have! Well, maybe not any more than I have now. Somehow, the idea that as your kids get older they "need you less" has not panned out as true. The job is still just as demanding, it just looks a bit different than it did when they were little.
Today, a quick trip to the LYS got me 3 lbs of undyed yarn: 1 lb brushed mohair, and 2 lbs undyed merino from Henry's Attic. Get the dye pots fired up! I think I'll try dip-dying this time. The mohair will be woven on the triangle loom, and the merino will knit into socks.
The Sunday School class will be happy tomorrow. I have made up a batch of cinnamon rolls for them. They are rising in the fridge tonight, I'll bake them fresh in the am. Of all the "groups" I have worked with, the Sr High kids are my favorite. I've been teaching on Sunday mornings and Wed evenings for about 7 years now. Before that I was always in the elementary depts, but I don't think I'll ever go back to the younger ones.
I still have children in th elementary grades, and in fact we are still homeschooling the youngest: the 3rd grader and the 6th grader. Next year, the 6er will head over the the local middle school and I'll only have ONE child at home. Now that's going to be wild! Think of all the fiber time I'll have! Well, maybe not any more than I have now. Somehow, the idea that as your kids get older they "need you less" has not panned out as true. The job is still just as demanding, it just looks a bit different than it did when they were little.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Pizza Nite!
Every Friday nite, we make homemade pizzas. We are like that: we have a lot of "rituals" in our home. Things you can count on. Depend on it, rely on it.
And in the midst of all the flour, cheese, and other toppings, I decided that I wanted to have a blog.
A place to record the story of where I have been and where I am going. A place to document what fascinates me at the moment--becuase it changes so quickly as life moves along.
Spinning, knitting, weaving, painting, sewing, embroidery...it all pulls me in and gives me a place to tell the world my message. Many of the things I have to say change with the seasons, but some things stay the same.
And in the midst of all the flour, cheese, and other toppings, I decided that I wanted to have a blog.
A place to record the story of where I have been and where I am going. A place to document what fascinates me at the moment--becuase it changes so quickly as life moves along.
Spinning, knitting, weaving, painting, sewing, embroidery...it all pulls me in and gives me a place to tell the world my message. Many of the things I have to say change with the seasons, but some things stay the same.
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