December 2009

[gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="title"] I was determined to finish Sheepy Wool 2 today, but it took longer to “weave off” the remainder of the Valentine warp then I thought. I did get two pretty great looking samples or pillow tops from

Hemmed Valentine today and added “Snoots” (a term coined by my niece Haley for tassels that I had sewn to her baby blanket. She loved to brush them on her nose while sucking her thumb - many years ago -

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" orderby="title"] Valentine is done (just needs to be hemmed), the 10th anniversary party committee work is done (for my son’s former school), Christmas is done and I can take a deep breath and go back to the studio.

I woke up literally listing to the left, was sick and have been feeling very strange all day. My brother and his family were here, and I managed to feed everyone and with the help of darlings Hardy and Matt

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" orderby="title"] So I skipped a Christmas Day entry - but it was a lovely, low-key day (and I even got some weaving in). Every time I checked today and yesterday all kids and dog were in a knot

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" orderby="title"] Despite a nasty fall on the ice followed by a shameful expletive that echoed through the cold, still, Christmas Eve morning, I managed to work in the studio for most of the day (dressing the loom for

I had a great day at Hill today. I have to say that Wednesday Weavers are a great bunch to “pot luck” with. We had accordion music, great food, great company - only two complaints (a record of restraint for

I toyed with the idea of skipping my blog entry tonight rather than confess that I didn’t get one thread woven today - I didn’t even get into the studio except to grab some tape and scissors - sigh! I

[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] Went to see the wee one in an all-school sing-a-long this morning. Even though it was in the school gym, bad acoustics, crowded, hot . . . it brought a tear and renewed my sadly thin holiday spirit.

I baked cookies from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm when we had a neighborhood party to attend. Then from 7:00 ‘til 9:00 I was back at the ovens. Tomorrow will probably be the same - it would be fun and

Not one minute in the studio today - arghhh! The holiday season brought flu shots, largely unsuccessful/crowded/expensive present shopping, grocery store, pantry re-organization. And now when I should head out to finish weaving Sheepy Wool or dressing the loom for

[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] Today, another gorgeous blue-sky, super cold day was spent working on Sheepy Wool 2 and winding and beaming a warp for the Valentine baby blanket. Sheepy wool 2 is something of a grind because I don’t like weaving