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( Days 3-6 )

And in other news, I'm so happy to have my coworker(s), but particularly C. She saved me from diving too deep into a project that doesn't need the level of attention I was afraid I would have to employ in order to Do It Right. We also had a nice chit-chat on the way to get afternoon coffee. The folks at home see her as my nemesis most of the time given when she does come up she's doing something Not Good at me. It's really not like that most of the time.

Upcoming fun---

Day off Friday/no school for the kid. I've arranged for him to hang with the Monkey House while QE and I see Cap 2 (SQUEE!)

Friends' wedding on Saturday. My outfit is going to be killer-awesome, I will take pictures.

Have to prep for token Easter activities, which involves gathering up random small fun toys from the kid's room and putting them in plastic eggs. Arranging for a small amount of sugar to be given to him in controlled doses.

Marathon Day Monday, as usual off. I will go to a young friend's birthday and possibly the town parade and not spend the day freaked out, dammit.

In a week and a day, my birthday. Already? OK.

Gore Place on the 26th. Which is good. I want to stockpile some roving. I'm scraping the bottom of my barrel. If anyone out there has roving they need spun but lack time? I am happy to spin fiber I'm really not super-attached to keeping all the fiber that goes on my wheel.

Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: Eric Satie station on Pandora

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Today Included
-an impromptu date with QE: we returned to the ceramics place to do another bit of painting followed by lunch at the hot pot restaurant across the street.
-Worked on my sweater and realized my circulars have gotten rather crowded, so...
-Visted yarn shop: got advice and clarification, longer cable for the circular needles, and more roving since I'm not convinced I have enough hand-spun Malabrigo to finish. The roving I picked up is pretty close.
-Managed to go out to dinner with QE and the kid: good food and the Crime Fighter didn't entirely go off the rails despite the eternity it takes before one's food is ready. Unlike previous visits to said restaurant, both parents were able to finish their meal before the kid decided he was d-u-n, done.
-Started spinning the new roving til my wrists cramped up (oops)
-Binge-watched Arrow while spinning

I admit to feeling like a total bad-ass making my yarn that makes up my future sweater. ::smug!::

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So, I have come a long way since I started spinning at the end of March. It's been grand fun. I need to document my drop spindle work better, but that was mostly my activity to burn off nervous energy while we were in the middle of the move, so wasn't interested in the whole take pictures thing. Then not that long ago, asciikitty brought home a wheel for me to use, and that's been a challenge. The tension was Not Good and it needed oiling, but a few days ago she was kind enough to tune it up, and I've done nothing-but every evening since (in fact, what am I doing jawing here when there's fiber to spin and ply?!)

Here is a sample of my first spindle of yarn: Here is the plied yarn I made on my spinning wheel from last night:
FirstYarn2013 FirstWheelSpun

While we're doing a study in evolution,

Crime Fighter in his chrysalis snugglie at 1 day old ... And then I found it last week when sorting stuff.