Pueblo, in stages.
Lest folks think I'm not being crafty, here's some yarn that I spun, in all its stages. Left, the finished, washed two-ply yarn. Right-top, corridale pencil roving from Crown Mountain Farms in the now-discontinued Pueblo colorway. Right-middle, two bobbins worth of singles. Right-bottom, another shot of the finished two-ply. I skeined this up and haven't remember to measure the yardage, but it's a full 8 ounces of fingeringish weight yarn. I'm contemplating wacky knee-high socks from it.
Farmer John
Recently my husband and I purchased a share in a local community supported agriculture farm, thanks in part to Jodie and Anthony. Once a week we get a bag full of wonderful local produce. So far our favorite things have been the apricots, the strawberries, and the homemade sauerkraut.
Just after we joined, the farm held had their annual farm day, so we loaded up the car and drove out to Creswell to visit Sweetwater Farm and see where our produce comes from. We got a great tour from Farmer John:
Ate some great food (including pizza from their on-site brick oven). Jodie and I talked to some folks about spinning and knitting (Jodie had bought her wheel, one of the folks from the farm is also a spinner.) And I got to hold someone's very adorable baby girl who was having a massive allergic reaction to something. Poor thing. All in all it was a great day, even with the high temps and blazing sun we had to endure.
Mike and Lynette
You could tell me we belong together
And I could tell you belong with me
But we've run out of things to say
And we'll be happy anyway*
Congratulations Mike and Lynette. You're now one of us, those ridiculously happily married couples. May your love buoy you through all of life, and may your happiness last forever.
MADE by RachelM
My friend Rachel has started a new venture. She's opened a fabulous etsy shop full of amazing stitch markers and fabulous bags. The markers are beautiful to look at, lightweight and snag free, even when working with laceweight yarns. I highly recommend her, and I would even if she weren't my friend.
