…my life in the country
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2007
Looks like I was wrong about the apples. The Red Delicious is the only one with any apples and they are not quite ripe, I think but might be tart enough for a pie. It would seem like such a mild year would have been good for them, but it must have been wet about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2007
Went around the yard just now and this is what I found. A few last … the yellow things… some asters, the fuchsia is doing well, some red clover and sage leaves. Not a lot but a pretty bouquet. The pears are from my sister, our tree didn’t produce this year. I think we’ll have [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2007
Well, I frogged my sweater… again. This time I decided to weave it. The sleeves will be knitted and maybe the yoke, I haven’t decided that for sure but the ‘skirt’ part is going to be woven. I’m using the special 20″ square Randy made for me. I had him make that one for a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2007
Thought I ought to show what a good job we did with all that mess! So here is the ‘after’. Spent yesterday getting the studio ready for the cats. It’ll soon be time for them to start staying in for the winter so everything has to be prepared for cat fiber, which they are generous [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 12th, 2007
Didn’t realize it had been so long since I posted! If you want to know why, here’s one for you. This is the loom maker relaxing at home last weekend! but we got the job done* and the living room is back together and looks better than it has in the thirty years or so [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2007
Not hard work, but work related, anyway. I am running short of books so am having a print day. I also have some fiber stuff. Trying to copy a pattern out of an ad in the new Interweave Knits… Don’t wanna buy the kit. I think my gator is looking a bit like he ran [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2007
I just couldn’t get a handle on the landscape I should have been painting and ended up doing one I call Painter’s Block. Well, It’s an original, it’s loose, and it’s the landscape before me! lol But I think I’m getting a little ditsy from lack of sleep so with that, I’m off to bed. [...]