Afew more vacation pictures

good morning y'all,
Ever feel like time just flashes by on you? Seems like that is how this month has been for me lol. So many things going on and happening. Michael's ministry is taking off and he now has added responsibilities at the church an I am so proud of him!! My spinning is getting better everyday, and I will be sending my mom som awesome yarn that I have spun up. I love Lincoln Longwool and has asked Cory if I can reserve the same fleeces for next year as well. I will be getting a Border Leicester fleece this week so I am happy about having another yarn to spin will. My goal is to ultimately spin up enough yarn so I can make myself the real pretty shug. Yes I have move vacation pictures to share with you. I have to reload the camera program onto the computer before I can down load the pictures from the Livestock & Rodeo show we went to. We had so much fun. Michael carded the wool and I spun it and he was great at explaining what he was doing and why. One of the things he said was "I am preparing the wool so my wife can then spin it and at a later date she can knit something with it.
I have enough fiber now that I can spin, ply and then post it in my Esty store. I hope to have at least 6 things posted by the first and then will as things daily. I might even post a a few small project bags I am making as well. I will also be making project bags for drop spindles as well!! Anyway here are some more pictures. I will post some of the new yarn that I have spun that I have to ply.

Anyway y'all,
CW




This was near Flagstaf I think am not sure, butit was such a pretty site to see. So is good IF only for a little while lol.
Michael in deep thought while driving , he was thinking that we needed to stop cause he needed another caffeine boost lol. If I drank as much coffee as does I would be awake for weeks and weeks My caffeine meter would be stuck in the overload position .

This is some awesome art work done on a big rig tht I spotted as it was getting ready to pass us. We did see some amazing art work on the rigs! More pictures later!!

The Band is back on my finger!!!

Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Michael found my wedding band this morning. He was in the garage smoking a cigarette and he was sitting down he was looking over where I had unloaded a case of TP and he saw something blue winking at him. My ring fell out of my pocket and landed in between the netting of the orange nylon mess close hamoer that I now use for drying my wool!! I tell you I think I should super or gorilla glue it to my finger lol. Anyway I am going through some other pictures from our trip and I will post them on flickr. Well have a blessed day all and ,
CW

Getting ready for next week

These are the 2 handspun , plied and skiened yarns I did tonight.
Below is a batt I purchased called "Pot of Gold". Isn't it beautiful!

all,

Well still haven't found the wedding band but we are still looking. We will spead plastic out on driveway and go through the garbage with a fine tooth comb. Can you say "Stiny, Yucky" lol. I will be one of the demonstrators at the Livestock Show in Houston next week for 2 days I am so excited!! So I will be pulling fiber this week end to take with me. I chose the 10 a.m. - 1:30 this way we will beat the rush hour traffic coming home. Tonight I skeined up my hand spun yarn and also washed some of that yummy black fleece I just received. I already have a go sized mound of the white that I lightly carded which I added some of Angus's clippings to so I can make a hat for the breeder and send it with the small photo album we made for them.

Michael has been busy getting the media department in order plus helping everyday because this weekend is the church's 8th anniversary as well. I am back singing in the choir again and it feel great!! We will be doing a song that the chior in RI did and when I sing this song I sometimes forget where I am and just let it rip lol. Tomorrow I will wipe down the changing table for Sis Rebekah. She is due I think in about a week or so. We seem to be having a baby boom at church lol. We are getting ready to get the geust room painted and pulled together. We also are getting ready to have minor repairs done to the house to get it ready to sell sometime next year. We need more room lol!! Not just for our hobbies but for entertaining family and friends but also visiting ministry as well.

So I will say for now as need to check on the wool that I washed to day have to turn it over so itwill dry evenly. Plus email a fwe folks as well. Everyone !!

CW

Good and not so good news

Yes it has been quite awhile since I last posted. Have been doing spring cleaning and spin like crazy!! I just got my 3rd fleece from Cory and has reserved the same ones for the next shearing season.



This is Ayria's fleece. It is a rich black and weighs in at 2lbs. 8 ozs. I will wash some of it tomorrow and then dry it. I think I will try my hand at carding in some gold metalic yarn and maybe try to get some nice Angelina to give it some bling/sparkle. I have a yarn swap and we have to spin yarn with some bling/sparkle and/or dangles for our partner. But we haven't been assigned partners yet so I figure can't hurt getting alittle jump on things.

No the not so go news is I some how misplaced my wedding band. Don't ask me how I just did I only take it off if I am going to be washing the wool because I wear surgical gloves and the marquise will rip the glove or if I eat grapefruit because I peel and eat them like you do an orange. So I will now put the engagment ring in the jewelry box don a pair of gloves and go through the trash in kitch wast can. I am just miserable and angry with myself about this you can't even imagine. Anyway I hope to have posted some more trip pictures later this week.

Have a ,

CW

New Friends rom NM

Hey all,
Well I did promise I would put up some pictures from our trp. Here is an awesome couple we met in Faiur Acres, NM Michelle and David Saxton. They met the same way that Michael and I did via the Internet!
How ironic is that huh, anyway they were very helpful with suggestions and so forth when we were shopping and they've even invited us to their wedding in May of this year. That is way cool I think.
This sign was just great the bottom states: Violators will be dragged out back and hung lol. The next picture is of the sun setting this was taken on our journey heading back to TX. Sort of sad to return since we were having such a wonderful time!! Well I need to get to sorting the pictures I took on this trip.
How many do you ask? I'd say well over 150 pictures. Thank goodness Michael took his lap top because we just down loaded them each time I reached 85 on the camera. Well hopefully will post again on the grey, drab funky Saturday!

CYA,
CW

Back from visiting the in-laws ~ What an awesome time we had!!

Ok, before I even get into the trip and so forth. I just have to show y'all "THE" ring. My hubby got me my wedding ring set. He wanted something that was totally unique, awesome, outstanding and maybe even rare in fashion! I love them ~ can you say

Here they are:

The other stones are fire opal and they just make this whole set dance!! I just had to show ya and now I am off to bed I am still regrouping from road trip and fire ant stings (when we got home). Will have more to enter and lots more pictures that will be posted over the weekend!!

,

CW

Pictures of ROC DAY

The above piture shows the wheel (on the left) called the Robin Wheel made by Gilbert Gonsalves from I think Me or NH. He used to ne a boat engineer. This wheel is absolutely gorgeous. I am waiting for info becaue ZI might put my order in. It takes 2 years before I will get it. That is ok I can what the craftmenship is outstanding!!
This is my new friend Cora she was spinning in the class room with me. She has a Kromski Marzuka Wheel it is "double" drive. With a nice dark stain.
I do not recall the 2 women on the left of the picture, but Peggy has the white design on the shirtand nextto her is Penny they have been friends for year and are just a hoot!! Then there is my friend Linda she has been spinning for a while now.
This spindle ha spun LLama on it which I am going to give a try to spin it on the wheel.
This is the llama fleece I wil be spinning from. His name is Solo and his fur is just beautify.

He there, I finally downloaded the pictures from ROC daya that we had at the Lone Star Loom Room on January 19th. I meet some awesome spinners and since there are quite a few spinners in Katy we will have our own spinning group!! That is so awesome, I have had to get back on track with my knitting since I am doing all this spinning the yarn is starting to mount up now lol. Well I am off and running spin a little then take a small nap before dinner. Have a Blessed DAu all!