Archive for July, 2010

It’s here!

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Blanche arrived safe and sound, and spins very nicely…too busy spinning to type more… Technorati Tags: Spinning

Garden pics

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Zucchini plant: Zucchini: Eggplant: Pepper: Chard: Tomatoes: Beans: Cucumbers: Technorati Tags: Garden, gardening

We’re havin’ a heat wave, a tropical heat wave…

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Our local stitch n bitch group met this morning – there are usually 2 or 3 members who meet on Monday mornings, but since it’s a holiday, there were about a half dozen of us, and the usual good time was had by all.  I can’t believe that 1 week from today will be our [...]

Blanche is on the way!

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

I’ve talked about my spinning wheel, Rose, and I have to say I love this wheel. She spins like a dream, has a wide range of ratios (which determine how thick or thin a yarn ends up), and is easy to transport. I’ve only had one problem with it in the year-plus that I’ve owned [...]

Ugh

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

So, last Saturday morning, I found what I thought to be a spider bite on my leg – similar to a mosquito bite, but larger & very itchy. By Tuesday, the red mark was 3 times bigger than it had been on Saturday, and was beginning to take on the appearance of a bulls-eye. I [...]