Sanibel Island mini is now completed. I purchased this kit several years ago when we were visiting Florida. There is a fair amount of fabric manipulation for the sand. This was a ufo because I really didn’t know how to put all the shells in the sand. I ended up gluing them on as there were no holes in them. It is a small piece and would at most be hand washed. Week one of my goals is finished. It is also the only one that is a ufo. The other 3 goals have not yet been started.
The back just has a triangle corner on each side so I can slip a small dowel under them and hang it.
And these are the handsome men who fathered all those fast little ones who dodge and dart.
After two and a half days of wonderful weather, the storm rolled in. This afternoon we have had thunder, lightning and buckets of rain. So I’m getting to this post before the power goes out.
Preparing the wool for spinning.
After removing as much vegetable matter as I could, I washed this wool
and here it is laying on a screen drying. When dry and any vegetable matter I can pick out has been removed,
I roll it on this carding machine to get all the fibers going the same direction before spinning it.
I then roll it into these rolags from which I spin.
This afternoon
These beautiful flowers arrived from my oldest son.
We had another beautiful day where I sat in the sun spinning as DH read. It felt like we were on vacation. These beautiful days have been gone since last fall and we stopped most everything and just enjoyed it.
We went to a meeting on stem cell therapy as I am interested in that rather than have a knee replacement. Now I have made a call to my doctor asking who she might recommend if anyone.
Then we came home, had lunch, and enjoyed more sun and reading/spinning. Oh, yes, he is reading ‘The long winter” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. That series really helps me appreciate what we have. Somehow waking up to snow on my bed does not appeal to me. Nor does putting all my earthly possessions in a covered wagon and starting over every couple years. At the same time, we never know what tomorrow will bring, so I think it is important to know how to take care of your basic needs such as gardening, sewing, etc.
We truly enjoyed this day.
PS The blog is late, not because I didn’t get to it, but we have been without internet for a few hours
I had a pair of younger women who wanted to work doing some weed whacking. Do you see all those nettles? We have a good acre of them that no animal will touch, so they have to be manually cut back about 3-4 times during the summer. While they did this
I made some brownies
Cut and dehydrated half a quart of parsley for the winter
Canned 26 pints of black beans for quick cooking, and relaxed while spinning this gorgeous wool with angora blended in. It is so soft and wonderful feeling. I hope your day was as beautiful.
DONE: 1. Linking up with Elm Street One Monthly Goal finishing Spidron which is hand work.
DONE: 2. Patchwork times Judy has chosen #1 which on my list will be 11 (since 1 has been finished) It is a braided table runner kit by Jenny Beyer, which is still in the package.
3. All People Quilt will be Winter Wonderland Wild bunny -which did not get started last month
DONE: 4. HIA will be a Monster Truck boys quilt found at https://hatchedinafrica.com/detail.aspx?id=1692&c=&sc=
5. WA state #4 fish quilt. I need to digitize the applique for this quilt, so need to start it now. There is no way it will get finished this month.
DONE: 6. I would like to get Judy L “Tell it to the stars” quilted and bound.