Graduations and Finished Objects

This past weekend was filled with activity. Both the boy's girlfriends graduated from high school. It felt so good to not have it be one of mine! The arenas were cool and no stress for me! yah!!

I am on top of the world tonight! I had DH pick me up some grommets and dowels and I made several CD drop spindles. It doesn't take much to make me happy. I am now able to spin different fibers and colors depending on my mood. I manages to make 3 and have 3 more in the works. The orange is a pencil roving that is Merino super wash and the blue is pencil roving brought to me in what they call "cakes" from Iceland. Jake's girlfriend's dad lives and works there. Her mom has brought me 5 of these "cakes" and I am so happy to be spinning it!! I hear there is some green at their house with my name on it! The purple and red is what I had been working on. I actually set the twist on that skein lastnight along with all the blue skeins. They are wool and mohair and was my first spinning ever. It was done on a wheel.

Here are my photos of my finished objects so far this year. They are in a bin marked for gifts.

A Moments Peace

Woohoo!! I can't believe I am finally posting. Life is getting a little out of hand here! Our trip to Keepsake Quilting was wonderful. Here is how we started off the trip. Big fresh greasy doughnuts. Gotta love em. First we went to the Vermont Country Store and enjoyed a store full of items from the past. I bought nothing...can you believe it?? Mom of course made several purchases. Next we were off to Harrisville Designs which I think was in New Hampshire. I looked and looked at everything. Probably drove mom nuts. I bought a bag of red roving and a minnie nitty notty, and a book on drop spindling. Finally we were on the rode to Center Harbor. It rained a bit and it was dark but we managed to find a room for the night...had the worst meal of my life and got some rest. We were in line for the sale by 6:30. I bought way more Koigu yarn than any one person needs to own. Mom of course added to her fabric stash. The ride home was beautiful. Here is a photo of what we saw.

Now that trip was just not enough. The hubby and I decided to go to the Americade in Lake George. We ended up spending the night and having a very good time. I have never seen so many bikes in one place. I didn't want to come home and can't wait to go next year. Here is the view from the beach behind out room.

And of course us and the long, long line of bikes. They go on forever on both sides of the street. And yes, I knit at the resaurant while waiting for dinner. Those same blue ribbed socks.

And last of all we took the bike up to Allens Falls today. Knitting while the falls beat off the rocks was so peaceful. Funny how all that noise just turns into quiet!!

Can't wait til morning!!

So here I sit at 11 p.m. To excited to go to bed and realizing I will regret it when the alarm rings at 5 a.m. My mother and I are going to New Hampshire tomorrow to Keepsake Quilting and Pattern Works. Well, actually we are shop hopping tomorrow and will spend the night there tomorrow night in order to hit the big sale Friday morning.

I have finally finished the boring orange and black mittens I made for my sister. Please forgive me sissa. They are in my niece and nephew's school colors. Black and Orange...Now I love Halloween, but after 2 hats and 2 sets of mittens in these colors in acrylic yarn...well...you get the picture. It is time to move on. I hope I eventually develope a better relationship with making mittens. I have yet to enjoy it. Yet I love the thought of homemade mittens. Guess I have a love hate relationship. The fiber trends ballet slippers are also done and waiting to be felted. I just would like to have those little feet here when I do it, for sizing. Here they are unfelted!! Pretty in pink ...brown sheep worsted victorian pink. Can't remember the name of the trim.

Well...off I go!! To bed...

Dreary Sunday

Darn!! It has started to rain. So much for going to camp to visit. Not that I'm sugar or anything. We all know better than that. Well, this is my first post to my blog. Hopefully I will keep it up and understand how to use it. Off to knit!!