New to Me

Today was a good day. I knew there was a reason why I would remember 8-9-10. I have missed having a piano in my home and have haphazardly been looking for a keyboard/piano since we moved to Virginia. Last night while browsing Craig's List, I saw a keyboard which had just been listed at a price I could afford and it looked like it would serve my purpose. I called and we arrange to meet today. I got to bring her home and have had the chance to sit down and play with her for a little bit. I don't play very often and very seldom in public, but now my desire to play sometimes can be met. She doesn't have the weighted keys, but for me to relearn hymns it will be just right. Besides there is a whole slew of songs on there, I can use it when I want music to spin by and don't want to use the MP3 player.


I also had the opportunity to purchase a used Kiwi, about two weeks ago. I really like how she is spinning. The Kiwi is a little harder to cart around than the Lendrum or the Scholar, but she fits really well in my spinning wheel circle. I am working on my second four ounces of fiber on her. The first fiber I spun on her was a bump of fiber from Notlwonk Springs (second section down on that page). I think it was the last bump of prepared fiber I have from them. The second four ounces is some Polworth I purchased from Misty Mountain when I went up there with Sue three weeks ago. The Polworth is spinning up very nicely. It's that pretty blue on the bobbin right now. It's called Water's Edge and I'm pretty sure I know what I want to make with it.

I have been pretty consistent at sitting at one of the wheels each day and getting some spinning time in. It has helped relax the tension in my shoulders to spend that time at a wheel and on top of that I am getting a lot of spinning done. Before I know it I will have spun up all I had set out to accomplish in my own personal fiber club. There are only three bags left.

Happy knitting and spinning.

New to this Blogging Thing

So, I've thought and thought about blogs. I read lots and lots of blogs. But, this is entirely new, to be writing in a blog. All the messages I get from others say, "this is just an on-line journal for whatever you want." My "want" is to write about my fiber experiences.

As is the name of the blog, this is an account of my adventures with fiber. I have been a knitter for 30-some-odd years, learning in my pre-teen years. I have been a spinner for almost 20 years and that has been my grounding wire throughout my boys growing up, a divorce, the stresses of daily life, and a new marriage with accompanying children and "new" problems.

I haven't yet learned how to put the pictures on here, so that you can see what I am working on. But I will learn how to do that and learn how to "link" to other sites.

A little about who I like to spin and knit for. There is ES (Eternal Spouse), my boys: E, J1, R & C. ES kids: M, A1, J2 & A2. They range in age from 21 years old to 11 years old (mine are in the middle). I have m-a-n-y extended family member who I also like to make things for.

I have four spinning wheels. There is the Ashford Traditional (this is my very first wheel), then the Ashford Scholar (this is the wheel, until just recently, that has been used the most), #3 is the Lendrum (I call her Dolly, because she reminds my of the workhorse my grandparents had on their farm while I was growning up) and last in the purchase order is: the Hitchiker. The Hitchiker is my take everywhere wheel now. There is always a project going on each of the wheels. Some take longer to get completed, but the wheels all get used.

Well, hopefully I haven't bored you to tears. Thanks for joining me. Keep knitting!