I missed my own handspun...it was in an other state for a long time with a friend who had hopes of opening a little store, but sadly, that didn't work out. So on a trip back to NY, she left it with her mom and I finally was able to pick it up the other day! I've sold 3 already and the remaining skeins are on Ebay. I'm praying they all sell!! I'm looking forward to creating more skeins....it's been too long since I've spun just because. Most of my spinning lately is for orders...not that I mind, but I haven't been able to spin anything of my own creation.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, August 30, 2010
3 samples of alpaca and nylon blend handspun for the alpaca farm to preview. |
Both bottom sides are almost identical. |
I love this motif!! |
SOOOO...it's been too long since I've posted here!! But I do have good reason...being pregnant during a ridiculously hot summer and then having a newborn and 3 other children to look after...I seem to have run out of time for much else!
Kendall Leigh is now 11 months old and walking! She can keep herself well occupied for short periods of time, so that gives me time to work on my hobbies. I've been spinning again for the alpaca farm and the single on the bobbin above is spun from batts I created from different colors of alpaca. I filled another bobbin with light fawn alpaca and plied it with this. Very pretty...I will post photos of that hopefully tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
We went with my youngest sister, Samantha, and her son, Jaydon. He loves playing with his cousins. :)
Caitlin wanted me to take a picture of her falling for some reason...this was the result. I love this picture!
A view to the northeast of the beach. The clouds in the distance were the edge of the cold front and rain that moved away just before we arrived.
The end result of their castle...it ended up just a pile of sand with a moat that ran back to the lake.
The kids were all filling their buckets at the same time to fill the moat. That's Samantha helping them out.
They all thought the moat was fascinating...how it would hold water after a while.
We had a lot of fun and plan to go back a couple more times this summer.
We had a lot of fun and plan to go back a couple more times this summer.
Monday, May 11, 2009
I love this tree! I call it Beaver Lake's Joshua Tree...it stands alone in the meadow.
Wild Violets? So pretty and dainty!
During the spring break last month, I took the kids on our first outing of the year to Beaver Lake...lots of new plants growing, budding and blossoming!
Beautiful tulips...not sure what variety, though I have seen them in catalogs.
A single pinecone.
Gorgeous purple hyacinth.
Looking up a pine tree.
New tulip bud.
I believe this is a dogwood just starting to bud.
My favorite photo....I think I may frame this one. The sky was SO blue that day...and that tree so striking against it!
Looking through a hole in a stump..focusing on the background.
My kids all in one shot...this is rare! Caitlin did not want to stop and turn around for me...that took a little coaxing!
Cara...she loves the outdoors like I do!
Caitlin...she does too...she's the one to get dirty though!
Brendan...stopping to get something out of his shoe.
A tiny new sumac plant coming up in the pines.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Winter Visit to the Zoo!
The kids had winter break last week, so I decided to take them to the Rosamund Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. All through January and February, the admission fees were less than half price. The four of us got in for $9!
It was cold and windy that day, so we only went outside to see the elephants. There are plenty of animals inside to keep little ones busy on a cold day. When warmer weather comes though, we will be going back and I will take more photos of the outdoor creatures!
The monkeys above are Golden Lion Tamarins...such a beautiful color!
The other lioness and male...cozy in their little cave. I think the zoo is fundraising to build a better enclosure for them!!
A Fossa(pronounced foosa), which lives only on Madagascar. They are a beautiful, reddish-brown color with huge chocolate eyes. This one was looking right at me. I think this is one of the zoo's newer animals.
A Fennec Fox. I don't think I was supposed to take pictures in here because it's so dark...saw the sign too late. Cara loves these animals and begged me to buy her a stuffed one in the gift shop!
A powdery Cockatoo looking at treats the zookeeper is offering it. This one seemed very shy. This bird is fairly new here too.
A baboon watching the people. The kids get such a kick out of their colored rears!! It's very funny to hear other children's comments about them.
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