And maybe HO’s. And certainly ho’s in hose. (Finally Maureen, finally) It has been so hot here that 80 is the new 60. Everyone knows this but still I mention it.
Don’t panic, I know you want the pictures because that is my favorite thing on most blogs. Here they are:
Spinning: 50/50 roving from Kid Hollow Farm spun as a singles, no idea the yardage but the fiber weighs about 1.5 lbs
I boiled those bobbins and the skeined the yarn wet.
Weaving: I warped the Harrisville loom last week with some cottolin in a Finnish Twill. Trying out some singles linen weft but I think I might just weave it off as hand towels.
Knitting: Knitting is progressing slowly on the Malabrigo Lady (ravelry link) in the color Bergamota. It is a sweater knit from the top down. If you are a knitter and have not done a top down sweater, I suggest that you cast on for one immediately.
On the travel scene, I went to Nags Head, NC for a couple of days and then home for a few days, packed up again and drove to Tuscaloosa Alabama. Thank the powers that be that my eldest daughter Anne got an offer from the University of Alabama for a place as a research assistant in grad engineering. Cuz that trip was hard. That is all I am going to say about it because venting is no longer theraputic. Or so they say. Here is one picture:
And the baby hawks have hatched and are learning to scream and hunt. One got his talons stuck in a pine cone in my front yard the other morning. Very amusing but I only got one very blurry picture of the adventure.
Thanks for checking on me! I am going for some iced tea. Because one of my photos of Hollywood Cemetery was short listed for a Schmap. This one:
