Thrill packed Tuesday

The day started with packing a couple of woven items for a friend, to be mailed on the way back from the Tuesday knitting group, which didn't exactly happen, read on.

Since there's a thriftie stop in Wednesday's plan, I needed cash from the bank. Then I realized ah, I can get cash at the PO when I mail the doings. Two in one. 

Meanwhile the Tuesday group met, with projects in knitting, including knitter-spun yarn hand dyed by another knitter, crochet, and embroidery.

Chat roved over home projects -- playhouse for grandchildren, refurbed and painted -- vacation, tech workarounds, tai chi, Stratford Ontario summer theater, paneer, sourdough bread, honesty seeds, mosaic crochet, Izzy dolls, amigurumi, heatwaves, YouTube and more.

Then off to the PO to mail the package and get cash. The poor lady explained nothing was working, computer down, she couldn't do anything till it came back online, who knew when.

So the trip to the bank was on again. That worked, cash now in purse, and the friend driving me,  determined to get the package to its destination said she'd send it from her PO after dropping me off. Which she did, reporting that it took a couple of tries for them to get it done, too,and surly to boot.

Then a bit late to Textiles and Tea with a marvelous New Zealand weaver, Agnes Hauptli , originally German, now very established as a weaver and teacher in NZ. The comments were packed by NZ weavers and her students, what a loyal turnout.

Look at her work, the finest of threads, silk and alpaca, elegant cloth. She rarely makes more than one of an item. 

One exception -- one time she was commissioned to create one hundred scarves from cervelt, the most expensive, deer sourced, yarn in existence. She did that one 

She wove the self portrait she uses as a headshot. What a force of nature and such a laughing happy woman, it was end to end fun.

As was my Tuesday, come to think of it. Wednesday is the dentist and the thriftie. It's all good.

Happy day everyone, life's a workaround.

Today's cute winter boots, immigrant rights

Here's what's up today. I've sent away for my cards, which I will leave around in places like the library, and give to friends.

At home, the Sock 'n Glove Ministry continues, probably needed all the more now 

This yarn is interesting. It's braided rather than plied, and creates a lovely warm springy fabric, good for socks.   After this pair, I have enough yarn to double the threads and knit gloves. 

It's friendly to knit, a contrast to that brilliantly colored yarn I've been using, which fights every step.  It looks lovely when done but I don't look forward to knitting it. 

However it's what I was issued with, so I feel I need to use it. The socks have certainly been well received, so there's that. 

This yarn is much more restful. Right now there's enough fighting without having your yarn joining in.

Happy day everyone, looking forward to tomorrow's Misfits, because there's an interesting tofu idea I plan on after the halibut is gone, along with the Spanish Fork potato croquettes.

Meanwhile Hamish Macbeth is still going.

We can keep going too, and thank you everyone who is doing their bit of resisting the current evil administration, even though it's uncomfortable to do it. 

We need to be able to look back in future years, no matter how it goes,  proud of what we did to fight back.

Visible mending, mild storm damage

I'm posting earlier than planned, because I got concerned messages, our weather having apparently been in the news. Our local damage, after a wild afternoon and overnight of wind and rain, is pretty moderate. Our lights flickered several times but power stayed on. Here's the morning report on Handsome Son's condo development

Where I live, different development, I haven't detected any damage, different construction, also a more tree-sheltered area.

The wind is still brisk, the ground saturated, so I'm not walking under any trees today, though there's sunshine.

So, since my socks are wearing out all at once, I'm planning on staying home and doing some visible mending

White yarn for colored socks, colored yarn for white socks. As you see, the white was unraveled from another knit, lovely Shepherd Susie natural color wool yarn.

Food today will involve salmon and peas and potatoes in some form, maybe pasties. Pictures tomorrow, originally planned for today but I thought you'd like to hear from me earlier.

Meanwhile if you like excellent bird photography, go to this marvelous person

And here's some mid winter color

Happy day, everyone. Thank you for your concern, all's well.

Sunday. Spring.

Daffodils out front, blown about by spring breezes. Dancing.

Sandra Boynton has the last word

That's it for today.