something to talk about

Hey everyone. i know it's been a LONG, long time, but i'm not dead yet, honest!

I thought i'd drop a note here to say that, well, i've been busy. Busy living (which is not a bad way to be, i guess!)

Lets see... to update y'all:

Life news:
Darling daughter is chugging through grade 2 curriculum
Darling son is 4, and just starting to learn his letters (yay!)
Husband has just changed jobs, and seems to be settling into the new one.

Fibre arts news:
My mom and i are trying to 'officially' start our own business. Selling fiber-y goodness.  Stay tuned for details (nothing official yet)
I've got about 8 projects on the go, and more planned (yikes!) including one with a very short time-frame (1 week left)
I'm also designing a new pattern. i'm not going to divulge any details yet, but i can say that it's something that will cover your shoulders, and that it will be a unique design (not something i got an idea from elsewhere. came from my own little head, it did!)

teaser from one of my ongoing projects  :)

Other news:
Still dreaming about spring (yes, it IS April, but we still have over a foot of snow on the ground everywhere!)
Going to start planning garden planting soon, and start some seeds.....hopefully this will be a great year!


How is your spring going?

Catching up 1.0 - sheep and fibres

Well, i got out of the house yesterday.... mom and the 4 of us went to the 'gathering of the flock' sheep and fibre event in Neepawa.  it was the first year for the event, and considering the crumby weather, i thought the turnout was pretty good.  the monkeys were pretty good, and i was able to look around at everything and buy a copy of Fiber Gathering straight from the author (her blog is here)! it looks like a pretty informative book, even though it's geared towards american festivals. i definately want to try making some hand-dyed yarn, like that in the book.  I also had a chance to briefly chat with her and one other spinner  (whose name i completely forgot. sorry!) about wheels, fibres and the like.... it was actually pretty nice to talk to other like-minded folk.

During our chat, i brought up fermented suint wool cleaning...  i'm currently testing the method. i'm not sure i 'love' it, but i've got a small section drying to test out how well it works. we shall see.