Fiber Raven Soiree

This and That

Addressing some of the questions/comments in the last couple of entries:

Vanessa (happy birthday!), the Jensen Tina II is now on my short-list too! It's absolutely beautiful in cherry, double-treadled with those gorgeous turned spokes. I didn't have a chance to drive it, but Denise loves it, and obviously turns out great yarn.

Judy asked if I was going to design a sweater from my swatch and the answer would be "I'd like to". I need to work out the rest of the motifs and then hope to do something real, inspired so much lately by both Janine and Katie. Janine, by the way, has a design in Sweaters From Camp, the Dragonfly vest; and Katie has a design in the first Jamieson's book, the Kestral cardigan and tam.

And yes, that was real food and lots of it, and I didn't really think about it until Carolyn mentioned it, but Sherlock is a good boy, isn't he?!

Last night I met my friend Steve for a glass of wine. I used to work with Steve, before he moved to Melbourne, Australia where he has lived for the past five years. It's always good to see old friends, especially around the holidays. Amazingly enough, he doesn't know one sheep farmer!

I hit the halfway mark on the centre of the Unst Stole yesterday, cause for celebration at Happy Holler. Nanny Granny opened up one of her Special Delite Old-Timey Co-Colas for a toast to the other half, and Tippie Jane turned cartwheels in the Parlor, accidentally getting herself caught up in the new winder coverings and frightening Sherlock with the thought that drapes can come alive at certain times.

Madame shall now retire to the Parlor and attempt to convince her sinuses that they should return to normal and give the little gnome with the pickaxe a break.