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balance

Posted on | November 27, 2006 | 4 Comments

I’m trying to find my balance right now.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE knitting and spinning and all fibery things, but reading the latest entry in Kat’s blog started me thinking.  I really miss reading.  I miss losing myself in a good novel (and by “good” I don’t mean “great literature” although if you can lose yourself in a piece of classic literature, particulary if it was written a hundred years ago, then it truly is “great” in my book).  I miss reading, and I miss spending time doing things that make my world more enjoyable - replacing the dead flowers in the planters on the front porch and cooking good meals and having friends over for wine and long chats.

I’m feeling more domestic and less crafty right now, and I’m fine with that.  Oh, I’m not giving up my fiber pursuits (I *just* got my wheel, people!), but I’m going to make time for the other things in life.  This past year has been a whirlwind of many wonderful events but also many sorrowful things.  It’s been a year of growth and I’m not just talking about my waist size, although that has certainly grown too.  I hope to finish out this year by reconnecting with ALL the things that make me a complete person – go back to yoga class, get back into my house renov projects, read a good book.

Whew.  I’m certainly feeling philosophical this morning.  Enough of that!  Onto the fiber!

I spun up some more of the mills ends I dyed.  I’m really happy with this, and with my progress as a spinner.  Here’s what the first spinning from this roving looked like, as a comparison:

My spinning is much more even now and I’m getting decent yardage.  The top pic is 217 yards, the bottom 77 yds.  Best part?  I have two full bobbins at home, waiting to be plied.  Any suggestions on what to do with 500 yards?

I also finished spinning the Ashland Bay merino “blue jeans” I got at SAFF:

The colorway is aptly named, no?  I have a little over 300 yards, maybe a scarf for my boss for xmas?  I mean, what do you get a man who has everything and more money than God?  I spun this from the fold, and that was really great – no long strands of roving wafting beside me on the floor.  Merino is fun, fun, fun to spin, too.

I became an official addict while spending the past several days on the sofa.  No, not of ice cream, that addiction was already firmly in place.  I’m addicted to LOST.  And also The Office.  Great stuff, both.  I’d always been under the impression that LOST was a reality show, a take-off on Survivor, but my friend Ginny straightened me out and told me I’d love it.  She’s right.  Sgt. Britty and I watched probably 10 episodes over the past two days and I can’t wait to see the rest!  I just wonder – will we be able to catch up on all the episodes before they begin airing again in February, or will we have to tape current episodes and bank them until Season Three is released?  Arrgh!  That’s what I get for coming late to the party. 

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