Back to basics

For the past week I have been held captive by stupid online computer game. The two weeks before that I was held captive by an even more stupid computer game. Today I am trying to get back on track. I started spinning again. I received my copy of Maggie Casey's new spinning DVD. It inspired me to get my wheel spinning. I must say my spinning is loftier and more even. I knitted up a sample with Polwarth and it's soft and lovely.

I put together a necklace last night. It is sterling silver bead and waxed linen thread. It's very delicate. I would do it again with heavier cord but it's very wearable.

I am going to spend a chunk of my day photographing my new pieces for my webstore and I really need to update my website. I really should finish that felted purse and get that up on the store.

If I can stay off the computer and stay awake.

Well yes it snowed

This past weekend, I saw more of my new state than I had before. Previously I had seen Yellowstone,and out east to Cody. On the way out here from California, we saw the road from Evanston to Casper and up to Buffalo and from Buffalo to Sheridan. Last week I had to drive out to Gillette with my boss and that expanded my horizons a little. I also drove up to Billings, Montana which took me through Ranchester. This weekend we went through Gillette and all the way to Devils Tower. That was cool. Made me crave mashed potatoes. This means something!

Sunday the weather forecast was for fun, a.k.a. snow. So we loaded up the car and drove over the mountain to Winchester, a little town south west of Worland has my name all over it. It's funny, my sister says they aren't relatives, however we do have relatives in the Neighboring town of Worland. We went looking for the Cemetery but couldn't find it so we turned around and went home. Maybe next time we'll go north and go to Medicine Lodge Archaeological park or maybe down south a little more to Thermopolis. Eventually I want to see the whole state.

On the fiber front, I finished the first of the Woodsy socks. I'll start the send one after dinner ... after I harvest my crops on Farm Town (a facebook app) I am not addicted to Farm town.. I know because I took the "Are you addicted to Farm Town" quiz.

June 07,2009 The weather report said snow

Snow? Snow!! We drove to Devils Tower today and looked around. We hiked a little on the trails, hung out with the prairie dogs and got rained on. I took some great pictures of everything from trees and rocks to prairie dogs and wild turkeys. Tomorrow we are going out to Winchester (just past Worland) to visit the family cemetery. I think I'll knit in the evening. I want to finish the first of the Woodsy socks. I am doing the gusset so it's not really that much to go!

A quick update

I am still knitting the first sock of the Woodsy socks. I haven't done much because I have been held captive in facebook. It's more than an social networking site- its got to be a scientific experiment and it's like a 2nd job. Between that and twitter and my blog I haven't had time. To do anything. I need to catch up with my Etsy site.

I had an adventure at work today. I got my lesson in Coal Bed Methane wells and local geology.

Finally a Man vs Wild worth watching. But it took Will Ferrel to do it.

Back to knitting

Survived another week

My Hubbins comes home today. He missed his first plane and will be in later than expected. No biggie, Custer Battlefield will be there. I can mail order my beer supplies and I really didn't need to spend any money at Cost Plus World Market.
I started updating my Ravelry page. I had just finished one pair of socks and started the next. Knitting eases the symptoms of my OCD - which isn't really OCD it has another term but whatever. I like knitting socks anyway. But like I was saying I was updating my Ravelry page when I noticed I am so far behind on documenting my stash!! I need a day with a lights, camera, yarn! I also have several projects that need photographing and posting.

I need time to spin too. I got that dark grey bump of Mountain Meadows Merino roving. Great stuff! At least the natural white is. I haven't spun any of the dark gray but i am expecting it to be the same or better.

I need to find a local farm supply where I can get some 500cc syringes to mix dye liquor with. I have all of those lovely Knit Picks sock yarn blanks waiting to be hand dyed.

Well I need to finish up a few things before setting out for Billings. It's 167 miles at about 2 1/2 hour drive. I need to stock up on 5 hour energy and Good-n-Plentys- my road food of choice.

Taking the morning off

My Boss at the job said there was noting to do till late afternoon. I'm taking the morning off to catch up on a few things and get the house ready for Hubbins to return. I have knitting and spinning projects all over the livingroom. It won't take that long to wrangle them in - it just needs to get done.

I have almost finished the second sock ... it should have been done on Sunday or Monday but I picked up my computer and tweeted and played on facebook and I think I even blogged once or twice. Now here is the twist. Am I putting off housework to knit? Or putting off knitting to do housework? I think it's a standoff!!!

I get to go to the big city on Saturday. Going to Billings Montana. Population 100,000. That's 20% of the entire state of Wyoming- in one place! I haven't seen that many people in six months. I'm stopping off at the homebrew supply to get some ingredients for a wheat beer. The brown ale went well. I may stop off at Cost Plus World Market for some culture. Maybe a bookstore (totally jonesing)

OK enough stalling ... I need to get my housework on!

One more thing... down a total of 8 pounds!

Hell bent on breaking the sock curse

As you may know I have been hexed with a sock curse. If I am knitting a sock and speak of it, the sock does not get finished. I stared a pair last night around 9:00pm and was finished the first one by 11:pm tonight. I had an inch done on the 2nd one by Midnight. I will continue working on it tomorrow. Picture to follow