Thermalgal’s Temperate Mumblings

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Okay, it is really the horrible, the good and the great but well, I just couldn’t resist the title. So, the horrible news first. I took my oboe into the shop to get fixed yesterday and she said that she couldn’t do anything for it. It is beyond repair. The good is that she didn’t charge me for the tinkering she did and that I have my oboe back (for whatever that is worth). And the great news… I talked to my DH last night and he is going to buy me a new oboe as a combined birthday/Christmas/Valentines/Anniversary/… gift. The actual number of gift occassions still is open and probably depends on what I end up with.

First Page Almost done!

I have maybe one more rotation before my first page of Spring Valley is complete. I think it looks great and is finally starting to look like a gryphon. I also took a look at the chart to figure out where I would go next (up) and I think that the square I working on right now might be the worst one confetti wise. So, it should be smoother sailing from here.

I forgot my camera on Saturday or I would should you my progress on the frog stained glass. I finished grinding all the pieces and then Carol helped me with the pinning. We took a short break so I could teach her to spin (on one of the extra toy wheel drop spindles) and then we foiled the frog pieces. I quickly flat soldered the pieces together and we called it a night. Carol took some pictures, but she hasn’t emailed them to me yet.

Kiwi-A-GoGo Land

Man, I need to stop listening to those book! The ones about Georgia Nicolson. I’m currently on the fifth book. Because Kiwi-a-GoGo Land is what I first thought of when I was thinking about referencing Kiwi Jo’s blog (where I got the list below)…

1 . What time did you get up this morning? DH started to drag me out of the bed about 7:20. But after breakfast I went back to sleep until 8:30. Man am I tired!
2 . Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
3 . What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I think it was Batman Beginnings.
4 . What is your favourite tv show at the moment? Firefly
5 . What did you have for breakfast? Honey Bunches of Oats
6. What is your middle name? Ayn (dad was reading Ayn Rand when I was born)
7 . What is your favourite cuisine? I like it all!
8 . What food do you dislike? Mushrooms, Fish…
9 . What is your favourite crisp flavour? Apples
10. What is your favourite song? Have lots I like, but not a favorite
11. What kind of car do you drive? Mini-sport ute
12. Favourite sandwich? Fresh from the garden tomato sandwich
13. What characteristic do you despise? Arrogance
14. Favourite item of clothing? pajamas
15. If you could go any where in the world on vacation? Some island in the middle of no where
16. What colour is your bathroom? Yucky sea foam green
17. Favourite brand of clothing? Lee Casuals for work pants
18. Where would you retire? Middle of nowhere
19. Favourite time of day? middle of the night when I’m asleep
20. What was your most memorable birthday? Err… 9-11-01
21. Where were you born? Texas
22. Favourite sport to watch? I only watch the Olympics
23. What fabric detergent do you use? No clue, DH does the laundry
24. Coke or Pepsi? Coke
25. Are you a morning person or a night? night
26. Do you have any pets? yup, one cat and two turtles
27. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? nope
28. What did you want to be when you were little? Laywer

Too many interests not enough time

My wheel is out of commission until the replacement part comes in (it was back ordered). The thread/rope holding the back apron on to warp roller broke on my loom (easy to fix, just need to tie it back on with something stronger). So, it feels like my fibery ambitions have come to a halt for now. But I did buy yarn to make towels as a birthday gift of my SIL. My DH picked out the colors for the stripes (red and yellow) and I got natural for the main part to tone down his choices.

So, after my weekend get-away with the girls, I’m back to stitching. I made great progress on Phoenix and on Monday I moved on to Spring Valley. I have visions of finishing the page either this rotation or next. I’ve decided I’m going to head up a page next. That should go quickly since the isn’t as much confetti in the mountains. And then since next week is my free week (four week rotation in a five week month), I’m going to be good and work on Noah’s ark since I didn’t touch it earlier this month.

Weekend Recap

This past weekend was our 2nd annual Coolfont stitching retreat. I wove, I stitched, and I knitted. I did bring my drop spindle but it stayed in the bag all weekend. It was a wild weekend (okay maybe not), but it was definitely fun.

Sue got a little crazy and ended up with a lamp shade on her head. Here she is posing with my new lamb, Peppermint (named after the chalet we stayed in).

But this is how we spend almost the entire weekend…

A variety of projects were worked on: L&L’s Celtic Summer, Chatelaine’s Misty Morning Vineyard, Dracolair’s Phoenix (x3), Dracolair’s Dragon Knot Bookmark, Dimension’s Brilliant Butterfly Celebration, Mirabilia’s Petal Fairy, Frank Lloyd Wright Waterlillies, and Stoney Creek’s Noah’s Sub.

I worked on my Phoenix when I wasn’t weaving or knitting. Here is my progress on Phoenix.

I also worked on my Tivoli

And of course I did my first weaving sample. I did some plainweave, twill, mock satin, double weave twill, and in general was just playing around.