Here we are at the Kickapoo State Park and Recreation Area. It is time to go to bed and all is quiet. All we can hear is the night sounds. The night creatures communicating with one another creating their own kind of music. I love it. So peaceful. he last time I heard these sounds was over thirty years ago when we would go tent camping with our family.
This was written last night. Then I received a telephone call. Someone hacked into my email and sent a message to everyone in my address book asking for money to be sent to me in Spain.
I am in Danville, Illinois, not Spain. I do not need $2500 for an emergency. And to top it off, they changed my password and my mother's place of birth and I cannot access my email to send an apology to all. Frustrating. My hands are tied.
I am trying to communicate with MSN to get this straightened out. Not much luck so far. Frustrating.
I am in Danville, Illinois at the circular sock machine conference trying to learn new patterns and methods and it is hard to keep my mind on my classes.
I am going to take a lace knitting class tomorrow and am really looking forward to it. I am finding that there are so many more things that one can do with their circular sock machines.
There are attendees here from Maryland to California, from Georgia to Canada. What a great group with so many ideas and so many tools for the sock (an more) knitter.
I have not been able to enjoy the campgrounds as much as I would like, but John, Oliver and Noah must be having a ball. They are sleeping as I write this!
Speaking of sleep............ I think I will copy them as classes and meetings start at the late hour of seven thirty! This turns into twelve to fourteen hours days of learning and cranking! I guess you might say that I'm cranky?????
Good night to all... God Bless!
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Fab Friday!
Now, the day has yet to get into full swing, but I am thinking positive! Thanks to Big Bad John, I now have a cough to beat all coughs. At first, I thought it was my allergies as the first symptoms came immediately after mowing, but this has lasted for almost a week. It is wearing me out, but is much worse for John with his existing breathing issues. Right now, he's out picking up a prescription, that his lung specialist has ordered, along with cough medicine with codeine. Needless to say, this is going to put a stall to finishing his installation of our Ultra Allure flooring in the motorhome. That's the way it goes, sometimes....
I started a H. U. G. E. felting project. I am making a rug. Right now, the lay out is six feet square and the fleece is seven inches high. When finished, the rug will be much smaller and thinner as the felting process shrinks as it felts. The fiber scales open up, lock together and the air between the fibers is pushed out.
The scene on the rug will be a primitive view of hills with trees. Very minimal looking. This will go the the St James Court Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky the first week end in October.
Finding a spot for the motorhome is difficult in Louisville! We had to pay fifty dollars a night for a hook up at the Kentucky Expo Center for water and electricity! I hope we can find a less expensive place this year, but I'm not holding my breath.
I just received a telephone call and have been admitted to Ribber Rendezvous and Fancy Stitches Too the Danville, Illinois COWS Crank in. There will be no livestock there though. For the life of me, I cannot remember what C O W S stands for, but it is a gathering of circular sock machine crankers.
This does not mean that I will be cranky though, I promise! This is a photo of the kind of sock machine that I have.
Another reason to be happy about attending COWS is that we will be out in the motorhome at the Kickapoo State Park in Danville. We have never been there and are looking forward to presenting you with a positive report.
This brings the thoughts of boondocking. We absolutely love boondocking! We love the privacy, the quiet, the scenery when boondocking. There are no neighbors "next door" or next door is a half mile away! The solitude speaks to our souls and quiets our hearts. Many people have called it cheap docking. The fact that we pay nothing when we boondock is only one small factor. Yes, it's nice to choose to spend our money in other ways, but the reasons I have previously stated are the best. Boondocking is not for everyone. Some could not do without their electricity, their television, people to talk to, etc. Different strokes.
Well, I must get to the rug. I hear it calling to me from the studio. If I am lucky, I will start the felting process today. With the hot, hot weather returning tomorrow, I prefer to have most of this done as the air conditioning is not the best in the studio.
Until later............. God Bless
I started a H. U. G. E. felting project. I am making a rug. Right now, the lay out is six feet square and the fleece is seven inches high. When finished, the rug will be much smaller and thinner as the felting process shrinks as it felts. The fiber scales open up, lock together and the air between the fibers is pushed out.
The scene on the rug will be a primitive view of hills with trees. Very minimal looking. This will go the the St James Court Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky the first week end in October.
Finding a spot for the motorhome is difficult in Louisville! We had to pay fifty dollars a night for a hook up at the Kentucky Expo Center for water and electricity! I hope we can find a less expensive place this year, but I'm not holding my breath.
I just received a telephone call and have been admitted to Ribber Rendezvous and Fancy Stitches Too the Danville, Illinois COWS Crank in. There will be no livestock there though. For the life of me, I cannot remember what C O W S stands for, but it is a gathering of circular sock machine crankers.
This does not mean that I will be cranky though, I promise! This is a photo of the kind of sock machine that I have.
Another reason to be happy about attending COWS is that we will be out in the motorhome at the Kickapoo State Park in Danville. We have never been there and are looking forward to presenting you with a positive report.
This brings the thoughts of boondocking. We absolutely love boondocking! We love the privacy, the quiet, the scenery when boondocking. There are no neighbors "next door" or next door is a half mile away! The solitude speaks to our souls and quiets our hearts. Many people have called it cheap docking. The fact that we pay nothing when we boondock is only one small factor. Yes, it's nice to choose to spend our money in other ways, but the reasons I have previously stated are the best. Boondocking is not for everyone. Some could not do without their electricity, their television, people to talk to, etc. Different strokes.
Well, I must get to the rug. I hear it calling to me from the studio. If I am lucky, I will start the felting process today. With the hot, hot weather returning tomorrow, I prefer to have most of this done as the air conditioning is not the best in the studio.
Until later............. God Bless
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Rain, Please GO AWAY!
It has rained so much that we have not had a day to mow the lawn. It is about long enough that we could cut and bale it! The rain started a week ago as we went to Greencastle, IN for The Fiber Event. The Fiber Event was great! Sales were up and I met many new friends and had such a great time talking with old friends. Dinner at Greencastle's restaurant, Almost Home was again a treat. A great big YUM!
After coming home from Greencastle, I taught a felting class. The class was using a resist in felting. When one uses a resist, they can make an object with no seams such as a vessel, mittens, slippers, etc. This time the student wanted to make a saddle pad for one of her horses. By making the pad by using a resist, she will be able to add padding to the hollow inside of the pad. This project is the largest using a resist. I was very thankful that I have the felt rolling machine or we would have been totally exhausted!
Late Thursday, Edmundson RV called and said that the motor home would not be ready for our trip to the Fiber Arts Festival in Kendallville, IN. (again) We loaded the truck and were on I 69 heading north. Since we had such a late call from Edmundson, we arrived with only about an hour to set up our booth, but we made it.
Friday, we were greeted with more rain and a cold that was totally bone chilling. Since my silk long johns were in the motor home, I was totally unprepared for the cold and drank more hot chocolate than I had all winter! Surprisingly enough, the die hard fiber artists came out and shopped for supplies. I was very pleased that our sales were as much as they were and looked forward to Saturday's sales since it was not supposed to rain before 7:00 p.m. and the show was to end at 5:00. Saturday's sales were also good and for a first time show, I was mildly pleased with our sales. We packed up and headed home and of course it began to rain as we approached Indianapolis.
It has rained all day and we have had a quiet, thoughtful Easter. Our California daughter, Jojo, sent me a picture of Joshua Tree. They are camping there this week end. Later, she called and we talked for a wonderfully long time. It is so hard to have a child 2000 miles away. Her phone call made the day wonderful!
The rain is supposed to continue all week. This will guarantee that I stay in the studio and get some work done. I also need to order more pottery knitting bowls and the knitting lights. I have sold about 50 lights in a week. They are truly a hit with knitters, weavers, and those who do other kinds of needle work and reading!
The end of this week we will be heading for Nashville, IN and the Brown County State Park. John will be fishing and I will be attending a 3 day crank in for owners of antique circular sock machines. This is going to be a great time. I have yet to make a second sock because I keep running into a problem when I get to the increase portion of the heel! There will be plenty of people to help this newbee cranker. So far, I have just been a cranky cranker and I plan to leave as a happy cranker!
Wow, this week is going to be really productive! I'm going to felt hats and vessels in the studio and then crank some socks! What else could I ask for other than 2 dry days to mow! Hey, maybe we will meet some campers in Brown County!
Till next time.....may the meaning of Easter bless your lives.....He is risen!
After coming home from Greencastle, I taught a felting class. The class was using a resist in felting. When one uses a resist, they can make an object with no seams such as a vessel, mittens, slippers, etc. This time the student wanted to make a saddle pad for one of her horses. By making the pad by using a resist, she will be able to add padding to the hollow inside of the pad. This project is the largest using a resist. I was very thankful that I have the felt rolling machine or we would have been totally exhausted!
Late Thursday, Edmundson RV called and said that the motor home would not be ready for our trip to the Fiber Arts Festival in Kendallville, IN. (again) We loaded the truck and were on I 69 heading north. Since we had such a late call from Edmundson, we arrived with only about an hour to set up our booth, but we made it.
Friday, we were greeted with more rain and a cold that was totally bone chilling. Since my silk long johns were in the motor home, I was totally unprepared for the cold and drank more hot chocolate than I had all winter! Surprisingly enough, the die hard fiber artists came out and shopped for supplies. I was very pleased that our sales were as much as they were and looked forward to Saturday's sales since it was not supposed to rain before 7:00 p.m. and the show was to end at 5:00. Saturday's sales were also good and for a first time show, I was mildly pleased with our sales. We packed up and headed home and of course it began to rain as we approached Indianapolis.
It has rained all day and we have had a quiet, thoughtful Easter. Our California daughter, Jojo, sent me a picture of Joshua Tree. They are camping there this week end. Later, she called and we talked for a wonderfully long time. It is so hard to have a child 2000 miles away. Her phone call made the day wonderful!
The rain is supposed to continue all week. This will guarantee that I stay in the studio and get some work done. I also need to order more pottery knitting bowls and the knitting lights. I have sold about 50 lights in a week. They are truly a hit with knitters, weavers, and those who do other kinds of needle work and reading!
The end of this week we will be heading for Nashville, IN and the Brown County State Park. John will be fishing and I will be attending a 3 day crank in for owners of antique circular sock machines. This is going to be a great time. I have yet to make a second sock because I keep running into a problem when I get to the increase portion of the heel! There will be plenty of people to help this newbee cranker. So far, I have just been a cranky cranker and I plan to leave as a happy cranker!
Wow, this week is going to be really productive! I'm going to felt hats and vessels in the studio and then crank some socks! What else could I ask for other than 2 dry days to mow! Hey, maybe we will meet some campers in Brown County!
Till next time.....may the meaning of Easter bless your lives.....He is risen!
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