A Luscious, Lovely Snow Waltz

So, this morning as I was getting ready for work, the most luscious and lovely snowflakes were falling from the sky. They weren't so much as falling, as they were waltzing. I just had to try to get a photo. Snapped away from the back deck but I wasn't convinced I had anything good. So I threw the camera in the car, thinking I might stumble upon a good shot.  Took this photo in the graveyard across the street from work. It's not half bad. I wish there was a little more falling flakes, but I'm just loving the journey. It's kind of fun trying on the photographer hat.

A Little Winter Walk

I took a little walk around the backyard today, trying to get my Pug boy, Rocky to not let the snow keep him from doing his business.

It was so lovely out, I had to run and grab my camera...

Then, back inside for laundry and Tuna Noodle Casserole. But it was nice to get out for at least a moment.

First Fleece to Yarn

This past summer, my mom's friend's mother sent me a huge box of fleece from her farm. Feeling ambitious, I thought this would be my first foray into preparing fleece for spinning. Then, I came to my senses, and made this my first foray into sending off fleece to be made into roving for spinning.

Turns out, there are lots of options out there. There are several large and small mills around the country that take in fleece for processing. After doing my research, I settled on the Still River Mill in Eastford, CT (about an hour's drive from my house).

After consulting with the staff, we decided the huge bag of Jacob wool fleece was the best option for processing. I went with blending it with Alpaca and Bamboo.

Just before the holidays, I got the call that it was ready and I drove out to pick it up this past Saturday. I got a HUGE bag of two blends: an 80/20 Jacob/Alpaca and an 80/20 Jacob/Bamboo. I couldn't wait to get home to start spinning and had it on the wheel by that afternoon.


I love how it is spinning. The natural color is beautiful and I think the plied yarn will make a gorgeous cabled and bobbled scarf. I can't wait to how it will take dye.

So much to create, so little time!