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wow! long weekend. i barley even noticed that today was tuesday, i’ve been so engrossed with this that and the other.
plus, my pee cee is having some issues. oh, the horror.(blue screen of death has been showing it’s face.)

i’ve got tons of stuff to try to manage to get done in the coming weeks. i should know better than to try to take on more than i can chew; but it seems to be my style. i’m thinking i won’t be doing a shop update this week. i’m a bit too busy planting some seeds. (both literly and figuratively.)

on today’s agenda, i’m going to spin these batts up.

they are navajo-churro, silk sari, angora, nylon, a touch of falklands and a dash of silk noil. (have to use up the pile of noils someplace, right?)
i hope that they are going to be part of a hi/low yarn, if all goes according to plan.

hum, so all this talk of plans and seeds and chewing. am i doing some top seekret ‘yarn spy’ stuff? (thanks jorgi for the “yarn spy” name, i love it…) well, nothing too skeetret, i assure you; but fun none the less. but, i give you my “yarn spy” photo.

thank you all who gave me input on which photo to send… (i sent in #1 and this is #2. my reasoning; with all of photo #1’s flaws, i think i look more empowered.) don’t know what i’m talking about? well, more will be revealed, later.

in one note of scary, matt took the kiddos down the road to a kid friendly swimmin’ hole the mad river. when they got home, i was greeted to bella talking about how she was okay, alive, yada… well, seems she went in a bit too deep. the extent of just how serious this incident actually was, was leaked out slowly. both from her, and her dad. apparently she could have very well have drowned. she took in lots of water and was puking…. i’m so glad i wasn’t there as i would have lost my shit. good thing for quick acting dads. she had a very restless sleep (well, duh.) it seems to be i need to get the kids in some swimming lessons for this summer. or somethin.

ok! i should get to work; too hot to do dyeing tho, that’s for sure! and the ac is still in storage
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the shop has been updated!

with both handspun and handpainted sock yarn

i’ve added 3 handspun bulky thick and thin singles

3 extra special blends, all including angora! and 2 with special rare breed wool.

1 bulky 2 ply

and three new colorways of handpainted superwash sock yarns.

you can view everything in the shop using this link or you can see everything that is new

i hope you enjoy!

also, our friend samantha, a knitter, an artist, a cancer survivor; is
doing a “climb for life” for HERA women’s cancer foundation. we would
like to help her reach her goal of 7K.

so when you check out, enter the words “bury the dragon” in the
comments and $5 of your purchase will go to ‘team bury the dragon’

click on the link to learn more about samantha, HERA, her climb, or to donate.

our scene begins, on a dark and gloomy morning, someplace in the woods of vermont. where our heroine has been subjected to seven straight days of rain.

*loud knock*

’suse me ma’m, we have some reports of some violations here.

pardon me sherrif, but i’m unawares of any violations here. i’m just going about my day.

just take a look over yonder, ma’m

*laughs*
that is just my spinning, sherrif.

exactly, ma’m. or should i say, perp.
look at this! you put ramie in with silk sari and angora?!
do i even need to mention the abuse of *tinkle*?
that alone violates most laws of good taste.

’scuse me, sheriff; but isn’t taste subjective???
it’s a fine lace weight yarn.

*in a stern voice*
that may be, missy.
but, do you have plans for this yarn?

*getting sweaty*
um, plans, why, no…

*growing increasingly irritated*
i see.
well, don’t you have plans to meet with people you haven’t seen in 10 years, today?
and you are still un showered

*chuckles*
well, anyone who knows me, knows i stink.

*YELLING*
that is beside the point, where are your priorities?!
don’t you have deadlines? things that you need to do.

*hangs head in shame*
yes, but you don’t understand… i was compelled!

ahh, i see, compulsion, an addict, eh?
*sniffs arround*

is that HEMP!?! you put hemp in this yarn??… that’s it missy. it’s all over for you…

*trying to defend herself*
but, it’s european hemp, sheriff.. we don’t buy hemp from china.

that’s it lady, i’m calling the u-haul and we are confiscating your stash.

*gets faint*
NO!
anything but that
take my children, take the coke-a-cola i have stashed in the fridge..
anything! i’ll give you anything, just leave my fibers!!

*lights dim*
*curtian closes*

it too can happen to you, next time it rains for 7 straight days, watch your back
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