September 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm (Knitting)
The above question from a fourth grader as I entered school at 3:45 for a co-worker’s baby shower.
The answer: my poor kitty needed a trip to the vet. Lesson learned: It is a *really* good thing I don’t have human kids. Sure, the official reason is that they are demanding, expensive, energy-draining, inhibit travel and spontaneity, and I have enough children already at school. This is all still true. But I think we have also seen that, based on the worry level induced by a sick animal, if I had a real human being to be responsible for keeping alive I would be a nervous wreck.
Fortunately, all will soon be well thanks to a good vet and some nice antibiotics.
The day off also (fortuitously) enabled me to finish the gift for said baby shower. The co-worker is going with cloth diapers. As another co-worker said (and I think it’s an advertising tagline), “These aren’t your mother’s cloth diapers.” Here’s how they work these days.
So, what better gift than . . .
the traditional “soaker” / diaper cover. Items finished and photo taken 5 minutes before I had to leave for the shower.
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July 28, 2009 at 8:26 pm (Knitting, Spinning)
After much computer work today, I announce the grand opening of my new etsy online shop:
Now I’m going to go rest the crick in my neck I’m suffering as a symptom of “mouse shoulder.”
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July 20, 2009 at 4:16 pm (Knitting, Spinning)
On July 7, I got to demonstrate spinning as an “artist showcase” at the public library, whose summer reading theme is “Be Creative At Your Library.”
I spun for about two hours.
I showed off some of my work — a lot of felted and other stuff I had around, and some stuff I whipped up quickly since I tend to give a lot of my work away.
My mum dropped by and examined my work — mums are good at that and at lending support!
There were visitors of all ages (that’s my 89 year old grandmother).
My friend Lacy managed to escape the photos but brought me iced coffee (I’m always grateful to Coffee Girl). Several students came by, most scooting past like they didn’t know the crazy spinning lady, to my great amusement. And of course I got to interact with members of the community and introduce them to the spinning process. It was a lot of work to arrange but well worth it!
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