tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173655022024-03-14T09:35:02.761-07:00Lisathemom's SpotSock Knitting, Spinning, Quilting and other Tidbits of Useless Information
"...How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!" Romans 10:15Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-44517000684421859182009-02-14T00:16:00.000-08:002009-02-14T05:16:07.681-08:00Trying to come back! <span class="insertedphoto"><a href="http://lisathemom.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SZbDqgoKCIMAADLfXZA1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.lisathemom.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SZbDqgoKCIMAADLfXZA1/DSCN0697.JPG?et=B81BpPIQ%2CQk91fh85AaFng&nmid=0" border="0"></a></span>Haven't posted her in a while - had rotator cuff surgery Dec 24th and am slowly making my way back into the real world. Now that the drugs have worn off and I can type with both hands again, maybe I'll do better...although I can now right my name with my left hand and perform other tasks my left hand was not used to doing. <br><br>Our wood stove is in! Cosmic Ray got it hooked up before Christmas and I'm enjoying it so much. We used it when we lived in Nebraska to heat our whole house, so you can imagine how warm it makes us in south GA. Good for chilly nights, which we've had more of this year.<br><br>Had fun in Destin, FL for a few days in January with my knitting/spinning friends. They took good care of the "crip" and even though I couldn't do much spinning, I had a lot of fun. The girl in the photo with me is not my daughter, even though I would claim her, it's Amy, my friend Cindy's daughter. We had fun enjoying the sun and sand together in Destin.<br><br> <!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-17833817503661097432008-11-02T12:41:00.000-08:002008-11-02T12:48:03.141-08:00Soapmaking Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF9ainFwnEZve12gu-mXEJw2t9FS_ZMqth6FgDLCyFxqXz3eG50WbA1M1ZEPRY-iBSzzQ5TOchyzNJrdJ8cDRh8OWaa8fFWMhQ3DmPyXpwXG-YU9IOWZTHa95z3vVd7oGov7PRQ/s1600-h/DSCN7037.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF9ainFwnEZve12gu-mXEJw2t9FS_ZMqth6FgDLCyFxqXz3eG50WbA1M1ZEPRY-iBSzzQ5TOchyzNJrdJ8cDRh8OWaa8fFWMhQ3DmPyXpwXG-YU9IOWZTHa95z3vVd7oGov7PRQ/s320/DSCN7037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264163876077920066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJspFwMxU5_BucuUJrRTr0mCYfDtxNSLudEw5R16qy8m2y4ugIC60OZYy_BSBwWdFhhDBfGXzRDqlriQIXgGEJr-gOxnxOWsTG1XdzT0CZuffPTi_e2qMHH8FX9UoaPyaKDTWj3w/s1600-h/DSCN7044.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJspFwMxU5_BucuUJrRTr0mCYfDtxNSLudEw5R16qy8m2y4ugIC60OZYy_BSBwWdFhhDBfGXzRDqlriQIXgGEJr-gOxnxOWsTG1XdzT0CZuffPTi_e2qMHH8FX9UoaPyaKDTWj3w/s320/DSCN7044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264163868985404338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sYzKikPqpas-sD1Im0MdNhBljLh6cy6D2ZfNj72Dpz8wWCni24fYQ-UwWyUkqj9AkcUrVqs-_SEe_kbXTmFrc1qxU0z7cnriB35GBkXdoLAQDwocw6kwVtmzdbGMgrI_9x0-mA/s1600-h/DSCN7033.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sYzKikPqpas-sD1Im0MdNhBljLh6cy6D2ZfNj72Dpz8wWCni24fYQ-UwWyUkqj9AkcUrVqs-_SEe_kbXTmFrc1qxU0z7cnriB35GBkXdoLAQDwocw6kwVtmzdbGMgrI_9x0-mA/s320/DSCN7033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264163861174478674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvcml5xgDNSUH51Nqy5S1oTKIE28WtFbVEaKC_IaaQeR4WFu1l-XgzKuuPW0ooR6nmpTesRabu2K8oq_6ApOEcfsizXwYHsMn6a-MYbLtmi3xGO47eAD_8c1cUN3IYgnfiq8c6w/s1600-h/DSCN7032.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvcml5xgDNSUH51Nqy5S1oTKIE28WtFbVEaKC_IaaQeR4WFu1l-XgzKuuPW0ooR6nmpTesRabu2K8oq_6ApOEcfsizXwYHsMn6a-MYbLtmi3xGO47eAD_8c1cUN3IYgnfiq8c6w/s320/DSCN7032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264163857089144818" /></a><br />Had fun this weekend making soap for Christmas gifts!! I made goat's milk with lavender, goat's milk with oatmeal, and the orange-ish soap is brown sugar/pumpkin. I tried to use a little food coloring in the lavender, but it didn't work out....I got most of it out, but ended up with some tiny blue dots here and there. Going to call that soap "Lavender Surprise" because you may end up with a small patch of blue on yourself when you use it.....Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-57249048284046385382008-10-28T16:17:00.001-07:002008-10-28T16:33:03.801-07:00More SAFF photosHere's more photos from the Southeastern Area Fiber Fair: Jacob Sheep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YcdT8Ou5g5fDwNdc3z6NnjUreU0AvhMnpNo16vNW-34WQ-oI4rbPHcwvnjMhGC_JDsFMlaOU5IMHFFNYuWWt54UXF-6zZ8mDBe7JsqBKd4_bm7yLcKYgL-oubxclKzGb1bEwUg/s1600-h/DSCN6961.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YcdT8Ou5g5fDwNdc3z6NnjUreU0AvhMnpNo16vNW-34WQ-oI4rbPHcwvnjMhGC_JDsFMlaOU5IMHFFNYuWWt54UXF-6zZ8mDBe7JsqBKd4_bm7yLcKYgL-oubxclKzGb1bEwUg/s320/DSCN6961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262348520411406738" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Cindy and Linda from our Cotton Patch Spinning Group</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbYTpe9wYY02K06IalxXyI5aTivxuF5_OdvtwRB_JZc82QikUNlM9SF7cG3UdKlYDabuBt4BgTFfGpDmaxBaiQhY47WrvnlEXleJbWDbiFm4Xe2fUFSs5mVEymGNrPo9N0mOyYg/s1600-h/DSCN6979.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbYTpe9wYY02K06IalxXyI5aTivxuF5_OdvtwRB_JZc82QikUNlM9SF7cG3UdKlYDabuBt4BgTFfGpDmaxBaiQhY47WrvnlEXleJbWDbiFm4Xe2fUFSs5mVEymGNrPo9N0mOyYg/s320/DSCN6979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262348516704480098" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tonni, my blogging/Ravelry pal</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLNtExmrlr8DhM2SDed4vG0Ikq965Fh9zv03qRq2YnIoFGr4nAUid3y281atP26OWIlzyGJ390gJB-Fbe8zZdbqpFuzrf8g4ljfKZo3m9oSpBMa_Xo4aKoJCmFQoWNhTbAwi9SQ/s320/DSCN6976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262351562422989298" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There were 4 of us in our camper and this is what we bought....mostly....</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEMbYibnbRbc2QYxGzqogeYASxESTnyxmOftMlUVF3rKJkWtur2-gecSv_4W1Vj_AR4NMq9GmBo1q4XlQ5HOURrKZ518pY4eGi10Y6OYs1z2HXSM_kqsOhlqBL0vp9yaykka7Fw/s320/DSCN6982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262348530221335234" /></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-52100460705527159802008-10-28T10:44:00.000-07:002008-10-28T11:03:43.568-07:00SAFF - fun at the Fiber Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqkau_QmFI9Fp2VA9dxDOY1UjNCX8JAHRNCQiIUjLQNHUzzhLfJlTTEqPYfxq7rXK34nypg4ywEF_PW9m3NKUyJVGUMqX8V81cX4IWJv5Jt0mBBX0z4923s3Xp_QSAYkO2-FH7Q/s1600-h/DSCN6947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqkau_QmFI9Fp2VA9dxDOY1UjNCX8JAHRNCQiIUjLQNHUzzhLfJlTTEqPYfxq7rXK34nypg4ywEF_PW9m3NKUyJVGUMqX8V81cX4IWJv5Jt0mBBX0z4923s3Xp_QSAYkO2-FH7Q/s320/DSCN6947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262263927709694962" border="0" /></a><br />Had a GREAT time at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair in Asheville, NC! Here's a few pics of what I enjoyed most.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjshQYC-r2_PX7wqi5p1HbCOjx9ozoTuiUUDcmqyVjNZ3OevCmHf0MRKzGzpRDcAAHAl47U3H7WWYGJ1KP2tgUmc20Zu1hrJpNIyfPfL73_AuRIthILrsw6jI2uvcUf0KRp4Pzw/s1600-h/DSCN7018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjshQYC-r2_PX7wqi5p1HbCOjx9ozoTuiUUDcmqyVjNZ3OevCmHf0MRKzGzpRDcAAHAl47U3H7WWYGJ1KP2tgUmc20Zu1hrJpNIyfPfL73_AuRIthILrsw6jI2uvcUf0KRp4Pzw/s320/DSCN7018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262266200969043650" border="0" /></a>I took a class on how to make this large project basket - finished lashing the rim at home today.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These sheep hats were a riot - the guys wearing them really had "balls"....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2ZviQv2Io8AXavbHzuJJQvaDB15vUoqpu3xQMvj8IdWOncEnENqKgROP-shcMlalxllyF1H1BLYCOB6YPOlNdoXcJ-La6t3FFmvyh9vxQyMUzhimp-7ty-6keIxHXRKe7ZrfvQ/s1600-h/DSCN6978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2ZviQv2Io8AXavbHzuJJQvaDB15vUoqpu3xQMvj8IdWOncEnENqKgROP-shcMlalxllyF1H1BLYCOB6YPOlNdoXcJ-La6t3FFmvyh9vxQyMUzhimp-7ty-6keIxHXRKe7ZrfvQ/s320/DSCN6978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262264299933218962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I loved the Llamas and Mohair Goats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjuzisj2ccJdwqAo59v4TJx0n1b3WPBpDMxEvMIj4DoIsVA9V7hkjN613TYFR2EO0CCfovYMtwbpuO0G-IjjI_iwtuEW9dU5Tu647REgV_nQ7qL-C1zUicN-w9bo90-CW_hOIrQ/s1600-h/DSCN6958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjuzisj2ccJdwqAo59v4TJx0n1b3WPBpDMxEvMIj4DoIsVA9V7hkjN613TYFR2EO0CCfovYMtwbpuO0G-IjjI_iwtuEW9dU5Tu647REgV_nQ7qL-C1zUicN-w9bo90-CW_hOIrQ/s320/DSCN6958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262263933593644162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24vWpqHOTJ5AhI6CHggL5hXkKbsuc0aHO5FmmdKLSaI641I-IwskLNDyayx1xzkpYm5I9bTyR2siwFlFj9UsUPlmq0j-mZenFx7UPSktSQxqP2xUVsIW-6dfaX2F-ep6Ro7g1uA/s1600-h/DSCN6981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24vWpqHOTJ5AhI6CHggL5hXkKbsuc0aHO5FmmdKLSaI641I-IwskLNDyayx1xzkpYm5I9bTyR2siwFlFj9UsUPlmq0j-mZenFx7UPSktSQxqP2xUVsIW-6dfaX2F-ep6Ro7g1uA/s320/DSCN6981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262264307955383922" border="0" /></a>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-83562847584403251532008-10-08T15:52:00.001-07:002008-10-08T16:20:43.210-07:00GA National Fair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iD0rJd9GAGqRkFci6QkVnGFxiKQGRT7bOHVoxwgW5TBfN7mip7nqr47bhb3uLkyVO1gyN12XKtCKGfML5wetS-7fIU3WfU2OJ7xaPP-qWo7ugXatqYDTgpMO9qzLihvW-3FqCA/s1600-h/DSCN6812.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iD0rJd9GAGqRkFci6QkVnGFxiKQGRT7bOHVoxwgW5TBfN7mip7nqr47bhb3uLkyVO1gyN12XKtCKGfML5wetS-7fIU3WfU2OJ7xaPP-qWo7ugXatqYDTgpMO9qzLihvW-3FqCA/s320/DSCN6812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254926210371474466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaSJxhfBA86l7uU_oR5D2NLWno2yPjglvDUbadsYUcrB1ojmL7F9gkWrVoKBLs1zoDH5F9RK9-zw45jxJbxju2h3-2Wd5niuw3tBXV6N05Vc8KWwux-YEpR6tHeFpis0dqPS-gA/s1600-h/DSCN6803.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaSJxhfBA86l7uU_oR5D2NLWno2yPjglvDUbadsYUcrB1ojmL7F9gkWrVoKBLs1zoDH5F9RK9-zw45jxJbxju2h3-2Wd5niuw3tBXV6N05Vc8KWwux-YEpR6tHeFpis0dqPS-gA/s320/DSCN6803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254920566827798258" /></a>I've always wanted to enter something I've made in the <a href="http://www.georgianationalfair.com/">GA National Fair</a> held each October in Perry, GA, but I just never got around to it, or I decided too late and the entry deadline had passed. This year was different - I actually looked at the website and found out when the entry deadline was, organized my entries and got them there IN TIME. (It's a little thing, but a big thing for ME). Here's a few pics of what I entered - the biggest surprise was a 1st place ribbon and special achievement rosette for my handknit <a href="http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter06/PATTmonkey.html">Monkey socks</a>.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I entered 3 skeins of handspun in the apprentice division and won 2 third places. Perhaps my biggest thrill was seeing my quilt on display hanging in the giant exhibit hall. At first I couldn't find it, but later located it hanging right over the top of the Chili cook-off competition. The attendant at the door wasn't going to let me in, but I explained I had no interest in the chili but that MY QUILT was hanging overhead and I wanted to see it. She smiled and let me sneak behind the competitors so I could see it more clearly. Later on in the evening, I was able to take some photos. I pieced and sewed the top, and my friend, Sue Shippey did the quilting. We won an Honorable Mention. That's pretty good for this competition where LOTS of quilts are entered and hang from the ceiling all over the giant display hall.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCHR9lR3B4c1GA3L-2mXhxIdKukbLcSWbmaJGEXjojTvAEcykyoNeXX03i0rwM2xG8e_sJL2f6PctmxV3LPG_phtWaRFQkt7tRMOQHnI-kOlR4irR0wYaiwpfKa76REQnQurDLw/s1600-h/DSCN6806.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCHR9lR3B4c1GA3L-2mXhxIdKukbLcSWbmaJGEXjojTvAEcykyoNeXX03i0rwM2xG8e_sJL2f6PctmxV3LPG_phtWaRFQkt7tRMOQHnI-kOlR4irR0wYaiwpfKa76REQnQurDLw/s320/DSCN6806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254920563891291826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpgzHlU6yU8_7jFtDBCq0_GiP9Qgfh76JTRceE-J7LIjNPeZfxMdPZusdcE2xenEVcpgbB2QFz1e0BqrQhVuRkryOgQC1Idr76U6r9Rbmz_1240DQ6hMDosuZX023dHsSn7wJIQ/s1600-h/DSCN6811.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpgzHlU6yU8_7jFtDBCq0_GiP9Qgfh76JTRceE-J7LIjNPeZfxMdPZusdcE2xenEVcpgbB2QFz1e0BqrQhVuRkryOgQC1Idr76U6r9Rbmz_1240DQ6hMDosuZX023dHsSn7wJIQ/s320/DSCN6811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254920564530614642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipq5S7T6iErNUX7wrNB64fdlRdOFg3fs2ed0kMXoCLFinQR5Q8bU4q8MJISwpbb8GMF4U0T84uwjn0ANbnuTZwM66zwv5bUT771WhslwbC930Q_-cI8tdUZ5grUoNnd4B1LHvYRg/s1600-h/DSCN6813.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipq5S7T6iErNUX7wrNB64fdlRdOFg3fs2ed0kMXoCLFinQR5Q8bU4q8MJISwpbb8GMF4U0T84uwjn0ANbnuTZwM66zwv5bUT771WhslwbC930Q_-cI8tdUZ5grUoNnd4B1LHvYRg/s320/DSCN6813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254920567876993298" /></a><br /></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-70504016088411489082008-08-22T07:03:00.000-07:002008-08-22T07:08:46.592-07:00New Wheel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLUdXJzclrJbOf8LegpLpJuwA5oofRtLMu2KWPRbusNJXe4Otx7OYqNopKQa53Wdr1VWejaYInijeCH3wn006o5m1C1wdL0ZT7dbWKq3x1Idvgfj-JW4cV7y6TkEe1RBIG1ZPCA/s1600-h/DSCN6624.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLUdXJzclrJbOf8LegpLpJuwA5oofRtLMu2KWPRbusNJXe4Otx7OYqNopKQa53Wdr1VWejaYInijeCH3wn006o5m1C1wdL0ZT7dbWKq3x1Idvgfj-JW4cV7y6TkEe1RBIG1ZPCA/s320/DSCN6624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237343336105722882" /></a><br />I've been suffering with a bad ankle for about 3 years now, and read that a double treadle spinning wheel would be great therapy for my torn ligaments. <a href="http://www.janelleknits.blogspot.com/">Janelle</a> in Washington wanted a single treadle wheel, so we swapped!! I got her Ashford Traveller, and she got the Kromski Prelude - and we're both happy. Thanks, Janelle~!Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-69594470975922549882008-08-09T15:35:00.000-07:002008-08-09T16:15:50.309-07:00Wool Dyeing Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqifVt7Zy0gkCwpGelqQlNzXKJRic6zkBpvLBqNL3A7xZSCzkwLnrOwO5Z5s7xvysoMnne2FSJOEhlDuvV8DJKXI1v9qK_VjGJ5OcD9HJdugJyLIWW9G__sEK8_fVGOgQwGbtF9A/s1600-h/DSCN6540.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqifVt7Zy0gkCwpGelqQlNzXKJRic6zkBpvLBqNL3A7xZSCzkwLnrOwO5Z5s7xvysoMnne2FSJOEhlDuvV8DJKXI1v9qK_VjGJ5OcD9HJdugJyLIWW9G__sEK8_fVGOgQwGbtF9A/s320/DSCN6540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232657524118824306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdKztLQN8TimMrnyHmB8I-LBKer7QiBP-Dew1ZlK0v5wkkcCuqrqb2HYi_NlAlHpdvIfqjFOSmj14hz0GdQZwSI1NEAjpo3EqG0Dtny-zkbmqimapk0HGSj-YlsASW-PFGrTflA/s1600-h/DSCN6532.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdKztLQN8TimMrnyHmB8I-LBKer7QiBP-Dew1ZlK0v5wkkcCuqrqb2HYi_NlAlHpdvIfqjFOSmj14hz0GdQZwSI1NEAjpo3EqG0Dtny-zkbmqimapk0HGSj-YlsASW-PFGrTflA/s320/DSCN6532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232657533611799458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_VAqVEvu1Phv_HW0-k3R5OTzV2SvVu-BfHAMxoT0PtLUIVKe70bLL5AW6-OuJq7PXOwBqirT6TZ6s8TMxdaYFc6PLtgV3L-ebmSUKBfuaQolvfzTuvj8BV9UXqzz3f2mg1f6ug/s1600-h/DSCN6545.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_VAqVEvu1Phv_HW0-k3R5OTzV2SvVu-BfHAMxoT0PtLUIVKe70bLL5AW6-OuJq7PXOwBqirT6TZ6s8TMxdaYFc6PLtgV3L-ebmSUKBfuaQolvfzTuvj8BV9UXqzz3f2mg1f6ug/s320/DSCN6545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232654252455492546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdNItdhG2ah6WkH6lMUnVRePvmEDrXUq5A5_1E2c-dfBXtnQLtvvCQqKYIPMVq0aNnBB0245N3eiJFm56HqYWveVpQQ01Kc2wZDjqlYxjMyoKtupQBXW5nWldYb7WBO67m1wAzQ/s1600-h/DSCN6538.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdNItdhG2ah6WkH6lMUnVRePvmEDrXUq5A5_1E2c-dfBXtnQLtvvCQqKYIPMVq0aNnBB0245N3eiJFm56HqYWveVpQQ01Kc2wZDjqlYxjMyoKtupQBXW5nWldYb7WBO67m1wAzQ/s320/DSCN6538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232654251313424290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlxG51mXZG_uAehdLsFYU-aYeQL579Xhm55Vc03IR_0B28jrSXXRcwiVCq2GtBguAAFYmj2YWdLzRkOgZffC1i9vxJBjTCz0_YcsxAonF_9KuIc8iQwri67LIasfiuwUFwJQtqQ/s1600-h/DSCN6536.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlxG51mXZG_uAehdLsFYU-aYeQL579Xhm55Vc03IR_0B28jrSXXRcwiVCq2GtBguAAFYmj2YWdLzRkOgZffC1i9vxJBjTCz0_YcsxAonF_9KuIc8iQwri67LIasfiuwUFwJQtqQ/s320/DSCN6536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232654260449138626" /></a><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUhOijUjm6qk9KAgR8sfWjbj67Sft8bNTPDIUGVsnEejbCm08w9k5jpRomyP0rk4W-AI7Y-LseyUlplCZPLATXB9dnciAQlaae-o6TDcHo_A9fXupzORpYhTKZRdfTU_oAgXAFA/s320/DSCN6534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232657526459641698" />Here's some photos from our "warped party" dyeing day. It was lots of fun, and I learned alot from the dyeing experts in our Cotton Patch Spinning Guild.Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-47467110022733662692008-08-02T18:31:00.000-07:002008-08-03T06:46:53.305-07:00Georgia's Jewel - Jekyll Island<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXzQVDLEQOx_bpPj_t9XCRq6hUtjlzellvhyphenhyphenfOLZZaIdagbUmqWy8Z9hoEf6rmGY-Y8HHO8gAncN3H_g_oAE0d2e3WjaNl1b9F-9anpn8EH2Bnecx-HHSt5YhQ2drxlP4XSAT4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0907.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXzQVDLEQOx_bpPj_t9XCRq6hUtjlzellvhyphenhyphenfOLZZaIdagbUmqWy8Z9hoEf6rmGY-Y8HHO8gAncN3H_g_oAE0d2e3WjaNl1b9F-9anpn8EH2Bnecx-HHSt5YhQ2drxlP4XSAT4Q/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230287397782047682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wtJQ6TzjabtBMmJunbSoe6V-hAtRyFhFA26xWxBfkkTQUk7znKpql-AGgYDrqxH0T8QyPXbFzMjCxTDKiDk46wNJ_nz7oPH9UH7VbcnF3l5Ed0z60Jfyjd9MBd4vIPWtYUcoVA/s1600-h/IMG_0877.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wtJQ6TzjabtBMmJunbSoe6V-hAtRyFhFA26xWxBfkkTQUk7znKpql-AGgYDrqxH0T8QyPXbFzMjCxTDKiDk46wNJ_nz7oPH9UH7VbcnF3l5Ed0z60Jfyjd9MBd4vIPWtYUcoVA/s320/IMG_0877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230287410911701698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmEWfWtwXBZtW2xP2txFpNYLoaZ2WpsPQAk5YdcVOloRW0Bi-WnziLd2eag2WA1aX45VFeBb7mzPaKdJTpa5Qy47NZxaefeIETl-oZLVcIFuzom0_H_caW4DUpEnB6_6_TSu_ZA/s1600-h/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmEWfWtwXBZtW2xP2txFpNYLoaZ2WpsPQAk5YdcVOloRW0Bi-WnziLd2eag2WA1aX45VFeBb7mzPaKdJTpa5Qy47NZxaefeIETl-oZLVcIFuzom0_H_caW4DUpEnB6_6_TSu_ZA/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230100581994521682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDKoH41JazXez23j8x99zNOXkRzXHim5BLMNQCLTS89cx-2MTzGYbQK22iFVpHdbQvVGu7AHNfpyEODta3KKsHlQkWL6lEmk0TMwYEXzHkQ7qmsHbjRYLD6txz5EDjGxTHIU7Ow/s1600-h/IMG_0863.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDKoH41JazXez23j8x99zNOXkRzXHim5BLMNQCLTS89cx-2MTzGYbQK22iFVpHdbQvVGu7AHNfpyEODta3KKsHlQkWL6lEmk0TMwYEXzHkQ7qmsHbjRYLD6txz5EDjGxTHIU7Ow/s320/IMG_0863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230100586712720050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2fALqSQlMCki_FoG0rpHe85uzs6gKSU818Xu97Zf4OY7zpH0KRur17MkrfBrtiCZKGysdQVYbDo64DZBw0Ny9qSrmL4WFInqlT7QitjfI0z2W1Q4B7X0eup3gQJUYx85qf_PoA/s1600-h/IMG_0887.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2fALqSQlMCki_FoG0rpHe85uzs6gKSU818Xu97Zf4OY7zpH0KRur17MkrfBrtiCZKGysdQVYbDo64DZBw0Ny9qSrmL4WFInqlT7QitjfI0z2W1Q4B7X0eup3gQJUYx85qf_PoA/s320/IMG_0887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230100590252897618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs7DNf6SvlhWl3Pkq9KYrp3va7ts3Wz06Zxkyn35XAAarJ1HbYnerqrYYtAyY9tg78HlbJ5S_ONU6ZMbitvohwGdIg-mVA7qYFtg9FbqwLgSXjvN7mfghXB-_mUd-1w7wT6D7CQ/s1600-h/IMG_0941.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs7DNf6SvlhWl3Pkq9KYrp3va7ts3Wz06Zxkyn35XAAarJ1HbYnerqrYYtAyY9tg78HlbJ5S_ONU6ZMbitvohwGdIg-mVA7qYFtg9FbqwLgSXjvN7mfghXB-_mUd-1w7wT6D7CQ/s320/IMG_0941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230100595675000546" /></a><br />This place is one of my favorites on earth!! Here's a few pics to make you want to visit here, too!Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-88448366809558628372008-07-23T14:59:00.000-07:002008-07-23T15:09:57.729-07:00From starting locks to finished skein<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cCFRNEGTLtfivAMMHaLG7xAT5h_4rB1cQHIbeYcFa_DTGvWQJo-mivOukzETfkKlVRr5-Mdfe8p0hNce1n7h7F9MRboRCFkVE2o3sRLLoYLFmHT1gqm8B21T2ZxbnZZZpscGww/s1600-h/DSCN0979.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cCFRNEGTLtfivAMMHaLG7xAT5h_4rB1cQHIbeYcFa_DTGvWQJo-mivOukzETfkKlVRr5-Mdfe8p0hNce1n7h7F9MRboRCFkVE2o3sRLLoYLFmHT1gqm8B21T2ZxbnZZZpscGww/s320/DSCN0979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226335174811476018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv2fdhNynvoAPGhk88OLFIWLAGEi-fA3VbYMSnvrAu8XrGLgZeoapUb0FMeWjex-KWCFvI0HYU5SZNc7hwDyKU_t5Yqedh-fj9P7RC4CtHyNjowCJtOS2YMH2YZYtxTY7joxJ8w/s1600-h/DSCN0978.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv2fdhNynvoAPGhk88OLFIWLAGEi-fA3VbYMSnvrAu8XrGLgZeoapUb0FMeWjex-KWCFvI0HYU5SZNc7hwDyKU_t5Yqedh-fj9P7RC4CtHyNjowCJtOS2YMH2YZYtxTY7joxJ8w/s320/DSCN0978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226335177159368082" /></a><br />When I first learned to spin, I bought pre-drafted "rovings" which are already combed and ready to draft and spin....but I wanted to someday start with sheep "locks" of wool, comb them myself, then spin them. I did it! I purchased some Howard student hand carders from Margrett at <a href="http://runningmoonfarm.com/">Running Moon Farm</a>, bought some dyed Romney wool locks from Rhonda at <a href="http://www.runningmoonfarm.com/lestroisami/rhonda.html">Marsh Mellow Farms</a>, and went to work. Here's photos of starting and my finished skeins.Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-22432070715520617112008-07-21T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:02:56.005-07:002008 Tour de Fleece<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K_poTHL5HJPKflAx6rpvwEbq0RndXtr3WvjX8pWSV_hAnDaKqly92GXzCMTS9-GNNW8an5Bs35SJNvgX1tvT56HuZ3-jXciwy2NdF6SAVfqFUn46YQLHyuZvVNouqYiiK0X7tw/s1600-h/DSCN0859.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K_poTHL5HJPKflAx6rpvwEbq0RndXtr3WvjX8pWSV_hAnDaKqly92GXzCMTS9-GNNW8an5Bs35SJNvgX1tvT56HuZ3-jXciwy2NdF6SAVfqFUn46YQLHyuZvVNouqYiiK0X7tw/s320/DSCN0859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225575731107339698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_awbMEzn2z2WwaStcprO98P81zOJajiJULo1SqVR7ezFEsPj31Q8UZRvH3MqmSBbBhRvOBF4EdATOPqxsuZVJ_UWLE5ZH0pw2FAaQqXpUvB7ZJUjtXKDw-AOfX0JBlVMzY3ISw/s1600-h/33126376@N00.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_awbMEzn2z2WwaStcprO98P81zOJajiJULo1SqVR7ezFEsPj31Q8UZRvH3MqmSBbBhRvOBF4EdATOPqxsuZVJ_UWLE5ZH0pw2FAaQqXpUvB7ZJUjtXKDw-AOfX0JBlVMzY3ISw/s320/33126376@N00.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225488127686747714" /></a><br />The spinning has begun!! Lots of us are spinning our way to victory!! We've all set a challenge and are working hard to finish before the Tour de France is over! We spin on days they ride, and rest on days the cyclers rest....Come check us out on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/33126376@N00/">Flickr</a>! Here's some wool I'm spinning from a Shetland sheep named Margaret.Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-51677618072650281292008-06-06T18:33:00.000-07:002008-06-06T18:38:45.813-07:00Georgia Peaches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xxXdCeq4ajqZVTEU168zb2_vcdOZBwFENbofXEMdm2vtaEXVdmHTenoFsIEzeckjyg4rLW-RK8HYhoVusj1Auc3jM9i8-icbXJovbBB3vXLVd9_Cdizju-8N2Gzl7Ibr4KJdCw/s1600-h/Peaches+005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xxXdCeq4ajqZVTEU168zb2_vcdOZBwFENbofXEMdm2vtaEXVdmHTenoFsIEzeckjyg4rLW-RK8HYhoVusj1Auc3jM9i8-icbXJovbBB3vXLVd9_Cdizju-8N2Gzl7Ibr4KJdCw/s320/Peaches+005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208947185633963474" /></a>This is mostly what I've seen the for the past 10 days....after spinning in Louisiana with my spinning guild friends, I came home to Georgia and started picking the June Gold peaches on the farm where Cosmic Ray works. I've picked over 120 twenty-five pound boxes as of today, and the June Golds are almost through. In about 10 days the Hawthorne peaches will start. No rest for the weary....Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-22605534357024138482008-06-01T18:59:00.001-07:002008-06-01T19:11:37.265-07:00Spinning in Louisiana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkfnur6J7WjtUwQmLGK2jbXpNytuNqc3Zt5tBidC_O8xtkSVtpf3vW6yTmcEHy7Ko2Df0H7ZRrV4DS_41kSxKkWFPKiOM0fOoqLQagXmb5XYnMUo_MR-nIP9pOaHllT631BsK-A/s1600-h/LousianaSpinning+030.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_qPvP_WCg2cXwpOYVrDqAQxY0xxE-uqdIxTNgqoUmBXbC_TKmNfj_8mIC04AQ7hdRwGF0FLjaQSJVvU5KkD3qsFHqb3i9JP2iAJoNPN3qM47AP8NgCi9K0vIeBrS4pbVhYrsmw/s1600-h/LousianaSpinning+048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_qPvP_WCg2cXwpOYVrDqAQxY0xxE-uqdIxTNgqoUmBXbC_TKmNfj_8mIC04AQ7hdRwGF0FLjaQSJVvU5KkD3qsFHqb3i9JP2iAJoNPN3qM47AP8NgCi9K0vIeBrS4pbVhYrsmw/s320/LousianaSpinning+048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207100064213339042" /></a><br />Just back from a WONDERFUL weekend spinning and knitting with fiber friends near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Eight members of the south GA Cotton Patch Spinning Guild traveled together and had lots of fun laughing, spinning and learning.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGESs-uBV280_CqoMBUEV9hgjpXwwrfy6gGpR28GCeqz-13-RLQuK3qxgBAP2S_ZfXpvmeJx25qKOgKmtrVC8rIVCwM9fKLY8Gvpv2495QNCFJsEVA_JC6w4UxD-nK4Q0as72MA/s1600-h/LousianaSpinning+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGESs-uBV280_CqoMBUEV9hgjpXwwrfy6gGpR28GCeqz-13-RLQuK3qxgBAP2S_ZfXpvmeJx25qKOgKmtrVC8rIVCwM9fKLY8Gvpv2495QNCFJsEVA_JC6w4UxD-nK4Q0as72MA/s320/LousianaSpinning+042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207099011946351474" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptTVRqt9a6NpTp7AVaCcM3ra9fxehCQs7J3cxhgDB5xWlo4Amn4dk-JxsEIhEcWcYtbTBJ1i3Oxo6L88pjJm23SzHdwxEZE7BOyaVC5JwEB5qiDYp8jNkuvrBSB5gE_DFKsbcMg/s1600-h/LousianaSpinning+040.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptTVRqt9a6NpTp7AVaCcM3ra9fxehCQs7J3cxhgDB5xWlo4Amn4dk-JxsEIhEcWcYtbTBJ1i3Oxo6L88pjJm23SzHdwxEZE7BOyaVC5JwEB5qiDYp8jNkuvrBSB5gE_DFKsbcMg/s320/LousianaSpinning+040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207099016241318786" /></a>We also saw lots of critters on walks after meals to stretch our legs and work off a few of the calories we consumed eating those bountiful meals....<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkfnur6J7WjtUwQmLGK2jbXpNytuNqc3Zt5tBidC_O8xtkSVtpf3vW6yTmcEHy7Ko2Df0H7ZRrV4DS_41kSxKkWFPKiOM0fOoqLQagXmb5XYnMUo_MR-nIP9pOaHllT631BsK-A/s1600-h/LousianaSpinning+030.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkfnur6J7WjtUwQmLGK2jbXpNytuNqc3Zt5tBidC_O8xtkSVtpf3vW6yTmcEHy7Ko2Df0H7ZRrV4DS_41kSxKkWFPKiOM0fOoqLQagXmb5XYnMUo_MR-nIP9pOaHllT631BsK-A/s320/LousianaSpinning+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207100059918371730" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div></div></div></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-69682801265587641752008-05-08T08:47:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:47:12.186-07:00Another pair of socks finished<P><SPAN class=insertedphoto><IMG class=alignleft src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2475448389_3e61029d27.jpg?v=0" border=0></SPAN>Love knitting this <A href="http://knitty.com/issuewinter06/PATTmonkey.html">Monkey</A> socks pattern by Cookie A. My sister gave me this sock yarn for Christmas and it's SO SOFT!! Petting the socks is therapeutic....</P> <P> </P><!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-15598452893799481582008-05-07T18:48:00.000-07:002008-05-07T18:50:18.439-07:00Take my picture, Mom, please??<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2474312271_4ed72ff777.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2474312271_4ed72ff777.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a> Aren't I cute?? I'm sitting here waiting for someone to scratch my face or take my picture....glad someone finally came around....<br /><div></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-30393031784961571452008-05-05T09:20:00.001-07:002008-05-05T09:27:46.851-07:00Smokey meets the kitten<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr3YQt2pDDbhXYpyrUN0NDKazD8Le4rSYPVXE7N6D5Mv7Xcy2r27cAfgC5tOMqpLvcj0-qWgs7N9vfrm-LliQ-jjciTAgj8huCBfd0Yp-Iw4ndxO-RVIrv7yL-g3wWD3M4PRbFw/s1600-h/kittenandbun+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930122625337122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr3YQt2pDDbhXYpyrUN0NDKazD8Le4rSYPVXE7N6D5Mv7Xcy2r27cAfgC5tOMqpLvcj0-qWgs7N9vfrm-LliQ-jjciTAgj8huCBfd0Yp-Iw4ndxO-RVIrv7yL-g3wWD3M4PRbFw/s320/kittenandbun+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWm9FmZqP5ehkDuCMKVV7CXyOfPYpATuPJRogzWZcCQoaYykU-mXx-Kphftm4vgnuYWYK78kooPR6KxS9b0Fua8ViNiwQ-IXJ0u4apPMaDL5Mo0hAeolie7hhAr20qay3N4eVsw/s1600-h/kittenandbun+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930126920304434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWm9FmZqP5ehkDuCMKVV7CXyOfPYpATuPJRogzWZcCQoaYykU-mXx-Kphftm4vgnuYWYK78kooPR6KxS9b0Fua8ViNiwQ-IXJ0u4apPMaDL5Mo0hAeolie7hhAr20qay3N4eVsw/s320/kittenandbun+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>If I had a better video camera, I would record the interactions between the kitten and rabbit and make millions of dollars...but for now, you can just look at these pics. One of these days, I'm going to get the loom threaded, but it won't be as much for the kitten and rabbit to play with batting the strings.</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-4884803282106037772008-05-02T10:22:00.000-07:002008-05-02T10:30:29.794-07:00A new Critter here....<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXmGi7XEgnUjfSN4pAaywLkf75dN7GkAKWxYWfZ1ZOrNMBwJ3c79sQ1JzokmwW2I4Dye7paczW-SV9hHpXfHFozGwlNDgSZGpLbP1DRyCzmZoqsil8TNTLitmln45iTbe1B14lA/s1600-h/spring08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195832745596307170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXmGi7XEgnUjfSN4pAaywLkf75dN7GkAKWxYWfZ1ZOrNMBwJ3c79sQ1JzokmwW2I4Dye7paczW-SV9hHpXfHFozGwlNDgSZGpLbP1DRyCzmZoqsil8TNTLitmln45iTbe1B14lA/s320/spring08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We adopted a new kitten yesterday -he's a cute little bobtail fella and we're going to call him Creampuff.</div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Lots of daylilies and irises are starting to bud and bloom - it's fun to walk around the yard and see what's blooming every day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma5nK3qa3eorOmUBP3eyYt2e4eb0_T7WUVm942V4GmCSFQGJn2rI92_ApggaqJwM136QMxApd9ItFv13jNLIAMKJ86G_L9SWAKrdKhV31buhS4WxVVfIwtk24wE6rhvcEPjD19Q/s1600-h/spring08+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195833192272905970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma5nK3qa3eorOmUBP3eyYt2e4eb0_T7WUVm942V4GmCSFQGJn2rI92_ApggaqJwM136QMxApd9ItFv13jNLIAMKJ86G_L9SWAKrdKhV31buhS4WxVVfIwtk24wE6rhvcEPjD19Q/s320/spring08+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP29LsOJlovD0aJ95stWEdDhBRZRjFRruQO17mpcLyyeZh9Zjj08fq1C6kLP8RCERE5SN8TKT2fZbNu0GRJ7v6P7i0dMhbe0XHmjV-YSRsy8SPZ1tAFXLxAI7fLVVPN72zQJ9Ejw/s1600-h/spring08+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195833196567873282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP29LsOJlovD0aJ95stWEdDhBRZRjFRruQO17mpcLyyeZh9Zjj08fq1C6kLP8RCERE5SN8TKT2fZbNu0GRJ7v6P7i0dMhbe0XHmjV-YSRsy8SPZ1tAFXLxAI7fLVVPN72zQJ9Ejw/s320/spring08+012.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Planted some new annuals in the front flower bed this week, too. The white zinnias make me smile when I see them.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVJKdiAg5xzwjr_vyDRl3pTp7M9RVjNZZ2jLLiQLNn08Hr9Crv1kGVG1nUEdDuNELV0QrzMEgvmryOSJORF4-U9MKrwguvNFe26RTE1Md_pXtJOXokpC-1ACSMFstcaaWh6q2w/s1600-h/spring08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195833720553883410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVJKdiAg5xzwjr_vyDRl3pTp7M9RVjNZZ2jLLiQLNn08Hr9Crv1kGVG1nUEdDuNELV0QrzMEgvmryOSJORF4-U9MKrwguvNFe26RTE1Md_pXtJOXokpC-1ACSMFstcaaWh6q2w/s320/spring08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-71299384053576067792008-04-20T18:10:00.001-07:002008-04-20T18:48:26.849-07:00Shearing Sheep<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqsHNfsqfcnXJSsLvtfrFL3ppOMJsVj1AHi9uHo0XH29xvVjoUDKX2k_wFcFcSnQKeEHdl0Eyoo_icYl_1hLr8jCU-KoSQOK5URFGFb27konh5h2CdRgn7GByvNRheesRZqSE1A/s1600-h/ShearingatJacks+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191500823983826402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqsHNfsqfcnXJSsLvtfrFL3ppOMJsVj1AHi9uHo0XH29xvVjoUDKX2k_wFcFcSnQKeEHdl0Eyoo_icYl_1hLr8jCU-KoSQOK5URFGFb27konh5h2CdRgn7GByvNRheesRZqSE1A/s320/ShearingatJacks+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiKnvFtGuABBJp3Jtw0O0SlOr38A4bAtKr1psV0QMwkuMktdsF3TpjUN1Dk-xAgE7Efw0L3YuLmCWlc_xUypZ4HvyIgehOq8wPX2vdKD7I003JHhaGL-Y3iP9xLn7FO0_3VBqBQ/s1600-h/ShearingatJacks+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191500828278793714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiKnvFtGuABBJp3Jtw0O0SlOr38A4bAtKr1psV0QMwkuMktdsF3TpjUN1Dk-xAgE7Efw0L3YuLmCWlc_xUypZ4HvyIgehOq8wPX2vdKD7I003JHhaGL-Y3iP9xLn7FO0_3VBqBQ/s320/ShearingatJacks+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdzq6JRnRBvxnmYIf8dFP1-KzSJfcEKIoo7ergzMhEJQFNhTDgTc2-rf1UemZP8cT5rjLYtBzF2v4AY0B0I-63Ebkqpdy1I7wyIQ1MehBGCiwXBoqCNQVLLt7TTFH8kC8fta7A/s1600-h/ShearingatJacks+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191500832573761026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdzq6JRnRBvxnmYIf8dFP1-KzSJfcEKIoo7ergzMhEJQFNhTDgTc2-rf1UemZP8cT5rjLYtBzF2v4AY0B0I-63Ebkqpdy1I7wyIQ1MehBGCiwXBoqCNQVLLt7TTFH8kC8fta7A/s320/ShearingatJacks+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Learned alot about shearing sheep and llamas last week. It was lots of work, but lots of fun with my spinning guild friends!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is a sheep fleece I brought home. Hope to card and spin it myself...we'll see how it goes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6miYWQCKvlK7Uq6CDcBxNdCabPOpvgw23-YcotIkV0rGHzrD9rhalcFGJ9JC9x-1ebfKxq81jy4lxrEtFauRDUTLl_KKyMkb-oo4aN0bU3Yrip2nlTUGqbvlI9u-zueW27bFeAw/s1600-h/ShearingatJacks+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191500836868728338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6miYWQCKvlK7Uq6CDcBxNdCabPOpvgw23-YcotIkV0rGHzrD9rhalcFGJ9JC9x-1ebfKxq81jy4lxrEtFauRDUTLl_KKyMkb-oo4aN0bU3Yrip2nlTUGqbvlI9u-zueW27bFeAw/s320/ShearingatJacks+032.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-64598192170323043992008-03-21T10:05:00.001-07:002008-03-21T11:10:40.927-07:00Spring! and first skein from Smokey.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND5gBJlzTrmRwf6R88xxGWM_9EudgBWYtXSxTOENMOgtj3qoN-u56gEVU_-AfaBkDkmGOf6jU6M797X0gEji7_XpPO7uiGjqo84ccAkBOEqdr1LaC646m5pNVQMCjCB7nfV7g-w/s1600-h/Smokey8weeks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180243369444012034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND5gBJlzTrmRwf6R88xxGWM_9EudgBWYtXSxTOENMOgtj3qoN-u56gEVU_-AfaBkDkmGOf6jU6M797X0gEji7_XpPO7uiGjqo84ccAkBOEqdr1LaC646m5pNVQMCjCB7nfV7g-w/s320/Smokey8weeks.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl7HMNZZmBbVuUEtWbRWQOhsWKj5pzQDkLIHF0fsWNogip2hLZwjX_-b29JuwlXWknOoHBX6Lab3ElnJZeRywZzZja8sFzjiu1Hdx4Ey-YTAIb3iR6Cg-7J9FtHGX4bErfjN7yw/s1600-h/Smokeyonporch+006.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This is Smokey, my beloved angora rabbit at 8 weeks old - isn't she cute?? She's bigger now, but looks the same. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I clipped her a few weeks ago and spun up some of her fur. Slippery stuff, angora is, but I think it turned out pretty good for the first time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVKozXCWt98zMzQwvw4j5KRZ7PMEuiAdZ2CNEDb2Yre3uR2gw4zrL9khpwfBeBA6OlvqYsyaFVnqcZPQtPWyCKcETSnKVxXpJlk00TQ0UKsk7BW3yjOJqPWP7-AZ8ihLtt3uTkQ/s1600-h/bunnyspinspring+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180257267958181922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVKozXCWt98zMzQwvw4j5KRZ7PMEuiAdZ2CNEDb2Yre3uR2gw4zrL9khpwfBeBA6OlvqYsyaFVnqcZPQtPWyCKcETSnKVxXpJlk00TQ0UKsk7BW3yjOJqPWP7-AZ8ihLtt3uTkQ/s320/bunnyspinspring+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomGtSmRLv3ARsbpLKms_log-v6xBcPUDxP_hJOOBr5nYsUuqkP2xQnPGB7k5_VBzJhQKCFdNTFHLVHW-VTiU65CIhg28GhEWIT1moCd55lzULpUwbRqKo_6k3M-kqusmL1fl_dg/s1600-h/bunnyspinspring+005.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>South GA is a beautiful place in the spring....azaleas everywhere, dogwoods opening, pine pollen all over everything, sneezing, wheezing, coughing....you get the idea. But it beats snow and long winters.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180258513498697778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNtY8RpqhTW2F9qApWBQVkt70dDCSe93FDbQ-Dl0kdRd1FuJlHeR3r0ksd9kNSCa_7Rn6aqlL301dOVxB6zjRElKNOXbLFnJuemv71ySIHZCmf0thXVDCQoumElc3MdlrbX_gcw/s320/bunnyspinspring+007.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be a Penn State fan in southern GA?? I think there's 4 Penn State fans within a 50 mile radius. This calls for a membership drive....</div></div></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-22728848406486559252008-03-19T17:39:00.001-07:002008-03-19T17:42:06.840-07:00Learning to Crochet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4HTGhG4lZx_njXnI_gBPI-nZZWdq0UhGC0ClZ1hR8wA_ZzxGDoje1MEieycdrl-Gyasa2rjAKz7qZTDhXUEL3FLl8FmOYzOK1uIhdXWgRe6w_rZ8EPnz97y6deKIehUsahWlhQ/s1600-h/spincrochetknit+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179617597003952098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4HTGhG4lZx_njXnI_gBPI-nZZWdq0UhGC0ClZ1hR8wA_ZzxGDoje1MEieycdrl-Gyasa2rjAKz7qZTDhXUEL3FLl8FmOYzOK1uIhdXWgRe6w_rZ8EPnz97y6deKIehUsahWlhQ/s320/spincrochetknit+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I know, I know...didn't need another fibery hobby. But my friend Jerolee was here from Athens and showed me how to do this. Perhaps I can make baby blankets for all of my friends who are having babies.</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-22334686921642405422008-01-14T13:15:00.001-08:002008-01-14T13:21:24.747-08:00Spinning mohair shetland blend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxYXy2t_Khz6_kqiMYJqNglHEL1i_EpNfDhgQnI0p_RioSR79JQT40oM0WhsvhiVU6qBWpfxqObK_YXyraGcw2km_o-lU8-oSOXQ_VIbyBGSaQp63InxkzbFg-5QoMhVXo8hd6A/s1600-h/mohairshetland+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155444906276953426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxYXy2t_Khz6_kqiMYJqNglHEL1i_EpNfDhgQnI0p_RioSR79JQT40oM0WhsvhiVU6qBWpfxqObK_YXyraGcw2km_o-lU8-oSOXQ_VIbyBGSaQp63InxkzbFg-5QoMhVXo8hd6A/s320/mohairshetland+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMke-iKnVpu9doOz6nO6GHNVEN589Wh1QEe8Z_PcTR_RIqeshIWh5yVTy8ilSCC9ED8snVKp9Mi4OWHXUnGi_NkBbXJPkC_60YLRlsLWvG0B4XrqLGMTesppiVgYNkDrGNVJDQ/s1600-h/mohairshetland+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155444910571920738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMke-iKnVpu9doOz6nO6GHNVEN589Wh1QEe8Z_PcTR_RIqeshIWh5yVTy8ilSCC9ED8snVKp9Mi4OWHXUnGi_NkBbXJPkC_60YLRlsLWvG0B4XrqLGMTesppiVgYNkDrGNVJDQ/s320/mohairshetland+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My friend Elizabeth from Yahoo Death by Socks (she is my very favorite assassin) sent me a Christmas surprise box of all different fibers. I finished spinning the 50/50 mohair shetland blend last night and it turned out nicely. Trying to think of what I want to knit for myself...after I finish the 56 other unfinished projects around here....</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-19570336402534477802008-01-05T11:06:00.000-08:002008-01-05T11:10:57.372-08:00The Loom is Looming....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvVbYIn5Yz9XZl9NKq8g0brgBtp0XtaSMXXVFwwfvNPc8nA6VmkZ6NKHWvSS_o8QBV3jEVbBPW8eH60w-2X7jPDI1701l_fMxEM8HPmdHk_Xdu06YokswzX6ZumMoUiOI9uo6KA/s1600-h/DSCN5394.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152071883775810882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvVbYIn5Yz9XZl9NKq8g0brgBtp0XtaSMXXVFwwfvNPc8nA6VmkZ6NKHWvSS_o8QBV3jEVbBPW8eH60w-2X7jPDI1701l_fMxEM8HPmdHk_Xdu06YokswzX6ZumMoUiOI9uo6KA/s320/DSCN5394.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here's my Union Carpet Loom - inherited it from my aunt a few years back, and recently put it in my living room. Even if it's taking me months to warp it, it's a great conversation piece and makes guests think I'm even more eccentric than they thought...</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-36783958818353260132007-12-11T17:20:00.000-08:002007-12-11T17:33:43.274-08:00Well Read Bun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipxgteWpMhGbbBRL_zEk_tHG-b6fAPjhu37DWsBUAwYsPWPgI3R1h2HDUBozN9-iL4RcZbca2bAP5HDKVq0ej7RdyzID76dy9ayjl8CCQLIQEqV_dWVcs76a_MVbzmL77JXImIg/s1600-h/bunonmagazines+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142893255827932530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipxgteWpMhGbbBRL_zEk_tHG-b6fAPjhu37DWsBUAwYsPWPgI3R1h2HDUBozN9-iL4RcZbca2bAP5HDKVq0ej7RdyzID76dy9ayjl8CCQLIQEqV_dWVcs76a_MVbzmL77JXImIg/s320/bunonmagazines+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Smokey, my French angora rabbit, really likes magazines....well, really likes to chew on magazines...but her favorites tend to be healthy ones. She like my Curves magazine, and is very fond of Martha Stewart.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwdkdR7xxRqOu3nZSwfOrR2ylEQd1ru6pinja2i3KLb4vVs2-YVJ07JeyXKkAbXBP9x6eDyG6NF4PK11egDXmYrSWNGvzWwbEJdoEu-MaLKH9ZndiCkqxz36PBiu6aNSrdTKODA/s1600-h/DSCN5278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142891769769248098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwdkdR7xxRqOu3nZSwfOrR2ylEQd1ru6pinja2i3KLb4vVs2-YVJ07JeyXKkAbXBP9x6eDyG6NF4PK11egDXmYrSWNGvzWwbEJdoEu-MaLKH9ZndiCkqxz36PBiu6aNSrdTKODA/s320/DSCN5278.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's a pair of <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTmonkey.html">Monkey Socks </a>I've finished for Christmas using Trekking XXL yarn. Love that yarn, and this is a great knitted sock pattern. Have to wash and block them, but hey, the knitting is finished!</div></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-63562378817051739082007-12-01T18:59:00.001-08:002007-12-01T19:25:48.825-08:00Making Cane Syrup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZQYJkwohiPgfX5hyGyH13D_rG2ZIqhhaWdhyphenhyphenzhNG2zuv13xljU0azW-pqGIzKDiWQtwjoukQUA7mAXfCFG4Qt8v46xvnig3LXvLfuipcTWGwIWL_w6mQQIqStNzME6QzouM25g/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139209846247405554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MXGf376NrEKLuTA100cHIGR2mLrwiJGxjUulDxeDp55yuAx46a4aCEiGKDrPDZH434iz2gFQaQD36HBOhyphenhyphen52W7ddjd8nMwbe3ypWwGnlCLD8fXO30MIi5D3npFmyJLbs7kp7yg/s320/Makingcanesyrup+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>Today was a BEAUTIFUL south GA day, and a perfect one to make cane syrup. We arrived at the farm a little late for the pressing, but our friend Tracy is demonstrating how it's done with a tractor/contraption that squeezes out the juice into a bucket, while the tractor driver(used to be mule) gets dizzy going round and round and round.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAlMLzKUtRL89KiMB3kUYckU4EpsZEXlJvB0ZW7VremctdpcZbqWOkifJVXWycs0t4eGmbmsXSqQfebsFStdXe7azct0k89b7nigQXsclMpDkbkRSiECFu_txy8dG0uqaQOZ19Q/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139206328669190050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8zVAp1t1F56Ptbxv-QBZ5lt5mfq1DytMKdp2heFFwRcaWP9wWM_Wo5UdyxIJs7oL4zkY2J53O-XABAEGXfl7TpvznIWmZ1BM9sardGkj1OOo8bVReEkD88dDNyHYp9Sbo4xobg/s320/Makingcanesyrup+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Next, the juice is boiled for hours (and hours) in a caldron and skimmed to remove impurites such as wax from the cane and anything else lurking in the boiling caldron.<br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>It's getting close to time for syrup now, and the way it pours off of the edge of the bucket lets you know if it's ready.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0F-DJIkO7STVcs1QijdDAfIanuOcUweNM8t7P-1zDPBJqkHgrLYUKbtFxYq_gBwSzqTEEforgiDQ4fyyEwXA60X1zslnZY1y2m9W1hE6Q3oWRXtjKvZW11TTJV28GqV14C2RTg/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139206951439447986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6oNDK-DS6lGP5Skci6S90RWCiyMpXaOjr70SiKtbvqKmGusK9TQkIYJ4uYU_u0GiU0SYyzm5gHGo2yFk8vmSm70365MvGNEyyYsaIVv8e5c_SNj6JE4Ai-tAx0KbJDahIiSUFA/s320/Makingcanesyrup+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> (I would need a thermometer to figure this out, but I think I got it by what it looks like....)<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTbgRn8iJRhaUtLvg5_rCNquvK3knP8LHc009JqZjHiaqmIh67SZCok1bxDb_OAZNinEU651loay8_ZYf_1Tn0B_RE_ysw3HmTd0PxR0SPv3OPG9-OHLtiDj66W2QxH8_93TvBA/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139207630044280770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLPV9FSfXBsz-lv7seExUfpxLGrURUSEW0ggweaGcRZkpOqPg7OZbVIO-RtsgY_07qR8sUSTTO-Llgw8dJK9zOoJIy7hlD7nV2uPWypTyKpB-yxXgX17NcSSh_Nf92xHwTvd0gw/s320/Makingcanesyrup+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It's ready - time for Cosmic Ray and Donald to pour it through cheesecloth and filter out any remaining plant/bug parts.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpo_QprgEaHvP0rjmHB8hwvwhxRJnBFIdzmk3lOEgTX5fZ3HkAs9hSRYh4N-Knig1jmVJU1ZKHy4BxBu5mibtnp9OQrH_k5W6skJEhmMJ3ue23kZGEefEI3EZWcTbMxiCPLOD9w/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139209107513030626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvCdOOMf43rXC3_KaT8OpQ074kXFRGu8aZ1vIBdFoOIWsmQl5gk_cgpBjdN78zV1pkFSNd-lME2dEz9YpfQkQteryEbTeJM4KcVrhWQwGyB0_whzeHUGp5W72Fc1teIBl77WHVw/s320/Makingcanesyrup+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I had the all important job of moving the empty bottles into position to pour....</div><div></div><div>Time for biscuits! Yum!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtFHdwMobgkSyAA0aevrPxyWmy5uZZyz6QrggdoAEIfk1228iTu6z4KI7az-eMS3ij7CMqF8n0sTuf9YRQcDOLiWDaychy9MOWvcuVLTTOuayGJjZH_AwS22eao9X4waQH0GS6A/s1600-r/Makingcanesyrup+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139208652246497234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-WUqzaDI50lszOddZ4FDKrpsM5YcnP53aNmmOwGJHUTby9BkqLUsA4vVFymXR0Nkgp83bTuexMNoTMGwrw8TxkOOICOt34Em8onV211NmJAgnIeBp5CQS2LRctxJKeRerwBPnw/s320/Makingcanesyrup+021.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-83902285455609775222007-11-19T08:59:00.001-08:002007-11-19T09:02:46.565-08:00Plan Ahead....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNkfYsCIRmc2u2vCXCjqy3ODIDUXIXHZYCmgtVZNs6gSClQ_p26zT_wcNH3ch_5lFkQuW3ZqSPun3k5t9kcaI-RkljPq8nrrfWYl_nS9J3V-HaLb5nc1-MvMaItAvnAL6tSIEQQ/s1600-h/DSCN5165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134597885435471330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNkfYsCIRmc2u2vCXCjqy3ODIDUXIXHZYCmgtVZNs6gSClQ_p26zT_wcNH3ch_5lFkQuW3ZqSPun3k5t9kcaI-RkljPq8nrrfWYl_nS9J3V-HaLb5nc1-MvMaItAvnAL6tSIEQQ/s320/DSCN5165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Aren't these cool socks?? They were going to be a Christmas gift, however.....I'm running out of yarn. And better yet, the company who dyed this yarn is not making anymore at the moment....so, progress is halted on this pair of socks.</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17365502.post-56154880812144832272007-11-16T07:11:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:20:28.732-08:00Homemade soap<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJDmbSbyVoNHcSfLYTXUCuz622i7FaZ80VP9LI2jUP-wDQNoRNQGLPTzwUl80C3WBlXAUPBGVTMjss-hGf2rY1EVXsu44u0zihNfV64BgrtvoGKnp5Vi-lsM1A6ob5q8jI6B8gQ/s1600-h/soap+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133457524373743026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJDmbSbyVoNHcSfLYTXUCuz622i7FaZ80VP9LI2jUP-wDQNoRNQGLPTzwUl80C3WBlXAUPBGVTMjss-hGf2rY1EVXsu44u0zihNfV64BgrtvoGKnp5Vi-lsM1A6ob5q8jI6B8gQ/s320/soap+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltoFVcLa6Sp3a_6Zlwqesr_z1_vcFlLxeQ5_xuSUNAU9-j3rkCgLGIqBPpzK-7kPPjcb_7ipQNS4CoHZLL2jpX5EFY-qbUjQ25EoX6mmR0-LtpTb7ntvsN_LjPfL-eQAtD3EGVQ/s1600-h/soap+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133457550143546818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltoFVcLa6Sp3a_6Zlwqesr_z1_vcFlLxeQ5_xuSUNAU9-j3rkCgLGIqBPpzK-7kPPjcb_7ipQNS4CoHZLL2jpX5EFY-qbUjQ25EoX6mmR0-LtpTb7ntvsN_LjPfL-eQAtD3EGVQ/s320/soap+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9oY0DM8zVxIv0vtx2im8JXEQ7PIPIkznGChbUJaUujh0IDQGL2asz4PVNnqJH5_KsUhk5lywAqcF1CwbCNc426tu7fqIvUKtWQYrbmtBILuj04Mha6kKN9YzVcP2xjqCrWMH2w/s1600-h/soap+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133457558733481426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9oY0DM8zVxIv0vtx2im8JXEQ7PIPIkznGChbUJaUujh0IDQGL2asz4PVNnqJH5_KsUhk5lywAqcF1CwbCNc426tu7fqIvUKtWQYrbmtBILuj04Mha6kKN9YzVcP2xjqCrWMH2w/s320/soap+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Cosmic Ray is wondering if Walmart is no longer making soap or socks, since I seem to be making both of them at a fast pace...but here's pics of my soapmaking endeavors with Lindsey this week. The soap on the left has chocolate swirled in it, just because I think chocolate is good on the outside and inside of every person. The soap on the right is lavender - nice circles using a Pringles can as a mold.</div>Lisathemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157549079942201793noreply@blogger.com1