{this moment}

and we all settled down for a long winter's nap.

deep peace

deep peace of the running wave to you
deep peace of the flowing air to you
deep peace of the quiet earth to you
deep peace of the shining stars to you
deep peace of the gentle night to you,
moon and stars
pour their healing light on you
deep peace to you

— a Gaelic Blessing

handspun dry leaf

I joined Cosy's falkland fiber club and I'm glad I did. Yesterday, I finished spinning the beautifully dyed fiber and it turned out like this.

It was a bit thinner than I wanted it to be, so I decided to ply it with this beautiful yellow wool yarn that my mother-in-law gave to me. If I remember correctly, she bought it in Scotland when David's family lived there many years ago.
It turned out pretty neat.
The colors are gorgeous and I spun over 150 yards.
I'm excited for it to finish drying, so I can start knitting with it!
I love my new spinning wheel!

lots and lots and lots of knitting lately

Finished putting on the buttons and blocking my first sweater (go everywhere go with everything cardigan out of Stitch 'N Bitch).

Also finished the Lovely Liesl by Ysolda.
And I finished a pair of socks.

guess what I got!

Today, I picked up this cute Louet S15 Spinning Wheel!! It is single treadle, with a built in metal lazy kate. Found on Craigslist (thanks for pointing it out, Cosy!) It works beautifully - at least so far...I've learned a lot already after practicing on it for just a short while.

In other news:
~we are canning apple butter today
~I finally learned how to turn a heel on a sock
~and I have two sweaters that I blocked yesterday drying in our attic.

I'd call that a full weekend.

{this moment}

A sunday ritual.
A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
~~inspired by amanda soule

{this moment}

A sunday ritual.
A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
~~inspired by amanda soule