Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts

3/14/07

The Homing Instinct

My wheel has made the journey back to its birth pond.


It had a minor part that needed attention and got a general tune up. It is sooo smooth now. The people at Schacht couldn’t have been nicer. And I almost fainted when Barry Schacht himself took us on a tour of the facilities. I hope he didn’t notice how I was just floating with a big stupid grin. Have you seen the beautiful new cherry looms?

The wheel is a very happy camper tonight. Me too.

We enjoyed Boulder. We saw mountains.


The National Center for Atmospheric Research and obligatory rock shots.

Pearl Street


On the way out of town we got to visit the best shop I have ever seen. Maggie Casey’s Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins. Wow. And Wow again. This is like 10,000 square feet of glorious fiber. Her sale area was bigger than most shops. Oooh and the goodies she had. We escaped with a little silk, some needles and a few old mags. I had a feverish yarn lust there. Did I mention how nice everyone was? It was so nurturing that someone there was just cutting into the steeks of a Dale 2002 sweater that she finished since the end of January.



She has a great new article in the coming Spin•Off about double drafting.


Last but not least, have you heard the news? Our dear Eunny Jang is the new editor of Interweave Knits! Check it out.

1/14/07

Snow on the Sandias


Snow on the Sandias
Originally uploaded by scouts_swag.
I have been reading fellow Albuquerque fiber person Scout's wonderful blog for a while. She has great colors on her yarn and I so recommend her products. But today I have to show you a photo she took (one of many nice ones). Maybe this is why she has such nice colors, eh?

This is where I live. Isn't it lovely? We get great sky.

12/30/06

Records break



24" of snow. So far. I know you may be from a part of the world where this is nothing, but I am in Albuquerque. Records of all time are being set. Cars don't move at all. It is so quiet here. No one owns shovels. Our street hasn't been plowed yet since before the holidays started and the BIG one is due on Monday. Not even sure the city owns plows.


Good time to hunker down with my knitting and spinning and a ton of movies.


Before and after today's snow - another 10" or so.