Last night in bed I realised how great I was feeling. I have had an interesting old week of it and it has left me feeling pleased energised positive hopeful satisfied ambitious at the very least. I have been to a drawing class and had my very limited abilities thoroughly taxed designed and knitted a …
Monthly archives: September 2011
Photo Class
My first photography class was this afternoon. There were five of us, plus teacher, with one more to join us next week. Today was reserved mainly for the usual get-to-know-why-we-are-here stuff and Dominique also familiarised herself with the level of kit available to us. Then she sent us out and about on a twenty-minute photo-shoot, …
Packing it in
SpinningGill came round this morning and we fitted in a brief session drum carding. The intention had been to do some production carding this week but time seemed to get away from us. I had set up in the conservatory, with my carder and Gill brought hers round too. The idea was that she would …
Stumbling blocks, hurdles, and red swirling things
I came home from spinning group today with a bad headache and also with an inspiration to crack on and spin myself a sweater’s worth of yarn. I am not sure that sheep come big enough to make me a sweater from a single fleece… but I need 1,280 yards of Aran weight for the …
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Let’s just WIP past that one
The WIP situation is little changed this week. One Icing has replaced the completed one, the HAP shawl edging has made little progress and the socks have made none. My excuse is that not only have I been busy but I have also been resting a sore arm. At least the Hap has turned the …
I survived
Well, art class was as much fun as at least part of my brain knew that it would be. The lovely Dominiqiue is so energetic and supportive and all round jolly… We began by playing Pictionary. I had to draw Cash in the Attic and Waterloo Road. Both were guessed, so I can’t have done …