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All New Batts posted to Etsy!

Well took nearly all day I think to get all the pics uploaded and all the 6 batts put into the shop so you can see all the pics (a LOT) on flickr and my etsy shop is stocked now too!!! so now for some spinning and finishing my dollie too!!! We are waiting for rain and a supposed cool down!! yup still waiting!! still hotter than a fritter and no rain just lots of wind and have to water all again soon!! Anyway think I may have figured out how to get more than 2 pics to load so will once again attempt to upload pics one of each batt if it works!!






 

LOOK More Stuff!!....all In One Day

Well thought would attempt to post some garden pics and fiber pics of the fun locks I dyed (and have been drum carding a bunch of new batts all afternoon now!! (have 6 ready!!) ) and have some pics of a fab Baby Wrap knit out of MY yarn!! by a wonderful Etsy seller Jana from IdKnitThat go take a look at her shop she has amazing baby cozy's and fun hats and little barrettes for girls!! She does beautiful work and I know what I'll be getting the grandkids for Christmas!!!!! so all the pics are on FLICKR of course and look for pics of the batts tomorrow and in my ETSY SHOP of course too!! and hope a new yarn as well!! now to attempt the pics!!! wish me luck!
oh and a pic of my crazy little kitty BW (short for Black and White.....guess who named him!! yup hubby!!)

this is just one corner of our deck with the flowers lots more pics on flickr!!

What I have been Up To!!

Well thought I best get some new stuff up here and show you what I have been doing all week!! Mon I spent the day with my friend Diana actually playing "dollies"!!! yup made a new doll that well yes I still have to finish her arms but that's coming!! so will post pics of the completed version soon!!!!

Then went to Columbus Tues all day with my sister like we did last year and brought home all the orphaned plants again from the big Agriculture convention! so have been potting them slowly.... since way too flippin hot and humid to be out there all day and have only a few left to plant now so have pics to download of my little "mini" gardens on my deck and of course my little garden of tomatoes and peppers!! (so pics in another post of those next!!)

Finally getting blossoms on the peppers and picked the 1st pepper past nite for my pasta and salmon salad I made!!! and have been getting tons of cukes and sadly the lettuce has gone to seed but is pretty but no pics of that!! all pics will be on flickr and will post several here to show some off!! will also be drum carding new batts for an update tomorrow and have a new yarn in there already in my etsy shop so stop in there too!!

Ok this is the 3rd try now to upload pics here if anyone has any suggestions on how to get more than 2 pics uploaded here please let me know because not much luck with getting typepad to figure it out! so now for the 3rd attempt!! (good thing I copied and pasted this post to an email to self so didn't have to retype again an again!!) yes a bit frustrated here now!!

well tried adding new pic on top instead of after the last pic and well seems to have worked!!!?? so here is the new yarn in the shop!! oh and that is Diana hiding behind my dollie!! she is a bit weird yes and has crazy eyes!! hehehe!! garden pics coming next post tomorrow with new batts!! stop back in and see!!

Thursday and 2 New Yarns In Etsy!!

Well finally got 2 out of 3 of my new yarns posted on etsy tonite!!! Tomorrow will also post several of the batts I drum carded Tues and the other skein I have spun up!! so stop back to see that!! I will try to get pics of the garden that is actually doing ok despite the insane rains and storms we have been having here!! We still have a little pond on the other side of our grape vines where we have frogs living in!!! now that's crazy!! anyway here are 2 pics of my yarns and rest are on my Flickr!!

Fab FUN Fiber Play Date Mon!! (yes I know I'm late!!!)

I know wanted to post yesterday but ended up spending the day cleaning doing laundry and then drum carding a bunch of batts for me to play with and may even post a couple on etsy will see they are pretty nice!!
Anyway had the best day with my friend Jacki (Yarnzombie!) and her wonderful hubby and the GIRLS!!! Toby and Bela! OH and HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear today!!! hope it's super grand!!
We had a truly fun filled day of drumcarding and she taught me how to core spin and we ate fab tacos she had made and just had a wonderful time I can't thank you both enough!! and hope to do it again soon!!!!!
here is a pic of our table and of Jacki showing me core spinning (she's great and trust me show and tell was amazing!!! wow!!) thanks!! will post pics of my batts and 2 new yarns for etsy in the next post!!
we had a day and most of the nite rains again so lots of standing water and grey skies so waiting for a bit of sun!! so stop back! and now hope can get the pics posted!!! rest of course are on FLICKR!

Happy 4TH of July WEEKEND!

Well tried posting pics on Sat. of all the fun we had with our youngest son and his GF and the little one and then today had LOTS more of our oldest son and his GF and the 2 little ones and well Sat. managed to get 3 pics uploaded here and then when tried the 4th the whole screen froze again!!!! soooooooooo no pics and no post and a bit frustrated again so go to my flickr and all the pics are there and am off to a fun Fiber day with my friend Jacki so hope to have some fun pics of that as well tomorrow! and hoping that Typepad will get this stupid new set up working and I can maybe upload a pic or more than 3!! or at least explain to me why there is a problem! so here is FLICKR LINK! enjoy the fun pics!! yarns coming too soon!! come back and look! Hope your 4th of July was as fun as ours!!

Monday Cold and Dreary...SO Fun Bright Yarns to post!!

Well despite the yucky weather and all again (and cooler which of course I love!) I have been dyeing and washing lots of wool (washing 1st!!) so have 2 yarns to add to my etsy and more to come during the week so stop back!! oh and of course garden pics too I have a cucumber coming along but my poor tomatoes sure haven't been too happy with all the rain oh and the weeds well they of course LOVE this weather and are slowly taking over again!! anyway here are yarn pics and LOTS on FLICKR since got carried away with pics of the new yarn!! ETSY HERE!!

We had A LITTLE RAIN!!

Well has been a bit wet this whole week (actually since last Fri!!) and yesterday came home to torrential downpours and winds and a river behind the house and along the side and then a lake where our grape vines are!! I was coming back from dropping off some yarns at a yarn shop on the east side of Cleveland and had to actually stop and park the car till I could see past the hood to drive home!!! oh and yup in for more today and tomorrow too they say!! I sure hope the poor veggies make it they are so droopy the poor things!!
anyway here are pics and am spinning away since all the new yarns went to the LYS I have to make more for my etsy shop so stop back hopefully Sunday with a small update!!!
here are the pics from yesterday! should have taken one from across the road the farmers field was one solid lake!! yikes!! 
 

LOOK Fun Fiber pics and Garden too!!

Well look what I got in the mail yesterday and already dyed some and is drying now!!! Got this from a gal in Sardinia OH who I have gotten fiber from now for several years and is a wonderful person and has super great fiber!! can reach her at kathy_cunningham@verizon.net she also has locks of mohair for you doll girls and also for of course spinning/felting etc!! she's super to work with and is meticulous in her work!! if you need more info please contact her or me!! she has no website but has super prices and of course FABULOUS product!! as you can see from my pics!! will be getting mohair too from her so will post when it gets here as she gets it processed she is a one woman show!!! OH and yes some garden pics and all are of course on Flickr where you cans see the rest!!

Have been Playing With the Dyes again!

Well decided to spin up some locks again and then dyed the skeins in the canning jars and then into the canner for a good 1 1/2 hours to "cook" here are a couple pics of the end results!! more on Flickr! may be going into the etsy shop Sunday so stay tuned not sure yet!! but working on others too!!

Happy Father's Day! and Pics!!!

Happy Father's day to my daddy and my FIL all the other dad's too!!
We had a nice breakfast with our oldest son and his wonderful GF Lorrie!! we had a great time and good food!! then stopped to see my sister and then home to weed and wash laundry and wool!!! wool done... laundry getting there!!! so hope to update my etsy shop tonite but looking stormy so likely in the morning everyone!!! have all the yarns posted on flickr already and here a couple here and oh yes have new kitty pics of the reason why we don't have flowers in our flower pots!!! In the second pic little crazy cat is actually laying with his butt on the little black and white kitty!! gotta love them but not when they trash my flowers!! and trust me they have! all the yarns on flickr!! and more kitty pics too! now off to finish laundry! yucky!

THURSDAY New Pics and Stuff!!

Well I am back from TNNA and had a blast with my baby sister!!! Hotter than a fritter and though and we did try to walk one day and got to some pretty pics from a local park but way too hot and humid to walk more than that!!! We looked and felt up LOTS of yarns and fibers too OH JOY!!!! Got some fun new books to add to my ever growing collection and met some great people!!I have lots of ideas for goodies to make and put in my shop and may even get into a local chop here if all goes well will see what happens!!

So lots going on and have some garden pics posted on FLICKR and new yarn pics that I hope to sell at a LYS in a town near me during their Big Knit in Public Day this Saturday!! I am very excited that Anita is letting me come and do that!! here is the link to her shop which is simply lovely and cozy and really wonderful people there!! It's STUDIO KNIT!! so if you are in Medina OH this Saturday come and visit and knit with the girls and have some local fun!! It's rain or shine so hoping for more shine and no rain and less heat too!! I will also be updating my ETSY SHOP hopefully Sunday after the sale so check back to see new additions and all then!! I will try to post new things to the shop a bit more often if all goes well!! So please stop in to check it out!! Never know what will show up!!

More News is that my yarns are also being sold in Portugal by a couple of gals that have set up a fabulous online store/website there in Portugal!! KNIT.COM.PT the site will soon be in English as well and so take a peek and say hi to Ana and Susana!! Thanks so much girls I am so thrilled and wish you both all the best in your new venture I am sure you will do great!!! I look forward to sending some fun yarns your way soon!!
So now here are pics of the garden and yarns and soon some more kitty pics too!! all the pics are of course on FLICKR so go there to see them all! I am still having MAJOR issues posting pics on typepad and so have also had to type this whole thing all over again because the whole screen froze as I tried to upload the 3rd pic!! anyway go to flickr for the rest!! thanks! 1st pic is my sweet baby sister and then my new wheel a Louet S90!! she just got back from my friend Ed after making the orifice larger and bigger hooks!!! she is now one of the "big hooker gals"!!! she spins wonderfully!!

Saturday!! Sister coming Garden Planted and New Yarn Pics!!

Well got the tomatoes and cukes and peppers all put in and some basil and sweet marjoram and also some swiss chard too!!! Pics soon!!! also spun up 5 more skeins and also will have 2 others all to post on etsy tomorrow after I wake up from picking sister up at the airport tonite at like midnite!!!!! yikes!!! will be after 1AM before we get back here but will be worth it we get to go to the big TNNA convention next weekend!! so pics of her and the boys and all soon!!! oh and have a new pic of my baby dog too so will post some pics here if I get them to work and then rest are all on flickr!!! so go see and ETSY tomorrow!!!

Happy Memorial Day! Pics Too!!

Well this is the 4th time I have tried to upload this post sooooooooooooo despite the day being not so great with My FIL in the hospital and possibly needing surgery and all did have some fun with my sister for a little bit having some wine tasting and having some fun good food!! Hope you all had a great day with your family and friends and since I have tried to upload more than 2 pics and for whatever reason that does NOT work because this will be the 4th time I am attempting to do this!! will only post 2 and can see the rest as usual on FLICKR!! and check my ETSY SHOP by Wed to see the new yarns they are ready but haven't had time to post them!! 3 now and have 4 more already new ones so bigger update this coming weekend!! here is one kitty pic and garden pic check Flickr for the rest please!!

Sunday and Garden Pics and Some new Yarns!!

Well despite all the rain and wind we have been having (yesterday things were blowing so hard thought all would be flattened!!!) but so far so good! Cooler and rain again last nite now sun in and out!! managed to spin a few yarns and have another new one in the wings and more on the way too!! Of course!! Have a new wheel on the way hope it is here like tomorrow or Tues!!! will see how fast those ponies can go!!! It's a Louet S90 an older discontinued folding wheel that folds completely flat!! yippee will be fun can't wait!!
Now have a few fun garden pics will only post a couple and the rest will be in FLICKR so please look for the rest there!! and also of course the yarn pics!! they will be in ETSY later today!! Going over to visit our youngest son (29 today!! feeling old trust me!!) and then home to do that!! so stop in there to see!!