Spinning Our Wheels

Doesn't this look idyllic?

Two wheels, side-by-side, out on the porch on a lovely day . . .

Just two wheels, though. My Little Gem and Risa's Tina.

Kim wasn't able to come at the last minute because the time of her son's first Little League game of the season had been changed or written down wrong or forgotten . . . something like that . . . and it fell right into the middle of what was going to be her spinning lesson.

We were disappointed, of course, because we were looking forward to seeing her, but somehow managed to soldier on . . .

I spun up a bobbin of my Tibetan Dreams roving, and then Risa lent me her high-tech lazy kate . . .

Which I plied about half of before I ran out of steam.

Risa worked on a couple of things, but ended up concentrating on this lace-weight, beautiful, coral-colored silk. The picture doesn't do it justice (although, you know, click on it for the full size because you'll want as much of a close-up as you can manage. It's that pretty.

Except for the tail-lashing I got from Chappy when I finally got home (his descriptor, not mine) . . . and the full-over sniff-check when he realized I'd seen Risa and the twins without him . . . and the indignation when he realized that I'd petted a CAT while I was gone . . . well, except for that, it was a really nice day.

Even if Kim couldn't make it.

Comments

[chris]

FUN! You may have inspired me to take my wheel out on the deck and spin outside while it's still warm but not-too-hot outside . . . also I'm hoping that a couple of my buddies will fall victim to the siren song of a spinning wheel while we're at MSWF next weekend (that way I'll have friends to spin with locally!).

[Sheila]

That sounds like a really fun day. Poor Chappy. But he must have liked the "smellathon" (as it is known in our house) after you came home.

[Chris]

It sounds like a good day! But... petted a cat?! *gasp* ;p

[Carole]

Sounds nice!

[Kim]

Seeing only 2 wheels on Risa's porch makes me sad. Poor Kiwi. I even put Kiwi in my car the night before hoping that the baseball game would only last an hour and I'd just show up a little late. Wishful thinking on my part. You probably got a lot more spinning done without me though. Well, another time and next time, nothing will stop me!

[Risa]

It was the perfect way to spend the day. I'm glad you could make it even if Kim couldn't. Great picture of my spinning, thanks!

[Jessica]

Looks like you guys had a great day! Sorry I had to keep interrupting Risa with panicked phone calls. ;)