Simply This

 Sunday.

Today is a good day and I'll tell you why; we got up early and were on the same wavelength, which was, "it would be a very good idea to get dressed and head down to Sweetie Pie's for breakfast" before running a couple of errands. Actually, I think that I sent the idea through the walls, and as always, he picked it up and said "I heard you". He is a little bit psychic but a lot Long Married. No matter what, we got in their door at the right time, just before the 9 am hordes, got our coffee mugs, filled them with a delicious brew and settled into chairs at this Placerville institution. Ollalieberry/Health Nut Pancake(s)...that is all. I can eat only ONE because they are filling AND as big as your head (no lie), being so packed with goodness and covered with goodness, once the Ollalieberry puree is added. My stomach thanked me for the idea and my pocketbook thanked me for the meal before heading to the supermarket. Gee, I bought fresh veggies and not a lot of C R A P. See? Smart!

 

I want to thank my friends for all of the information about recovery from canine ACL surgery. It gives me much more confidence, to say the least. I think that the Nsaids that Tankie is snarfing down with his kibble is making hime slow down a bit more, which is a good thing. He sees Trixie zoon down the hill and is not inclined to follow. Yay, drugs. :o) I will keep you posted on what we discover.

We are in a countdown mode, to Stitches West, which I look forward to SO much, simply because I get to see so many old friends again! I think that my February is going to look a lot like the days when, once I had finished a pile of sweaters for King's Mountain, we would take off for Donner Lake and a small show in Squaw Valley, to get relaxed and ready for Show Season.

It is going to be a bit different, this year. I will be working up to the first of February and then (gasp) taking a week's vacation WITH our entire family, to Kauai. I know...shut up, Lisa. It has been on my Bucket List to do such a thing and not since they were kids, have we done anything like this, with EVERYONE. Laid back, like the book. Renting a house over there and just taking it easy, playing with the big and little kids. If I look rested, when you see me, you will know why. Thanks, Mom.

Here is a gratuitous shot of one of the members of the Souza Party, in Winter Mode.

If you keep up with me on that Time Suck, you will remember the moaning and groaning about jars. For those of you out of that loop, I have used Ball or Kerr canning jars for YEARS, storing my dye liquor in the workshop. I started to have issues awhile ago but things did not hit the proverbial fan until I happened to put a jar up on the top shelf, tap a neighboring jar and have that neighboring timebomb jar shatter and cause a bloody red deluge all through my shelving unit. I was on the war path because I knew that American glass companies had begun to use cheaper glass to save pennies (probably so that the place with the W could save YOU pennies), which created the timebomb for everyone.

I showed this photo of some of the other jars that I found to have the same exact fatal flaws, all in my workshop, at the same time.

I vowed to begin the task of eliminating all of this crappy glass from my studio and once we found these magnificently beautiful French Glass jars from US Plastics Corp, I began getting to so excited about jars, jars, jars. Lorrie and Rod do not understand my giddiness but I do not care. I am a happy camper. We are in the middle of the transition (I try to do a few a day) and this is why I am so very excited.

As a little girl, I got way too excited about a fresh box of 64 Crayola Crayons (with the sharpener) and I get the same high from this.

Here are a few beauty shots of what you have to look forward to seeing at West; some yummy handspun yarn.

Blue/green Algae Baby Alpaca/silk

Handspun Cameroon silk/merino

Cobblestone Merino/cashmere

Now, it is time for me to leave the frigid workshop and head over to the house for lunch and an afternoon of spinning MORE yarn while Rod swears at the TV during the games. Sunday and here comes the rain.

Comments

[AlisonH]

You found a good substitute! Oh, I am so glad! (While Cutiepie steals the show.) I will have to google that manufacturer. Have a great vacation, and I can't WAIT to see you at Stitches West!