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June 02, 2006
The Beat Goes On
Did you see!?!?!? (Check the sidebar!) We're over HALF WAY THERE!!! I'm so excited. Thank you all SO MUCH! This means so much to me. YOU ROCK!
After my marathon spinning weekend, I haven't done much spinning or knitting. I did finish plying up what I could of the Spunky Eclectic Tahiti Biffle:
It's even thinner than the stuff I plied the other day! Socks - here I come!! I think I'm going to practice on some Merino I have in the stash before I dip into the really really really cool stuff:
That's The Beat Goes On on the top and Mustang Sally on the bottom. Fiber from Teyani over at Crown Mountain Farms so I can spin my own Sock Hop Sock Yarn! How great is that! I'm so excited to spin this stuff up, but I have to practice practice practice first. I want to knit my own handspun socks. It's nice to have goals! Wish me luck!
My sister had a great day at her first day of work yesterday. Ah to be 24 and beautiful and smart and have the world at your feet. I have to admit, I'm a little jealous. It's so great to see her so excited - she's been looking for awhile, trying to decide what she wants to do, and this job seems to be the perfect fit for her. And it will be really nice to have her so close. She was in Michigan for college. It's kind of funny - when I went to college in NYC she was five and she would come and stay with me and sleep in my dorm room and now she's all grown up. Man I feel old.
Oh yeah and did I mention WE'RE GOING TO SEE BRUCE!!!!!!?! Only 18 days and counting! Yeah Baby! Everyone I've spoken to who's seen the new shows says their AMAZING! If you have AOL, you can catch a glimpse - they're showing clips from each night of the US concerts. Oh Mary Don't You Weep is my absolute favorite from the album - I listen to it over and over and over again. Bliss!
Have a great weekend! DON'T FORGET TO DONATE! THANK YOU!
L, C
PS - I just arranged to have my new stove installed on 06/06/06. That's a good thing, right?
Posted by Cara at June 2, 2006 12:50 PM
Topics: Spin
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I just arranged to have my new stove installed on 06/06/06. That's a good thing, right?
It'll be a really warm stove.
Posted by: everstar at June 2, 2006 01:09 PM
Yay! I'm going to see Bruce in 10 days! I've also heard really great things about the new shows - how cool is Bruce that he can give us something completely different and it's still AWESOME!
Posted by: Renee at June 2, 2006 01:11 PM
I've listened to the CD over and over and over! It's great. Lucky grrl to see him again!
Your spinning is looking sooo goooood.
Hopefully the installers for the stove won't arrive at 6:06 am (or pm for that matter). You can always do the exorsism you did for the chest on the stove, too;-)
Posted by: margene at June 2, 2006 01:20 PM
Having a working stove is a good thing.
Posted by: trek at June 2, 2006 01:38 PM
I had my donation all set up and then found out it wouldn't go through on Firefox for some reason so I'm going to have to redo it on IE. But I will do it once I get back.
Posted by: liz at June 2, 2006 01:42 PM
As long as when you open it nothing says "Zool" at you, you'll be fine.
Posted by: liz at June 2, 2006 01:45 PM
I love the new album! Unfortunately my husband is a hardcore E Street fan, doesn't like this album so much and won't go see Bruce on this tour. :(
Posted by: Martha at June 2, 2006 01:59 PM
Absolutely gorgeous. Honestly, I wonder when I'll ever tire of looking at pictures of yarn and fiber. ; )
Yay for donations! Big ol' YAY for Bruce!!!
Posted by: Vicki at June 2, 2006 02:25 PM
Your spinning looks great. You'll be spinning and knitting those handspun socks in no time!
Posted by: Kelly at June 2, 2006 02:53 PM
Gorgeous handspun, gorgeous fiber. Better than gorgeous total! Knitters and spinners rock. The stove - it's a good thing. I'm sure.
Posted by: Stephanie at June 2, 2006 03:20 PM
the devil is dressed as an appliance. at least your stove will be hot!
Posted by: cathy at June 2, 2006 03:40 PM
A new stove? Yowza. You can bake again. ;-)
Posted by: Carole at June 2, 2006 04:35 PM
What beautiful spinnery! The ETB is just too awesome, I wish I could touch it! Can't wait to see what you spin with the new ones!
Posted by: Carol at June 2, 2006 04:57 PM
Oh, your yarn is so beautiful, Cara. Look how far you have come from being worried about your spinning. Way to go! :o)
Posted by: Lisa S at June 2, 2006 06:59 PM
I'm loving your spinning! I'm on the same quest for spinning my own sock yarn but I've got a long way to go...And thanks for the comment at my new site--made me smile.
Posted by: victoria at June 2, 2006 07:19 PM
Speaking of Bruce, have you seen the e-mail from Columbia Records? You can read more about it here - http://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/2006/06/live_springsteen_videos_on_aol.html
Posted by: Kat at June 2, 2006 09:02 PM
will ya add bees pleese to the registry? i'll hit it after next payday, i have two birthdays comming up this payday; you know how that is?
Posted by: marie in florida at June 2, 2006 09:29 PM
I hope you name your stove Damien.
Posted by: Chris at June 2, 2006 10:45 PM
Thanks for your comment on my photos, I really admire the photos you take so it means a lot to get a compliment from you :-) Shooting lightning does take lots of patience, but I'm pretty sure there are some techniques out there that make it easier and faster...It's something I've always wanted to do more, but I don't get the opportunity very often.
Look at me rambling about lightning...All I really wanted to say is your blog is one of my favorites and thanks for the comment! And your spinning and those rovings look delicious!
Posted by: Whitney at June 3, 2006 12:48 AM
Your spinning looks really great. So even and I'm drooling over the plying -- still something that I need to really work on.
Posted by: Kathy at June 3, 2006 08:30 AM