Dear Dear Diary
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Who says Mondays are terrible?
I met up with Glenna, and kidnapped her for lunch. For dessert, we went to the Carousel.
We both rode the pretty horses. (The older gentleman in this picture is the attendant that we waved to as we went by).
Don't get me wrong, mind- there was still a lot of serious work going on- because Glenna did do a lot of skeining.
But I did get some spinning lessons in there. Glenna handed me a midi Bosworth spindle and had me work on some Tussah silk, and I can actually spin that one very fine. The wool on the other hand- not so much.
This is Tsarina-spun "Desert Rose" Butterfly Girl batt on a mini Bosworth Spindle- a featherweight spindle. Crack in the table for scale- I've embroidered with finer thread, but it's very difficult to find!
The Tsarina didn't arive until right before dinner, but there was time for some spinning and show & tell. Glenna gave the Tsarina the Abbysbatt on her lap, and she worked on that for much of the evening. Also, that's the Tsarina's Romney.
After dinner, we conned Eric into taking our picture. Left to right, Glenna, Georg, Tsarina, and Gwynivar. I didn't take pictures of dinner, but it did involve some of Gwynivar's late flock. Those were the best stuffed grape leaves I've ever had.
Then we talked about Tstuff and Fiber Stuff and I was very late getting home. I had a grumpy unhappy sweetie who doesn't like it when I'm out that late. It's an hour & something to get home, and driving that late isn't good with the deer. I had a great time.
This photo summarizes best how serious most of the day was.
I met up with Glenna, and kidnapped her for lunch. For dessert, we went to the Carousel. 
We both rode the pretty horses. (The older gentleman in this picture is the attendant that we waved to as we went by).
Don't get me wrong, mind- there was still a lot of serious work going on- because Glenna did do a lot of skeining. But I did get some spinning lessons in there. Glenna handed me a midi Bosworth spindle and had me work on some Tussah silk, and I can actually spin that one very fine. The wool on the other hand- not so much.
This is Tsarina-spun "Desert Rose" Butterfly Girl batt on a mini Bosworth Spindle- a featherweight spindle. Crack in the table for scale- I've embroidered with finer thread, but it's very difficult to find! 
The Tsarina didn't arive until right before dinner, but there was time for some spinning and show & tell. Glenna gave the Tsarina the Abbysbatt on her lap, and she worked on that for much of the evening. Also, that's the Tsarina's Romney. 
After dinner, we conned Eric into taking our picture. Left to right, Glenna, Georg, Tsarina, and Gwynivar. I didn't take pictures of dinner, but it did involve some of Gwynivar's late flock. Those were the best stuffed grape leaves I've ever had. Then we talked about Tstuff and Fiber Stuff and I was very late getting home. I had a grumpy unhappy sweetie who doesn't like it when I'm out that late. It's an hour & something to get home, and driving that late isn't good with the deer. I had a great time.
This photo summarizes best how serious most of the day was.
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