05.09.07
Posted in Redwood Living at 8:16 am by Lynette
Being Wednesday and all I’m adopting the ‘Random Thoughts’ post trend I see on other Knitting Blogs. So here goes.
#1. While sitting in the recliner, reading The Daily Triplicate and working my Sodoko, a commercial for Mother’s Day popped up on the telly. There stood a beautiful YOUNG woman in a skimpy nighty holding a teddy bear in an advertisement for some big retail chain. I personally have never known a 18 year old mother to look that good first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening or any time of day if she was that young with a baby in the house…..very flat tummy, no upper curves and standing in what appeared to be a designer bedroom. This commercial must have been scripted by some young ad men in a back room who are out of touch with reality. I pitty their wives and the reality that will hit when that first child arrives.
#2. Yesterday was shearing Sylvester day. With the weather so hot the previous day I knew he was overly stressed and I had to get that 4 inches of angora off him. Many thanks go out to KJ and her granddaughter JJ for their help feeding and grooming him as we were doing outside house paint work. What this has shown me is I need to pass him on to another deserving fiber artists. Know anyone who wants a pure bred Angora with papers?
#3. Knitting update. I’m currently working on a baby sweater in blue because it was pointed out to me this weekend I had no boy sweaters for sale. I’m using the The Ashford Book of Spinning. Not only does this book have a great deal of basic and valuable spinning information but it has patterns in the back to use with your hand spun yarns. This is the Toddler’s Jacket which is worked in one piece starting from the back bottom, casting on for the sleeves, over the shoulders and down the front. The finishing is a front button band, cuffs and sewing up the side seams. Quick and pretty cool!
#4. Why is it that I am the only one who sees that the kitchen garbage can is overflowing? Perhaps my family thinks that the Travolosity Knome empties it at night and takes it out to the can. Here is a picture of our illusive waste manager as he backs down my drive. Once again we’ve missed filling our two cans. Our trash pick up has been on Wednesday for 17 YEARS why am I the only one who can remember this?
Thank goodness he didn’t see me take this picture or he would think I was stalking him.
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05.07.07
Posted in Redwood Living at 6:31 am by Lynette
Connected by a Thread Booth
Teaching spinning
Linda & Lynette on the Hawaiian Chieftain
The Lady Washington
Angie, KT and I in our outfits
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05.04.07
Posted in Redwood Living at 10:25 am by Lynette
The sun is shining, need I say more? Have a great weekend!
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05.02.07
Posted in Redwood Living at 8:01 am by Lynette
.. the Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain arrived at the Crescent City Harbor. I pulled the kids out of school a bit early so we could go down to the harbor to watch. I’ve never seen tall ships in real life. But I have read several books, including ‘Over the Edge of the World’ Magellan’s trip around the world which really opened my eyes to the realities of life at sea. Two of the reporters from our local news paper, The Daily Triplicate, had the amazing opportunity to sail up the coast from Eureka. Here is an article that tells about sailing on a 18th century ship in the 21st century.
As I stood on the dock at the harbor trying to take photos with my digital camera (I left my memory card at home!) and standing in my warm Land’s End coat, I turned to my kids and asked them to imagine if they were members of our local Indian tribe. What would you think if you saw those tall ships on your horizon? Would you be scared or inquisitive? Just put yourselves in the mind of a sailor; what would you be thinking as they sailed toward shore where you had never been before? I wonder if there were huge redwood trees on the shoreline. Would you stop to explore or would you just sail past?
If I was an early settler wife living in a tent or roughly built log house I think I would have thought what a ‘blessing’ ships like these were. Supplies, new faces to hear the news from afar or perhaps loved ones far traveled returning to port.
As the ships crossed the breakwater they fired off their cannons and lowered their sails. They were welcomed by our Coast Guard with the fire boat shooting water 100′ in the air. First sailed in the Hawaiian Chieftain. This ship requires a shallower draw, about 8 feet. It was ushered into our harbor by the Coast Guard and tied up at the dock. Next the Lady Washington (which has an 11 foot draw) ‘piroetted’ in our harbor waiting for her turn. She actually made two complete turns as she waited. As she sailed into the harbor the crowd was silent. It struck me that we should be ‘welcoming’ them. So I started clapping. Shouts of “welcome”, “Ahoy” and “Job well done” echoed through the crowd.
Then the rain started.
Most of the crowd moved into the pavillion but the kids and I choose to stay in the rain and watch the parking and tie up. I think that was the best part. The crew were dressed in era clothing, they were shouting commands and replying in era language. It was fun to sit and watch the fine movements they put that ship through to ‘parallel park’ her behind the Hawaiian Chieftain.
So now they’re here, tied up at Citizens Dock. The next 5 days are a flurry of events and I can hardly wait to see them sail into the sunset. Before they go I’ll take tons of pictures and I’ll be sure to have my memory card in the camera this time!
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