11.02.07
This may actually work
My husband and I lead two totally different lives. He works in law enforcement and ‘downloads’ his day by vegging on TV. I own my small business, Fernwood Woolworks, work from my Fortress of Solitude and hate the TV. He has taken the past two weeks off work and has been home the whole time. The first week he was suppose to be hunting in Colorado. That fell through. This week he took off on holidays because he is starting a new assignment on Monday.
We’ve been married for 26 years and I don’t know how we’ve made it this long without our interests intersecting. But this past 2 weeks he has actually seen what I do all day, not just seen me sitting and sewing up toes on socks in the evenings. He has taken an interest in my business and appears to actually be impressed with the process and artistic ability one must have to dye yarn.
So as the week has wore on he has spent increasing time in my studio throughout the day. He is board and I’ve decided if you’re here you’re working.
This may actually work for me. He can do some menial manual labor that takes my times but no real talent. I gave him the yarn and some instruction and away he went.
He is sitting at the flat bed knitter making blanks for me to dye. This form of yarn dying has the advantages of making yarn that has the same colorway but not a set, repeating pattern. It is wonderful for camo and dark colors. You get a variagated looking pair of socks that are very ‘manly’. I bribed him by turning on the TV which helped to take his mind off the fact the was doing something the guys he works with would razz him about.
So I’ve come to the conclusion this may work, having him help me. Now he is talking about when he retires we’ll purchase a small trailer and he will go to shows with me. He said he will be the manual labor helping me unload and set up. Then he will go play golf and do his thing. The only problem is we will still have kids at home in school when he retires. That could put a snag in his plans don’t you think?