08.04.08
Life back to (semi) normal
My life, for the last 6 weeks has been, well, (abby) normal. With the packing, moving, contractor ‘conversations’, bank dealings and DH on 3 weeks vacation, I’ve really not felt settled.
Today is the DH’s first day back to work after what seemed like a very LOOOOOOng 3 weeks. But, he actually said this morning (at 5:30) that he really didn’t want to go back to work. That living up here gives the desire to stay home. This is a change as always before he has wanted to get back to work and not stay home.
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Last the DS and I went for a quad drive looking for elk. The DH wanted to take a picture to work with him today showing the fellows that he was being serious about an elk herd right next to our property. But alas, we did not see any elk. As we were taking the senick route (read the long way) home the thought flashed into my mind that the logger has seen several Black Bear in the area. In fact it is Bear hunting season. So we stopped and I told the 13 year old son that if we came upon a bear to either 1. turn around fast the get out of there or, if we cannot turn around 2. put the quads in high and drive right past as fast as possible.
We arrived at our desitnation without misshap. It was a beautiful evening,no wind, not much fog and this
Boardman State Park.
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Kitty Bliss
Our two kittens are seeming to become more interested in us. Saturday they plopped down beside KT as though she was their mom and took their afternoon 2 hour nap.
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Garden update. It has been a frustration for my friend LS to grow her garden this year. She is trying to grow a large garden on previously logged land. To complicate matters, she is going totally organic. So there is no quick fix for poor soil. Yesterday she called all excited about getting 20 yards of composted cow Poo Poo delivered from our local organic dairy. How many people do you know who get excited about Cow Poo Poo?
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Knitting, socks, vending and Rainy Day Yarn Club
Now that life is back to semi-normal for me I can get back into a routine. During the day I knit socks, finish them at night and ship out the order(s) the next day. Sometimes in the evening I work on the Mystery Shawl that I’ve been knitting on for about a year. I’m almost done.
The Rainy Day Yarn Club - here is the blurb and follow this LINK to the web page.
Fernwood Woolworks is announcing sign-ups for 50 participans in
Fall/Winter 2008 Rainy Day Yarn Club.
Fernwood Woolworks is located in Southern Oregon and is an independently owned business that specializes in hand painting self-patterning sock yarns. Each skein you receive is from superwash wool raised, processed, manufactured and hand dyed in the USA with the colors and patterns reflecting our surroundings - the Redwood National Forest, Pacific Ocean and Southern Oregon.
Past offerings have included:
Iris
Cornicopia
Burr
Tulips
Wildflowers
To mention a few….
This years yarns will be new colorways available first to Rainy Day Yarn Club Members
How it works:
Starting - October 15, 2008
Ending - March 15, 2009 (No shippment in December)
You will receive 1 skein per month for five months of sock weight yarn. The skeins for the yarn club are are 400 yards each. If you think you’ll need an additional 100 yards for a large men’s pair of socks or a complicated pattern, just let me know when you sign up and I’ll include an extra 100 yards per month for an additional $15 for the club membership.
Yarn will be Superwash Corigdale Wool, sock weight with these limited edition colorways available to Rainy Day Sock Club members this fall and winter.
Cost $115 per membership (limit 2 memberships per person)
Includes:
5 (five) skeins superwash sock yarn
5 (five) packets Soak Wash
Free Shipping to you monthly.
Included is shipping to the USA. (Choose the Worldwide option for outside the USA)
To sign up
To reserve your membership in the Rainy Day Yarn Club, ‘purchase’ this item and
You will be notified of your membership by email where you can complete your registration.
Please Note:
As each skein is hand paint we will be limiting sign ups to 50.
These will go fast so sign up now!
Sign Ups close September 15, 2008