Spinning and reading, the heft of a pile of hardcover books and the squish of handspun skeins, superwash merino and the late nineteenth century… I was so excited about how this was looking that … more →
barefoot roosterbarefootrooster wrote 5 days ago: Spinning and reading, the heft of a pile of hardcover books and the squish of handspun skeins, super … more →
barefootrooster wrote 6 days ago: What’s the matter, big dog? If you’re worried about the fact that I spent my first hour … more →
barefootrooster wrote 1 week ago: Let me explain: I did spend a few hours on my writing yesterday, but in a “pretend productive … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: Two skeins of handspun Crown Mountain Farms brown bfl! This second skein (on the left) is 166 yards … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: You know, the opposite of work. (Both are occurring this weekend, but the not-work is more fun to ph … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: (Note the pile of knitting projects in this particular corner.) I never get tired of taking pictures … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: My sense of humor is returning, which makes me hopeful that I’ll be back to my usual (healthy) … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday started out well. I blogged, put some tomatoes in the oven to roast, put on a handknit swe … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: Despite the fact that I haven’t actively listened to any Michael Jackson since the summer, eve … more →
barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: I couldn’t help taking more pictures of this, as I just love the way the transitions between t … more →
barefootrooster wrote 3 months ago: Believe it or not, I’ve been spinning faster than I’ve been stashing fiber. (The rate I … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: My apologies, up front. I have A LOT of pictures of this skein of handspun. Just one more. Okay? 3-p … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: And plying. (Forgive me. I finished plying the Crown Mountain Farms Superwash Merino in the Lucy in … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: One of my favorite people here in New Home is getting married next month. Remember that first pinwhe … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: (And other stuff, too. But first, the shetland.) I was digging through my fiber bin yesterday, and f … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been meaning to try my hand at dilly beans every day this week, so this morning, I got ri … more →
barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: I’m sitting here, coffee in hand, looking through the photos I took yesterday, and there is no … more →
~Kristie wrote 1 year ago: Remember when Carole sent my that wonderful “welcome to spinning” package? Well, the wel … more →
~Kristie wrote 2 years ago: Last weekend, during a 48 hour period, I got so stressed about an upcoming pelvic ultrasound test, t … more →