Once again, major thank you to Chris for making a grooming house call. People don’t get nicer than her and I always enjoy spending time with her. We talked far too late into the evening for women who needed to be up early the next morning. Thank you once again Chris.
Baron Belgarath had his evaluation at the vet’s office Saturday morning where he was proclaimed healthy and very pretty. I’m waiting to get the vet’s report in the mail so I can send it to Maggie Freeland of Pennyrock Birmans. I had the twins walk into the vet’s office and they were just the cutest. I got a couple of laughs when I told them to "stay" and Alexander actually listened. This was a new vet that I started with and so far, I’m very pleased with them. They are close, decently priced, have a good reputation and are friendly. The nurse helped me out as the twins were starting to wander by then. She stood and held Baron’s carrier while I got the first one in the car. Before she went back inside (standing outside in nothing but shirtsleeves in 30F weather), she let me know that if I needed help in the future getting in to just come to the door and give a yell. Someone would be happy to come out and lend a hand. Nice service. Baron got to meet Yeti the other night. Here they are "playing" in the kitchen.
Yesterday afternoon during nap time, it was actually sunny outside so I took some new pictures of projects in progress. This is the Black Cherry roving that I’ve been spinning on the lendrum saxony. I’m using the standard whorl, smaller size and the double drive option (for the curious spinner geeks). The color is very pretty and you can see how fine the single is here. Keep in mind that I have small hands and that my ring finger is a size 3. I’m pleased at how it is coming out.
I’ve made progress on Ribby. Notice the all the body pieces are complete. I took advantage of the decent lighting for a change and laid out all the pieces on the living room floor. Needless to say, I had help from Earl Grey. I think the results met with his approval. Since this picture was taken, I actually completed the first sleeve. I didn’t get a chance to cast on the second one though. I opted to spin last night and got some more of that corrie roving done.
This morning the twins took a 3 hour nap and I was able to get even more done. I now have about 2oz of roving left to spin up. 1 full jensen bobbin, 1/2 jensen bobbin, 1 full lendrum saxony bobbin and 1 full lendrum castle bobbin are singles that will need to be plied. There is definitely a light at the end of that fiber tunnel! My mind is already wandering to what fiber will be next on that wheel. Yes, I still remember that cormo on the Lendrum and will return to that yummy stuff. I think I’ll go for a smaller quantity next on the Tina. I found a pound of ramboulliet roving in the closet this evening so that might just be next.
Either the twins are getting sick, going through a growth spurt or there’s a full moon or something. Yesterday they didn’t nap well at all. I was lucky to get a 90 minute nap out of them. They were cranky little horrid creatures most of yesterday. Alex was up at 5:30 this morning so I didn’t have high hopes for today either. Kat slept in until 8 and got up just as her brother was finishing breakfast. At 9AM they were both back in their cribs for a nap. 3 hours later, just as I was ready to check for breathing, they finally got up. After a quick lunch, we went out for a little shopping. After a stop at Petco for cat food, toys, hay and bedding the next hour was spent wandering around Target. I finally got them a selection of tub toys and one of those safety things for the bath spout. I also picked up a nice new canvas tote bag. Yes. Another one. I have a tote bag illness. This one is a good size with wide webbed handles and separate sections inside. Here’s hoping it works better than the last dozen options 
The twins fell asleep in the car on the way home so I transferred them to the crib at 4pm. Kat finally got up just shy of 7pm. I gave her dinner, played with her and at 8:30, she was back asleep. Alex is still asleep and it is now 10:28. That’s a lot of sleeping, from both of them! I’m going to bed! He has pulled on of these long long long naps but I’m worried he’ll be up extra early. Not such a bad thing, I can get a jump on the day that way actually. I need to get over to UPS tomorrow morning and ship out my now sold Ashford Traditional. Its going to a new home in Oregon.
Here’s hoping that tomorrow’s nor’easter doesn’t bury us. I hate snow. Have I mentioned that before? Just checking.
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Update 2/28: Alex wound up sleeping until 6AM for a grand total
of a 14 hours. Now that’s some nap! Glad I went to sleep early
myself. He was one hungry boy this morning too! He ate 3 scrambled
eggs and a piece of toast. I was able to get quite a number of things
done thanks to him AND was able to get to UPS to send off the spinning
wheel to its new owner.
