Now that I think I sufficiently teased you all yesterday, it is time for the details. The twins and I went on a nice little road trip yesterday to CT to visit a dear friend.  Yes I saw her last weekend at the festival, but that was all too briefly and she was busy paying for a new wheel.  My comment to her post was innocent enough, but it set the wheels in motion.
Wheel Ho 
Now that’s the way to be surrounded!¬† There you see Chris flanked by her two (yes TWO) Norm Halls with her lovely Reeves in front.¬† She let me spin on the new Norm Hall. I wants one.¬† But I digress, that Reeves in front?¬† The 24″ Oak is well, no longer hers, but mine, tucked way in the back of my mommy mobile:
Reeves in motion
I don’t have any super fabulous pictures of my new Reeves, but I’m gonna link to Chris’ intro post of when she first bought it 
 
Beyond playing (and paying) for wheels, we had an excellent day, beyond 3 hours in the car.¬† Can I just say, I’m glad I bought those dual dvd headrest mountable screens for the kids.¬† Kept them mostly quiet for the trip.¬† Need more movies for the car as I got tired of listening to Little Mermaid ¬† That and I need to find them better headphones so I can skip listening to it at all!¬† Lunch at the super healthy McDonalds, awesome ice cream next door (darnit, I can’t remember the name of the ice cream parlor) and then kid runaround time at an excellent kid park.¬† It was really nice to spend time with Chris.¬† Thanks Chris for an excellent day!
I spent some bonding time with the Reeves after dinner, feeding it some of Jessica’s fiber.¬† I pulled out a braid of 4oz of SW Merino in the Toasted Banana.¬† Somewhere someone has a photo of me wearing the roving around my neck at a fiber gathering at Jessica’s.¬†¬†¬† Anyway, Reeves apparently loves to spin FINE.¬† No pictures as the lighting is terrible in my room and there’s no way I would have been able to get a good shot of this last night.¬†¬† I foresee a long happy relationship with it/her.
I did a little rearranging in preparation.¬† I moved my desk in the den to the corner so that I could put a wheel down there.¬† The Vermonter is now living in the den where I can spin and keep the kids company while they play.¬† Already put that to use on Saturday night after dinner when I pulled out a huge bag of recently rediscovered (like Friday night) roving processed by Wooly Knob of what I assume to be CVM.¬† I spun up a full bobbin in an hour or so.¬† Forgot how much I love that wheel.¬† Anyway.. so now I have a production wheel in the den, and the two Schacts and the Reeves (appropriate somehow – though this isn’t a Schact-Reeves) in my room.
As Lizzy pointed out, I still haven’t shown the last addition to the herd:¬† the ashford joy.¬† Well, still don’t have pictures of her.¬† She’ll be used sparingly as a real travel wheel, primarily on the boat or where there will be lots of long distance schlepping (like across a fairground), otherwise, the Ladybug gets the travel call.¬† While this isn’t mine, this is her twin
Guess I need to do some updating to the wheel roundup again
Oh yes, since a wheel came in, something needs to go…
Craft on!
13 responses so far ↓
1 Harriet // Oct 27, 2008 at 10:48 am
Risa, I’m beginning to think that monogamy isn’t your style at all. Multiple wheels, multiple projects on the needles…you even have multiple KIDS.
Seriously gorgeous wheel, though.
2 Lea // Oct 27, 2008 at 10:57 am
Congrats on your new to you wheel.
I also have a hand signed Rick Reeves 24″ Production wheel. Mine is circa 1990′s, prior to his first “retirement”.
She was my second wheel, purchased at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, from Steve Ableman (A Touch of Twist in Pattersonville, NY).
You will love her.
3 Tina M. // Oct 27, 2008 at 12:18 pm
LOL You are incorrigible. When you start twitching as the walls close in from fiber and wheels don’t say no one warned you!
I can’t blame you though, if I had the resources I’d have bought the Lendrum Saxony I tried at SOAR. The right hand orifice totally fixes my leaning problem and it really is lovely.
4 Kelli // Oct 27, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Congrats on the new wheel. Let me know if something you are looking to adopt out would be a good “starter wheel”. I am looking. ~ksp
5 Chris // Oct 27, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Sweet Claude’s. Awesome, ain’t it?
It was great to spend some time with you and the kids yesterday! I’m glad the Reeves is with someone who will love her and use her well! Have fun!
6 Carole // Oct 27, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I have a Reeve’s just like yours. You are going to just love spinning on this wheel. Congrats!
7 Heidi // Oct 27, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Congrats! I also have a “real” Reeves, just like yours except mine is 30″ Bought it at MDSW from Yarn Barn, back when Rick and his wife would be there selling their wheels. My poor wheel never wanted to ply for some reason. Last year I bought her a Woollee Winder and guess what – now she is my main plying wheel! Problem of unknown origin solved!
8 Daniele // Oct 27, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Congratulations on your new addition! I am curious to see the Toasted Banana colorway, as I have 4 oz. of that myself from Jessica. I was thinking maybe of Nanners for it..
What are we getting rid of?
9 Danielle // Oct 27, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I was reading along, waiting to hear which wheel was cycling out. (If you ever think of parting with a travel wheel of any sort, let me know, OK?)
10 Jessica // Oct 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm
You need to start keeping a current inventory list or you might never know what you have and what you sold.
It’s a beauty, that’s for sure.
11 --Deb // Oct 27, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I think Harriet’s onto something … Congratulations!
12 Manise // Oct 27, 2008 at 11:35 pm
*Sob* congratulations…. *sob* You lucky wheel &#@%$ (collector)!
13 JessaLu // Oct 28, 2008 at 11:21 am
See?! Tina says it too – I’m not the only one who thinks you’re gonna run out of room. Someday you’ll be selling your bed and sleeping on your fiber. ;op