Doofus!

1) I never told you what's in the box.  I got distracted by the self imposed deadline to reseed my front weed patch lawn.  Sure, dumping seed in the spreader and walking the patch disseminating seed really doesn't take that long.  But that pathetic moss-covered, weed infested patch of brown wouldn't really welcome seed without some encouragement.  We tried liming a couple years in a row and it did NOTHING but perhaps feed the moss.  Truly the saddest excuse for a lawn anywhere.  Earlier this year, I took a look at all the compost areas in the back yard and idly wondered where I'm going to dump all the under hutch stuff this year.  And then I looked at that awful mess in the front.  Tempting, but no, I can't turn the whole front yard into a compost heap.  That's what it needs, but I'm sure my fastidious neighbors might have something to say about that.  So for the last several days, I've been out raking under the bunny hutches, separating yucky old hay from the rich fertilizing goodness that is bunny poop, scooping up that good stuff and spreading it on the front yard.  Last night at 5 pm, with enough of the yard pooped, I spread the seed.  It's probably got a couple weeks to do something nice like sprout before my favorite maple tree dumps its load of leaves.  Nope, I'm not raking the yard when that happens.  Any sprouts will be too fragile at that point.  I'm hoping the leaf sucker will be gentle enough.  So that's why I didn't post about the box.  What's in the box is ... a box.  A finely crafted, cherry box of spinning goodness.

This is a Journey Wheel Book Charkha.  I ordered it during last June's wheel buying orgy.

2) I've forgotten how to spin.  Maybe I'm just too pooped lately, but my spinning efforts this week are crap.   I first way over ambitiously tried spinning raw angora on the charkha.  Jonathan Bosworth's mantra during last June's spinning guild program kept running through my brain but stopped seriously short of my fingers.  So I tried spinning some of my new roving, polwarth and angora which should spin seriously fine.  I got chunky bumpy lumpy.  And only in fits and starts.  With a lot of coaxing, I did convince the threads to thin out but it was not a pleasure.  I cut myself some slack, said spin on the Reeves for a while to get back into spinning mode.   Well.  Yes.  I got a very fine thread.  But it won't hold together.  I seriously need to practice the basics again.  Sigh.

3) I have misplaced my "I'm a Square" Button.  Norma so nicely sent it to me in plenty of time for Rhinebeck, then during a people are coming over mad dash to clean house, I put the button in that dreaded "someplace safe."   I know better.  The minute I consign anything to "someplace safe," my brain catalogs those two words but not the actual location of said someplace safe.   Instead of practicing my spinning or knitting something fabulous and last minute for Rhinebeck, I'll be digging into all the recesses of my house looking for my button. 

4) Obligatory photo of this goofy Square for Blogger Bingo.  Yes, I may end up being the doofus wearing yarn in it's natural state.

Comments

[Heide]

I love the contents of that box! The charkha wheels have always fascinated me... okay, they've fascinated me since I first attempted spinning.

I'm glad to see that your picture doesn't display you as really having "Wooly Buns". I'd always hoped it was in references to your bunnies!

[Julie]

You're on my card so I'll be lookin' for ya!

[Christine]

Ooo, a charkha! I'm working on that "Why Nice Matters" entry. It will be posted tonight sometime.

Have lots of fun in Rhinebeck. I wish we could be there this year, granted I would probably be in the same state I was in last year! H.U.N.G.O.V.E.R. It was one of the best vacations we had in a long time and I took too much of an advantage of it. :)

[Dave Daniels]

NICE charkha. I recognized Jonathan's workmanship from the outside. (Is that scary???) I'd learn to spin just to get one of this Charkhas.
And, as someone above said, glad to see you're more normal and less wollybuns. :)

[michelle]

It will all come back to you :) Jonathan has a way of making it look so easy as he stands there talking about whatever. I find it totally mesmerizing.

Your not on my card this year but I hope to still run into you. Love the necklace :)

[Jessica]

Wow! Cool new toy! Those things just boggle my mind. You are on my bingo card so I'll be seeing you tomorrow (as if I wouldn't try to find you to say hi anyway)!

[Leslie]

Oh, that new toy is lovely! I'll have one someday!

[Kim]

It was good to see you this weekend! Your Charkha is very cool!