Last Thursday was cold and windy and there were still very, very few signs of spring in my yard. Since then we had a mini heat wave and spring is everywhere!  It is truly a beautiful day!  Not too windy, not too hot, very few clouds, the leaves are starting to come out so everything is covered in a blanket of green haze.  Gorgeous!

We are also on a home maintenance marathon this spring. We are trying to get things done that we should have done 9 years ago like finally getting our water fixed.  Our well water is way too acidic and needs to be neutralized.  Thusly by altering the pH, we must also condition it so it is soft enough for soap to lather.  While acidic water may not be good for copper pipes, it is really good for dyeing wool.  Of couse pH is easily altered with citric acid, so I wasn’t too worried, but I was happy to learn that the netralizer has a bipass valve.  Happy day!

I have some great new yarn and fiber photos to post soon, so stay tuned!  I hope to get back to at least posting once a week as soon as we catch up a bit.  Thanks so much for visiting and have a great day!

One more day…  I think that is what we have to get through here in Connecticut to make it to some nicer weather. Of course what counts as nicer weather around here is temps in the 50’s!!!  I can’t believe we have waited all winter for April just to have snow flakes flying in the air!  I’m trying my best to get through this.  What this involves is trying (usually unsucessfully) to not complain too much about the weather and spinning a lot of pretty wool.

I dyed this color the other day.  I wasn’t so sure about how it would look spun up so I decided to spin a roving myself.  I’m still in the process, but I did make a small plied sample to see how it would look.

I’m enamored.  The colors are so subtle – the 2 darker colors, blue and apricot, are diluted out by the gold, cream,  and light green so they are not bold and flashy, but much more gentle and alluring.

OMG!  I just looked outside and there is SUN.  There is blue sky and sun!  Oh glorious SUN!  Actually the colors out my window look a lot like the colors in this roving.  I still have a lot of oak leaves out there showing up in the woods that look a lot like the apricot and gold colors.  The grass is starting to look a bit green, but still quite a bit of dead and it looks like the cream and gold colors and well, the blue and white looks like the sky.

The girls only have one more day after today before Spring Break.  They are already worried about how much homework they will have.  Agent B, my fifth grader, will have a project to work on over break and  I just hope the other 2 don’t get too much.  I think more than they need a break from going to school, we, has a family, need a break from the homework.

Tomorrow I’m going on a mini-scrapbooking retreat with a couple of girlfriends.  I can’t wait to get all my scrapping supplies out!  Scrapbooking is really quite a bit like dying in that you get to play with combining different colors.  I think it will be good for me to take a bit of a fiber break (and QuickBooks break) and reboot my creativity with paper, scissors, and glue dots.

So today, I have tons to do!  Thanks for reading and have a great day!

I was so inspired by my new Wildflower roving that I finished my spinning in less than a week!

Details:

Dyeing by Dani of Sunshine Yarns
Ounces: 3.75 ounces (106 grams)
Yardage: Aprox. 200 yards
Plys: 2
WPI (wraps per inch): 12
Weight: dk
Fiber: 100% superwash merino

Now I’m on a hunt for another wonderful multicolor fiber to spin!  Yes, if you think I’m lurking on “your  Etsy shop,” then, yes, I am!

This morning I also started a Flickr Group for photos of fibers, yarns, and projects made from Spincerely yours, products.  I love to see what the dyed rovings look like when they “grow up” and become yarn and this seems like a pretty good way to start gathering some all in one place, so if you have any please join!  The link is:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/spincerely/

The April Phat Fiber box will be going on Sale in about a week.  I’m not participating in the box this month, though you may find an ad and coupon for Spincerely yours on “the secret site.”   If you haven’t signed up yet to be on the mailing list, here is the link:  http://phatfiber.com/joinus.htm

I keep intending to write a blog post about all the marvelous and wonderful goodies that I received in the March Box but where does the time go?  Someday, I promise!

What else is new around here? I think I’m due for a quick update, right?

Agent J is in Washington D.C. for on a student government field trip this week. She is due home tonight.  Highlights of her trip include “meeting” Chris Murphy, going to the zoo, seeing many, many monuments, and going shopping.

Agent K has started to play Lacrosse.  This weekend we need to go out on the hunt for an Under Armor black Lacross skirt that will fit her.

Agent B just finished a filmaking class at the Warner. She and Agent J start softball season this week.  On Sunday she is going out with Junior Audubon to check out the vernal pools which is her most favorite thing ever.

IHA is leaving for Washington D.C. on Sunday to go visit his Aunt, Uncle, and Grandmother and to attend a conference at the Patent Office. He is also anxiously awaiting the start of fishing season.

What does that leave for me?  I have a scrapbook retreat coming up next week!  Yay!  I think I really need to get away for a bit…  Phew, this Spring is certainly starting off busier than ever!

Thanks so much for reading and have a great weekend!