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Thanksgiving “Fairy Dust”

Don’t you love it when you have a perfectly ordinary day planned and something catches your eye, sending you off in an entirely unexpected direction? Yes, it’s fiber. A lovely bit of “fairy dust”; less than an ounce, although it looks like more, being so light and airy, but OH! So magical. I had toContinue reading “Thanksgiving “Fairy Dust””

Slow Slide Into Evening

Exhausted after running errands today in single-digit temps, with a brisk November breeze dropping the wind-chill well below zero, I was more than ready to snuggle into my favorite chair with a soft quilt and a dachshund by 4:00 pm. Ronni was ready to snuggle too, having accompanied me on my frigid outings. I don’tContinue reading “Slow Slide Into Evening”

Creating Sunshine!

With a foot of fresh snow and temperatures hovering around the zero degree mark here in Alaska this week, I felt the need to create inner warmth. I don’t mean turning the thermostat up or starting a crackling fire in the wood stove. Those are givens. We do what we can when it’s this coldContinue reading “Creating Sunshine!”

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho!

🎵🎶 A spinning we will go! 🎶🎵 My feet treadling softly, the spinning wheel whorls round and round as the final bobbin fills with the last of the lovely chestnut-brown alpaca needed before I can start plying it into a usable 2-ply yarn. Not that I’m out of alpaca, by any means … I justContinue reading “Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho!”