Crochet, Knit, Spin, Weave

I have to share some pictures from last Saturday at R. Rabbit's.

Explosion of Color and Twirling

Last week a new order of Shepherd's Wool arrived from Stonehedge Farm.  This yarn is amazing to knit and it looks so good worked up in any number of items.  It also felts well.

Explosion of Soft Merino Color

Felted hat with Shepherd's Wool: color Storm

 I also received a new package from my New Voyager, my Kromski spinning wheel supplier.
This is Minstrel, a lovely upright wheel in Walnut finish.  I love that Kromski has given all their wheels musical names.  Here is a link to find out more about their wheels: http://newvoyager.com/index.html

Minstrel - twirling

First Snowstorm

We do get a white Christmas this year!  Our first snow finally arrived with a fanfare on Wednesday night - thunder snow!
These are some pictures from my front yard Thursday while the snow continued to fall and Friday morning when the sun was out.

Bella in the snow

Snow-covered Bridal Veil

Christmas lights - our neighbor's pine is all decked out

"every last twig is wrapped round with ice"

Frozen Rose

Handmade in Colorado

I had a nice surprise as I was walking down the concourse in DIA (Denver International Airport) last week.  At first I thought it might be a display done by different fiber guilds in the area.  It turned out to be individual artists in many, mostly fiber-related media.  There was also a space where I think one could sit down and knit or crochet a square if you had time between running for planes.

Spin

Cute Critters

Cute Shoes

Dryer balls

Wrap

crochet

Birds and Circles

Stitch

Wood

Morning Moon

I took these pictures a couple weeks ago as the moon was setting about 7AM.

Out in the Garden

For the first time in years, at least to of the garden beds have been "put to bed".  Bella is such a help in the garden.  She meets and greets and maintains a vigilant record of scents in the yard.

I put in some muscari and drumstick alium bulbs. I'm already mentally reworking all the beds in the yard. It was wonderful to be working in the garden again, although I do think I overdid it a bit with the raking.  I love the leaves this year.  I keep being surprised by gorgeous views of gold, orange, red and blue when I pass by windows in the house, not to mention driving down the street.

VA creeper

Green, Blue and Red

Maple close-up

Still life

Especially for Us

On October 7th we met up with about 16,000 others to walk to raise money for breast cancer awareness and to raise money to provide mammograms and care for those who wouldn't be able to afford it.

This was my second year in the survivor photo along several others from our team.

Pink Ribbon Friends

R. Rabbit's Team (well part of us)

Musical Encouragement

Walking with a crowd

The Finish Line

http://www.especiallyforyourace.org/