Friday, May 7, 2010

Mission work ~

We are blessed to have a great church that does great mission work. We raise funds by having a very large rummage sale twice a year. When I say, "very large" I mean that there are rooms of treasures, a room for housewares, a room for sporting goods, a room for shoes, a room for purses, hats and scarves, a room for holiday items.... the workers begin setting up and organizing on Sunday, continue to sort treasures and organize on Monday, and by Tuesday at 5:00 the doors are open to sell to the public. Here are some pictures of our wonderful workers...


Having fun in the jewelry room...

We do have fun, too!

P.S. There is a place in the sale where there are crafting items, and I've found yarn and needles before... however this sale I only found one new ball of Rowan Tweed...for 25 cents....not bad, I guess!
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

15th Birthday ~

Happy Birthday to you, sweetie ~


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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Trying new fiber ~

If you've not tried WEBS for yarn and fiber, I recommend that you do. Look what arrived from that special place. One is merino......

One is merino and silk.......

So I can get more practice spinning.....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Spinning help ~

I first reviewed this book from our library. There were so many "holds" on it that I had to return it before I could really study plying.


Lucky for me, I found a great deal on this book on Amazon, so I decided it was worth the investment. I'll let you know if it turns out to be a good investment!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Thursday not knitting ~

On Thursday nights when I'm not knitting, I'm with these great people. These people work and volunteer to make their community a better place, and we are all better for their efforts.
Hurrah for all the community volunteers!

Hurrah for all those that work so hard and give their time for their community!

Hurrah for 10+ years as a volunteer!
Hurrah for being blessed with such a great job!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Summer early ~

Ahhhhh, look what showed up in my mailbox today!
Hmmmmm, time to relax and think creative thoughts....Hurrah!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Sawyer's still lucky ~

Remember Sawyer of the "very lucky" fame of this and this and this?



Yup, he's still lucky as his sweetie Grandma M knit this darling monkey sweater for him.



What a lucky guy!!!