Almost Nothing
I have almost no crafty output to show for the weekend. I did make a little progress on both spinning up the Fall Leaves roving and knitting a bit more on the Chinese Lace scarf. But certainly not enough to account for -er- 4 days. Saturday started well enough -- a good shopping trip and my first ever spinning wheel experience with Julie. Julie, brought her Ashford Joy along for me to try out. I learned enough to realize that I need to get my own wheel set up. I can tell it will take me a little while before I can co-ordinate both hands and feet, and it's probably not fair to make any good friend sit through that painful process. I can learn co-ordination, but it's usually not something I like to expose anyone else to!
The rest of the weekend was an exercise in getting side tracked. Amazing how the process of getting organized often leads me to new levels of chaos. Usually this happens because as I clean and sort I come across things that I abandoned by accident. When I find these things again, I immediately want to engage with them. This weekend the sorting process involved a closet full of old and not-so-old computer games. I was able to part with most of this treasure trove (looking for a PC computer game? let me know... if I have the one you're looking for, and it's in the pile that is due to be re-located to somewhere else I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping) but I did come across one that I always meant to play through... Railroad Tycoon III ....
Yes, sadly, this game is almost 2 years old and I am just now getting around to playing it. Lucky for me these simulation type games don't age too badly. Did I tell you I had a thing for trains? Oh yes, I have a thing for trains....
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a lot of cargo to haul between Philadelphia and New York to support the war effort in WWII
P.S. to my Mom -- Happy Birthday!!!
I'm liking the phrase "an exercise in getting sidetracked!" My husband is famous for that although I rarely succumb. And remember, weekends are for doing whatever strikes you as fun and that doesn't have to be knitting.
Do you have any Sims stuff in that pile of games to be discarded? My daughter loves Sims. Yeah, my daugher. Not me. Nope. No way.
I just love how your scarf is turning out! *smiles* The colours are beautiful. We're always on the lookout for any first person shooters. Drop me a line if you're got one, maybe we can work out a trade. *smiles*
Balance is good too. Knit. Game. Spin.
Why am I not surprised that you're thinking about a wheel? I was really glad I'd learned on a drop-spindle first--it made adapting to the wheel so much easier! If you've already got the drafting concept down (which, um, I'd say you do!), just learning the foot-hand coordination of a wheel is pretty easy. I think it would be hard to learn from scratch on one, though--figuring out EVERY thing all at once? Harder!
Hi, I'm a lurker for the most part, but I just had to say that your dyeing and spinning endeavors are so inspiring! I just love love LOVE the colors you picked out, and the Chinese lace scarf looks so airy and almost ethereal! Keep up the good work!
If there happens to be any Ratchet and Clank, or any sort of Age of Empires game you're willing to part with, I'd be willing to take it off your hands :)
Have a great day!
I saw that game reviewed and it looks so cool! Just perfect for someone as nutty as me.
Serious adventure gamer from way back here. I would love a copy of some classic oldies if you have them. I need a new "Grim Fandango" (the kids broke one of my CDS), "Day of the Tentacle" is another one I'd love. As a railroad fan, maybe you have "Last Express". I foolishly gave that one away a couple of years ago and I've mourned its loss ever since. Anything adventure, not much shooting, no sims- I'd probably be EXTREMELY interested in taking off your hands!
Do you have Cesaer III lurking around somewhere? I love old sim games, and I lost my copy :(
And I am seriously afraid to do a deep cleaning, because I know there are so many half finished projects and games all over the place, that in the end, I wouldn't get anything done either.
The Chinese lace scarf is coming along nicely... what do you have in mind for the Fall Leaves roving? How does Version 2 compare to Version 1 upon being spun?
I keep watching your dyeing efforts - you are tempting me to try some, so I am trying to get my LYS to offer a class...
Oh, those colors are just sooo fun today. That Chinese lace is beautiful.