In Process, No Progress
It's starting to feel like spring here. Our daffodils are showing color and the crocus buds are getting fat.
It's been a busy week with only a little progress on the fiber front. It's amazing how busy one can be with seemingly so little accomplished.
On Wednesday, we ran errands. It was one of those days where first appointment was supposed to take 20-30 minutes, but started late and took 90. That put us behind for the rest of our errands and appointments and it seems like they all started late and ran long. By the time we got home, we were so rushed and scatterbrained supper was about all we could manage.
We have this monster van customized for alpaca transport. It started out as a 15 passenger van. From there, we had a cage installed to keep the alpacas in their part of the van. In addition to the cage, we installed a raised floor and a ramp that stows underneath the floor. Then we did a lot of caulking. While a large van isn't easy to drive -- not like our nice little car -- it is a lot easier than driving a trailer.
One of our errands on Wednesday was to help some friends transport alpacas to a new owner. Faye at Chosen Few Suri Alpacas near Tenmile, Oregon has been busy improving barn and pasture for the past few months and she now has five suri alpacas to utilize those structures.
Thursday was another one of those long days that somehow left little time for Fiber. Friday, I made progress on all the outdoor tasks, but didn't finish any of them. I finally spent some quality time with the spinning wheel Friday evening. I am ready to start spinning the last batt of Pinero's fiber. I should also be on the last bobbin singles -- unless I end up juggling bobbins so that the fiber comes out even. I guess it's time to get serious about projects to work on after Pinero's fiber is done.
I've made no progress with the on-line store -- still only yarn in the inventory. I can't figure out how to get good pictures of batts of fiber with my antique digital camera and a new one isn't in the budget at the moment. I'll probably play with putting fiber -- and possibly yarn samples -- directly on the flatbed scanner to see how that works. If anybody has suggestions for getting good pictures of dark fiber, I'd love to hear them.
It's been a busy week with only a little progress on the fiber front. It's amazing how busy one can be with seemingly so little accomplished.
On Wednesday, we ran errands. It was one of those days where first appointment was supposed to take 20-30 minutes, but started late and took 90. That put us behind for the rest of our errands and appointments and it seems like they all started late and ran long. By the time we got home, we were so rushed and scatterbrained supper was about all we could manage.
We have this monster van customized for alpaca transport. It started out as a 15 passenger van. From there, we had a cage installed to keep the alpacas in their part of the van. In addition to the cage, we installed a raised floor and a ramp that stows underneath the floor. Then we did a lot of caulking. While a large van isn't easy to drive -- not like our nice little car -- it is a lot easier than driving a trailer.
One of our errands on Wednesday was to help some friends transport alpacas to a new owner. Faye at Chosen Few Suri Alpacas near Tenmile, Oregon has been busy improving barn and pasture for the past few months and she now has five suri alpacas to utilize those structures.
Thursday was another one of those long days that somehow left little time for Fiber. Friday, I made progress on all the outdoor tasks, but didn't finish any of them. I finally spent some quality time with the spinning wheel Friday evening. I am ready to start spinning the last batt of Pinero's fiber. I should also be on the last bobbin singles -- unless I end up juggling bobbins so that the fiber comes out even. I guess it's time to get serious about projects to work on after Pinero's fiber is done.
I've made no progress with the on-line store -- still only yarn in the inventory. I can't figure out how to get good pictures of batts of fiber with my antique digital camera and a new one isn't in the budget at the moment. I'll probably play with putting fiber -- and possibly yarn samples -- directly on the flatbed scanner to see how that works. If anybody has suggestions for getting good pictures of dark fiber, I'd love to hear them.
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