Entries Tagged as 'photography'
One chopstick!
Originally uploaded by cinediva
I think she may have noticed that it doesn’t work as well with only one. But she still had a blast trying! I estimate that by age 4 she’ll be a natural with the chopsticks.
Happy hikers!
Happy Hikers!
Originally uploaded by cinediva
Here is Sami being carried on Lucas’s back up the canyon toward an oasis in Anza Borrego. (He was much stronger than Ben or I for the hike up; I carried her down.)
More pictures from the hike are in my Flickr!
Baby in truck!
Originally uploaded by cinediva
Pay no attention to the green blobby reflection of me in the window. But just above my head is a cute cute cute baby girl, whose daddy leaves her outside in the truck every day when he walks his son into day care for 5 or 10 minutes. This makes me very angry.
I called the police and they told me to call 911 while the truck is still there when I see it again. I will.
I may be butting in to someone else’s private business, but if my nosiness saves a child from abduction or worse, then I consider it worth it.
Laceweight Camel Hair Singles
Originally uploaded by cinediva
Nobody told me spinning laceweight singles on a spindle takes for. freaking. ever.
But I’m enjoying it. Camel hair is luscious and soft, different from spinning wool but equally satisfying in a tactile sense. This is the spindle my mom-in-law gave me for Chanukah - I heart it.
My vote counted!
I’m excited to read that Hillary Clinton will take California. I think my malaise is starting to subside. My vote feels like it mattered for something, and I’m wearing this button:
Ben and I each received one as a sweet and lovely gift from AB, who knows us too well, despite having not discussed our private votes.
Spinning is transformation!
8 oz of Dark Blue Faced Leicester
See my big 8-ounce pile of dark colored Blue Faced Leicester (I think I am in love with this fiber!)
This is quite an undertaking. My plan is to fill up two bobbins with it, think about filling a third bobbin with it, and then turning it into a two- or three-ply yarn, and from there, into mittens!
It is soft and sensually joyful to work with, which is probably what is getting me through the monotony. That and episode after episode of Good Eats on my TiVo.
Edited to add, that since this post looks somewhat akin to refried crap with the text being so short, I’m going to add that I absolutely, utterly find spinning fiber to be a daily necessity. I am making the executive decision to prioritize it below my gym routine, but the upshot of this is that I’m just getting an hour less sleep at night, because giving up the spinning is not an acceptable solution for me.
When this particular spin is done with, my next project will be to finish my mom’s and my dad’s Christmas presents. Yeah, they are late, but there was too much going on in December, so I already gave them the heads up. They will be spectacular, whenever I am able to complete them.