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| Judy and Brenda M. |
Yesterday I went to a special spinning group meeting hosted by a couple of dear ladies, Judy and Brenda M. We had Dye Day and came away with blue fingers, red shirts and bags of dyed wool and yarn!
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| Onion Skin Dye |
I love going to these because you lose track of all the other stuff that's going on in your life. Pots of dye boiling on burners, tubs of wool soaking in water, and wee-little ladies watching and stirring like a bunch of kids making mud pies.
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| Natural vegetable dyes |
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| kool aid, food coloring and various other dyestuffs |
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| Natural dyes |
We have so much fun, and even have a little pot luck lunch to boot. Our hostess made a Thai shrimp dish with rice that was to die (dye) for! There was potato salad, fruit salad, hummus and pita chips and iced tea.
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| Susan, Laura and Brenda M. |
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| Judy! |
I also bought a briefcase sized Charkha (shark-a) and got a free spinning lesson from Laura who sold me the wheel. I've been wanting one, but they are around a hundred dollars and I just couldn't see paying that much for something I didn't even know how to use. What an answer to prayer! What a great Friday!
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| My $25 dollar Charkha |
Today I spent some time weeding and picking green beans at the garden. I had given up on them, but went yesterday and threw myself into whacking the weeds until I found the plants. Hallelujah, there were green beans all over the place. And still loads of tomatoes and cucumbers. I hope to can tomatoes tonight; haven't done that in years!
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| Tennessee Green Beans |
This next week my hubby goes back out of town on family business, and I'm not sure how long he'll be gone. His dad is having surgery and will come back to stay with us after his recovery. The time has come for Papa to be here in TN with us on a permanent basis. We are excited to have him here; if he doesn't mind putting up with his son's guitar playing all day! Papa's room will be right under DH's guitar studio, where he works. (Might not need those hearing aids after all.)
I am saying good bye to my little home office/ fiber room, but saying hello to a brand new space upstairs in my daughter's old bedroom. Having an empty nest always means more closet space!! Whoopee for me!