My Forays into Fiber and other Geeky Things

As I sit here in front of my roaring fire and there is a snow storm warning . I want you all to take a quick look around the house and let you all see what we have been up to. A quiet corner of the soon to be fiber studio is Cara and Nick sitting on the guest couch/fold out futon. On another side of the room, Phaedre my wheel sits with brown corriedale that I am spinning at 40 WPI. I am having so much fun with this fiber when I have time to spin. Because the rest of the house has been eating my life... We had friends over to enjoy dinner in the now finished dining room. Or the quiet corner of the living room My latest project And as always Knits on my laptop, Dopey, powered by Ubuntu Hardy Heron.

Yesterday was my actual birthday. So I did what I always do.. I went skiing.... at this lovely resort way out the back and beyond up Delaware County Road 41 where the head waters of the Delaware River come from. Looking down one slope I had the courage to go down.... Don't tell Harriet but this was a 60-70 degree slope with a double black diamond rating (with the 80 degree surprise thrown in every now and again) oh the buildings down the bottom are the lodge... I took this slope by carving s turns from one side to the other... At my age (49) it's not how fast you go but that you make it down in one piece and that you never go faster than your legs will let you.. See the reports of of crashes from the Womens' downhill at the Olympics Outside link LA TIMES To prove that there is knitting content The helmet liner in action

I am in a rut, My last two finished objects are repeats of things that I had done before. Example, This time I fixed the ribbing and closed the face area better. and Ribbed snow hat... Oy.. I did not even put these two in my ravelry projects. Today I don't even know what to do except that the studio needs to cleaned up for guests and the temp gizmo says 11 degrees out and I have to stack the rest of the cord of wood that came yesterday. Shiess.... at least I have a choice of hats to wear...