July's Penultimate Post

Time for another July post-sorry it's been a while. Time is just flying by. Today was a beautiful day spent at the Canton Farmer's Market spinning, chatting, and selling a little yarn.

There were also hula hoopers hooping it up to disco music. Lots of fun to watch.

I spent the beginning of the week at Camp Fi-Be-Gar with my children, some of their friends, and my friend Andrea, there to help me lend some adult sanity to the days. We went not knowing if we would have running water because we have had some issues this summer, it was sporadic, but it worked-nothing like being able take a hot bath and flush a toilet. We were treated to some fabulous food from the four professional cooks who were with us. Lots of time spent spinning on the front porch with Andrea and enjoying campfires with the kids, some swimming took place too, and a mountain was climbed, but not by me.

Here is Begonia doing her job keeping her people safe. She won't swim when the kids are swimming.

The camp isn't really on fire. I'm sure there is an explanation for why this happens which could be explained by someone who understands photography, but that would not be me.

One of the campfires. I think my children are maturing. I was not once in fear that we would catch a tree on fire this time. The campfires were not five feet high. It was great.

Andrea. Conor and I left early Wednesday morning. We took Conor to work at The Whiteface Club in Lake Placid, and then we went back to Saranac Lake where our spinning group was meeting at Eloise's house. It's a tiny house, but we all managed to fit in, although a couple people were sitting in doorways. It was a beautiful and enjoyable day.

Vernice and Barbara.

Holly and Dee, notice Holly has her very own spinning space on the porch.

Barbara again, Andrea peeking out of her spinning nook and Carolyn.

Time to unload the car and start packing for my trip to Harrisville Designs for Lynne Vogel's Spinning, Knitting and Dyeing class. It's my 4th year going, and it is such a hoot-a wonderful group of women, awesome teacher and I learn lots of new techniques too.

Migraine Megrims

I had a post all planned to write tonight, about the interminable Girasole Stole that I am slogging through , but a migraine has reared it's ugly head and I can barely open my eyes, so I am apologizing for not being able to write the post. I feel I have been sadly neglecting the blog lately and really am trying to get back to writing more regularly.

Here is where I wish I was-Camp Fi-Be-Gar, sitting on the porch looking out at the lake and listening to the loons calling. (This photo was taken from the shore of the lake.) Wouldn't you love to spend some time on that porch spinning and knitting?

This is an unusual photo of Seamus and Gerard actually sleeping together. They spend a lot of time wrestling, but not a lot of time near each other in rest.

And this is a picture of one of the cat's at work whose name is Priscilla. She has her head firmly placed in the time sheet holder, and slept like that for hours. Cats are very interesting creatures.

That's it for me. Time for some Tomato Macaroni Soup and Advil and back to bed to sleep away this migraine.