Smatterings

  • They’re Here!!!

    At last! 

    All day, I’ve been checking the feeder.   I woke up thinking this was it, that finally, today would be THE day.  Last evening I filled and put out a new hummingbird feeder.  I left the old one out too, just in case they wouldn’t feel comfortable with the shiny new feeder.  At 5 pm, it was time to take a break.  With a drink in hand and my new IK magazine, I headed out to sit on the deck.  Almost immediately, the first male of the season buzzed the feeder. 

    How about you?  Are your feeders out?  Check the chart. 

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    Last night was COLD!  I kept the heat off in the house and my heated mattress pad on.  I’ll bet these little buggers wish I’d spent my winter knitting them scarves!

    8 responses to “They’re Here!!!”

    1. Oh my! It’ still very cold here, too. In fact we had snow today and the mountain snow hasn’t started to melt as yet! They love our mountains.

    2. I haven’t seen one for sure yet, though I’ve been so busy I won’t have noticed. Enjoyed seeing you, wish I could of spent a little more time talking, but that’s not unusual when hosting.

    3. My feeder is empty – apparently I need to get a new one! Soon!

    4. Lucky! We’ve had our feeder out for awhile now, and nothing yet. I keep checking, and changing, and checking.

    5. Manise

      I’ve never feed the hummers with a feeder before- just with my garden. May have to give it a whirl.

    6. WE are still waiting…anxiously!

    7. Mary E.Dadds

      Hello,
      I am in Maryland,I put a humming bird feeder out yesterday.Had not had one out for several years.
      I hung it near my clematis vine ,
      Do you think that was a proper spot?
      My son says it should be more out in the open,but i thought they were attracted to the clematis and so they would find the necter.
      Love to have your in-put.

    8. My feeders go up the third week in Feb. The birds were late this year though. None until March 8 then the males only, followed by the females two weeks later. They are draining two big feeders a day now. We only get Rufous, Allens and Annas

  • Handspun and Persephone

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    Putting a bit more twist on the 2 ply spindle spun yarn did the trick.  It still hung straight the way a balanced plied yarn should.  I rewashed it and hung it to dry.  The balance stayed put.  Onward with my plan!  Originally, I wanted to knit Mim’s Persephone with it.  The cashmere and silk are very soft. Perfect scarf yarn.  My sister (you know Linda) agreed to knit Persephone, as it is offered in the kit, with my Arbori so that I could go ahead with my original plan.  I’m using the Arbori yarn in the same Purple Haze colorway for my Muir shawl.  The handspun and the Purple Haze are fairly similar in color and intensity.    I didn’t need three projects on the needles in the same colors. 

    Persephone is a very enjoyable knit.  I do need to pay attention.  Not so much that I can’t watch a movie and knit, but I need to keep the chart close and refer to it each line.  ONe repeat down.   

    9 responses to “Handspun and Persephone”

    1. Good call. I’m underplying everything these days, and will have to rectify that. Persephone is pretty.

    2. It’s so beautiful in your handspun! I hope my next one is handspun, too.

    3. It’s gorgeous!

    4. That looks gorgeous!

    5. Manise

      I love that colorway- so glad I got to see it in person! Lovely pattern.

    6. It looks great Judy! And those colors really are very close!

    7. You inspire to me spindle for a lace project. It’s a lofty goal!
      And speaking of Linda, I hope we’ll see her again at one of the upcoming festivals. She’s cool. 🙂

    8. It’s beautiful! The yarn is perfect for it.

    9. I loved this little scarf of Mim’s – looks lovely in that purple too!

  • saturday sky

    last Saturday..

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    2 responses to “saturday sky”

    1. Awesome photo! And I bet you got that on the fly as you drove over the bridge, didn’t you? Great eye and good reactions!

    2. Hey, is that the bridge near Georgetown Delaware- or is there a twin somewhere else?

Our lives are dyed the colors of our imagination.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

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