The rest of the story

And finally I present to you my new carding station. The empty drafting table from the previous post has finally been inhabited with fiber, tools, buttons, jars, ribbon, a scale, and my drum carder. The world is happy again and you all can go on about your business. I haven’t used it for carding yet, […]

Weren’t Sundays a day of rest?

This came home with me today:And because of that, I’m too tired to be witty and smart in a blog post – so please forgive me. Today was spent making room for this barristers cabinet and a huge, wooden drafting table (seen below). The cabinet is for storing fiber (and since I have more than […]

All of the comforts

I’ve blogged recently about what makes a home… I need to add to that list. Comfort makes a home. Big houses will always impress me with their great rooms, huge kitchens and massive bathrooms, but I need a home that hugs me. My last house was very old and of the period where ceilings were […]

When Farmers Go To Market

The Fayetteville Farmer’s Market starts back up on Saturday. I wish I could explain how happy this makes my little heart, but there aren’t enough words and I doubt I have your attention for that long (at least I’m honest with myself regarding blog readers attention spans). But know that it makes me very, VERY […]

The White Flag

I’m sitting here behind my spinning wheel, defeated and waving my white flag. I recently told a local couple that I would give spinning their poodle fur into yarn a try. I washed it, dried it, carded it and started spinning it. All went well for about 10 minutes and then the crazy allergies set […]

Erin’s new Mountain Dulcimer

See this… I play it now. Wait, no, I own it now. I did strum on it for a bit but it’s horribly out of tune and the instructions on tuning it that came in the case aren’t clear, so I’ll work on that via YouTube this weekend. I’m hoping you all have heard of […]

I’ve got nothing

I seem to have lost my blog voice for a bit. I’m not quite sure where I last left it. Probably somewhere between being snarky about something at work and writing a really good email to AT&T letting them know how I feel about them (it wasn’t a love letter). Besides losing my blog voice, […]

Having a hobby is hard work!

I’ve mentioned before that people often are amazed that I have time to have a hobby that I participate in consistently. Usually, I’m not amazed. It’s just what I do at night instead of watching TV (or while watching TV if I must be entirely honest). However, sometimes I’m left without any time to spin […]

What Makes a Home?

I recently overheard someone talking about my house and my decorating style by saying “Erin really makes it feel like a home in here” (this person doesn’t live here nor is their sole purpose in life to say things that make me feel good). Since hearing that, I’ve walked around my house looking to see […]

Tons of things to do…

… but not a lot to say. My mind is going 500 miles a minute, to 14 different places, and I’m hoping my body can just keep up. Shall we take a brief peek into my brain? I’ve been heavily consumed in the thought of going back to school. That thought scares me as much […]