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Abbey gave me some new yarn. Yay!
It’s so soft and pretty.
I have 178 yards of handspun alpaca yarn.
Abbey got the yarn from the Yarn Lounge while she was on vacation in Richmond.
Here’s a cute bird hanging out on Thebes’ antennae.
Prana brought in a half dead bird to play with the other day. We woke up at 4am to squeaking under the bed. Thebes’ used the bb gun to put it out of it’s misery and I threw it outside. Cats are such killers. Cute, adorable, fuzzy little killers.
August 12th, 2010
My friend Laura was so nice and let me use her bathtub to wash my latest wool fleece.
Latest as in, I bought it two years ago. Lazy hippie! But hey, at least I’m finally getting to it. I’m planning on spinning it up first and then dyeing it afterward.
While the fleece soaked I mended a pair of pants for Laura. Then I attached some new clasps on my Arwen sweater.
I bought these pretty clasps on Etsy. Proper pics to come soon.
I brought Sieben along because he gets along with Laura’s dogs, especially her dog Bobo.
He had a fun time and so did I.
August 3rd, 2010
After Indiana we made our way back to Missouri. We got to visit with Jesse (Bliss) this time. Since she was the bride she was super busy at the wedding. Her new hubby Josh was at a music festival that day so we missed him.
The back of Bliss’s car:
It was so fun to hang out with her in person again.
That’s one of her awesome paintings behind us.
Her dog Jimbay.
It was hard to get him to sit still to take a pic. He’s a very happy dog.
We stayed at Grant’s place again.
Thebes and Grant:
Grant suggested this video for a redneck look.
This is Gonzo, an M37 truck that Grant got in exchange for repairing our old landlords’ bridge.
He has beautiful Wisteria growing over his porch.
After Missouri we drove back to New Mexico. It was an exhausting trip because it was so much in so little time. But it was a really good trip. Next travel post I’ll write about the family visits.
July 7th, 2010
In May we drove back to the Missouri for Jesse and Josh’s wedding. (She also goes by Bliss.)
She got married at Ritter Springs Park. It’s a pretty park. We went to a wedding there a few years ago. To be funny Thebes wore the same groovy shirt to this wedding that he did to the last one.
It was a lovely day for a wedding.
We hung out with Jackie and Paige. They lived with us at the commune. They were some of my favorite people there and it was wonderful to see them. Paige was 12 the last time we saw her and now she’s in college. They both looked so pretty!
They had a harp player. He was pretty good.
The groom Josh
The two mothers
The couple got a drum blessing.
Their dog Jimbay
He helped with the ceremony. Such a cutie.
Oh they look so adorable and so much in love!
Josh’s cousin has a beautiful, restored Model T from 1915. He drove the bridal party to the wedding and then drove the happy couple to the reception.
The car was stunning. He was nice and talked to us about the restoration.
A close up of the car flowers
The couple cuts the cake. It was red and pink velvet cake and delicious.
Thebes and Tom
Tom also lived with us at the commune. He still lives there. He was one of our favorite people there. He was always nice and it was great to talk to him. His laugh sounded just the same.
Me with Anne and Bert
Anne and Bert also lived at the commune, Bert is still there. Anne was there with her daughter Sylvan who is now 11. We lived at the commune when she was born. Jesse and Anne and I used to hang out together.
Bert is another great commune member. He’s very creative and we had a great conversation about art.
Jesse’s sister Molly, her mom and niece Lydia (her sister Hannah’s daughter)
Me and the lovely bride
Jesse had a lot of handmade details at the wedding and reception. A pretty bouquet:
She painted this for the wedding.
In addition to all the little handmade details of the wedding Bliss also made thank you gifts for everybody. The bags had flower seeds and birdhouses.
Pictures from the park.
This was a great spot for a wedding.
It was a lovely wedding. As soon as the bridal party drove up in the Model Ts I knew it was right to come. I cried all through the wedding-it was just so beautiful.
The reception was great. We got to hang out with old commune friends. That was so wonderful. When we left the commune we were full of anger and bitterness. But it’s been long enough that now we can look back and appreciate the good times. The commune really changed our lives. It got us out of the rat race, turned us on to alternative living and cultures and it’s even the the reason we go by Twilight and Thebes.
Petty politics and asshole drunks caused us to leave the commune. But now we were able to laugh about them. There was one guy who was a really bad alcoholic and we all had a funny story about him. There was a moment when we were sitting at a picnic table and reminiscing about old commune memories. It felt so good to be in that moment.
It was a lovely day!
June 12th, 2010
Thebes and I got back home late last night. Where did we go? One of my favorite people, Bliss (also known as Jesse), got married! The pic above is of Jesse and Josh walking down the aisle. It was a beautiful wedding. I cried lots of happy tears!
After Missouri, Thebes and I drove up to Michigan to see his family. After that we drove to Indiana to see mine. And my Mother talked to me! But that event deserves a post all its own.
In Indiana we stopped at the park where we got married. It was so wonderful to go back for a visit.
In nine days we drove around 3,800 miles and we saw 21 people we haven’t seen in years. Plus people we often see-like Grant, who let us stay at his house. It was a great trip but it was very tiring. We both slept in today and it felt great.
Lots and lots of pics to come!
June 5th, 2010
A gang of us met at El Gamal for lunch and knitting.
I had heard good reviews of their food. I had an eggplant sandwich, a side of baba ganoush and a drink of lemonade with mint. Inspired by Ellen’s great restaurant reviews I took a picture of my meal.
It was delicious and I look forward to trying more of their menu.
Meredith and Abbey posed for a pic.
Laura joined us too but I didn’t get a picture of her. The four of us had a lovely lunch.
Meredith brought along some of her spinning. Isn’t it lovely?
May 23rd, 2010
I’ve made progress on The Portal. This piece is turning out just like I’m envisioning so far. I’m really enjoying it.
Behind the ice waterfall there was a cavern that Helen and I climbed into. Here she is looking out:
May 15th, 2010
I finished Helen’s scarf. I’ve been told that these scarf/hoods are called Snoods so I’m renaming it.
She came to the Beyond The Fringe opening where I gave it to her:
Doesn’t she look cute!
She likes it and it fits great. A side view:
Pattern: Snood
Source: scarf part from One Row Handspun Scarf
Yarn: handspun yarn 3ply brown, Mountain Colors Moguls, Mountain Tango colorway
Needles: 6.0 mm
Size: custom
Modifications: NA
Started: February 2010
Finished: March 2010
April 7th, 2010
I finished Thebes’ Malabrigo Sweater and it looks great!
This project was a knitalong with Abbey. Here’s Thebes and Daniel posing in their mostly matching sweaters:
Aren’t they cute!!!
This type of sleeve really fits Thebes well.
The original pattern has the entire front open with a zipper. Thebes asked for a half zipper. I also knit two strips of garter stitch on each side which helps hide it.
Recognize the knucks? This is one of my most worn knits.
A better view of the hood:
Thebes loves this sweater and says it’s really warm and soft. One more pic of him looking cute:
Here’s Thebes and Daniel looking all tough:
Pattern: Hudson (Ravely link)
Source: Noro: Knits by Jane Ellison
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted, Vaa colorway, 6 skeins
Needles: 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm
Size: Large
Modifications: only did a half zipper for the front
Started: September 2009
Finished: March 2010
April 6th, 2010
I’ve saved these Beyond The Fringe pictures for last because they’re my favorites!
Me and my honey:
Abbey and Daniel
Looking tough:
Sisters!
Group photos:
April 5th, 2010
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