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Hedwig and the Angry Inch was playing as part of Taos Gay Pride. I love Hedwig and of course wanted to support Taos gays so I had to go. But two of my friends canceled out on me. Thebes couldn’t go because they serve popcorn when showing movies.
Going out to events alone is one of my biggest social anxiety fears. I get all nervous, my stomach knots and I often cry. But I was determined to see Hedwig. So I put on my big girl panties, grabbed my knitting and headed out the door.
And I did it! I had the typical stomach butterflies but I did it. I even saw a couple people I knew at the event. My favorite aunt gave me a necklace of my Uncle Marvin’s when we visited during our Midwest vacation. He died of AIDS when I was a little girl. Though I didn’t know him long he had a huge effect on me. He was a gay man so I wore his necklace to Hedwig in his memory:
I brought along my Sugas Lotus Blossom top to work on. Two women came up to talk to me about it. Knitting in public is a great conversation starter. Knitting really helped calm my nerves while sitting all by myself.
Hedwig was awesome to see on the big screen. The drag show beforehand was fun as well. Yay for Gay Pride in Taos! My friend Bevin said they may play Rocky for next year’s Pride and I said I am so in. Thebes said he’d buy a gas mask to come for that, bless him. (The popcorn in the air makes his throat swell up.)
If you haven’t seen Hedwig I recommend it. I laughed, I cried, I sang along. Goddess I love this movie!
August 23rd, 2010
While in Silver City Thebes and I stopped at the local yarn store Yada Yada Yarn.
This was a nice store and they had great customer service.
I bought some Noro lace yarn. What will I make with it? I have no clue. But Noro lace yarn? I had to have it in my stash.
If you visit Silver City definitely check them out.
July 29th, 2010
After El Paso, Thebes and I drove back to NM.
There’s some fun gas stations in this state.
We had heard Silver City was a cool town and decided to visit.
Northern New Mexico was still snow covered in March so we were looking forward to warmer temps in the southern part of the state.
Yeah I know!
We still had a fun visit. We went to some art galleries.
And visited some thrift stores. This jacket was super groovy and reminded me of my friend Ellen:
It was quite the arty town.
This cabin was by the visitor center and was used in a movie that was filmed there.
After Silver City we drove back home.
July 27th, 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
In March Thebes and I went on a road trip. We drove down to El Paso so he could get dental work in Mexico.
On the way down we drove through Las Cruces, NM. One of the rest areas has a giant roadrunner made of trash.
A close up of the head.
It’s quite large. Definitely over ten feet high.
A view of the back wing:
I loved it! It’s so funky and cool.
Thebes took a picture of me taking a picture.
The roadrunner was so big Thebes could stand underneath it.
More info about the roadrunner can be found at Roadside America.
Bigger pictures can be found at my NM TX Road Trip Flicker set.
May 2nd, 2010
Last month I wanted to take Sieben somewhere new. There’s a nice trail by the Rio Grande Gorge rest area. Here’s a classic shot:
Sieben strikes a pose:
On the walk we encountered some tourists who complimented Sieben on his handsomeness. That’s my boy!
There was some spring snow in the Gorge.
We had a fun walk. Then we drove to the Taos Cow and shared a sandwich and chips.
April 19th, 2010
I figured I’d buy a mix of fleece and yarn at this year’s fest. Instead I bought lots of yummy fiber and no yarn at all.
This is West by Southwest handpainted wool roving. It’s course wool so I’m thinking some kind of outer wear garment. Maybe a hat? It’s 4 oz. so I’ll probably pair it up with some other handspun.
The next two bags are from Lonesome Stone. Last year I got to their booth too late and they were practically sold out of their fleece. This year I made sure to get there early.
Both bags are 90% alpaca and 10% merino wool roving. I’ve started spinning the periwinkle roving and it is heavenly to spin. I love it so much!
I bought some dyed mohair locks for my mother and green man art pieces. The vendor Marie, from the Durakai Sheep ranch, was very helpful and gave me some great advice about needle felting.
Sunday I walked around and tried to buy yarn. Here’s what I got instead:
Llama fleece. It’s such a lovely natural color and feels so soft. I couldn’t resist.
I have so much yummy fabric to spin. I’m really grooving with my spinning wheel these days.
October 16th, 2009
Every year the Taos Wool Festival is so much fun. What a wonderful weekend.
At the Ravelry tent I met Ellen (and her husband Larry) from Los Angeles. She made this cute crocheted headband.
This rocking horse from Ellen’s Wooly Wonders had a knit giraffe animal on it’s head. That and the monkey cracked me up.
Some pretty dried flowers.
This guy walked by me wearing this awesome hat. I asked if I could take his picture and he gave it to me to try on. It’s a wild one! Warm too.
One of Merce’s felt skulls.
A buffalo felt purse. Expensive but oh so pretty.
Thebes thought this one looked cool. It looks so manly.
Yarn goodness.
A knit hat. I need to make one for myself one of these days.
A pretty spinning wheel.
Some felt bags in the Lonesome Stone booth.
A pretty felt bag with dyed mohair locks detail.
A gorgeous woven shrug.
This is the biggest skein I’ve ever seen. The vendor told me it was 1,400 yards, enough for a sweater.
Laura took this funny pic of me.
She also took this picture of Benk, a spinner and knitter from Santa Fe. She spun this vest all from one fleece.
Another pic of my ribbon because I’m still excited about it.
These little goats were so cute. I wanted to take them home.
These two were cute as well.
I simply adore alpacas. They are just beautiful creatures.
Next up-the goodies I brought home.
October 15th, 2009
I had such a great time at this year’s Taos Wool Festival. Here’s me and Abbey:
Abbey and Merce in their booth:
Merce had some of these handspun woolen bowls.
What to use them for? Abbey had a clever idea:
This woman makes groovy clothing. Her name is Lynn and her designs can be seen at her website Lynnie B. Creations.
Her needle felted poncho won first place. She let me try it on and pose for a photo.
Not only is it gorgeous it felt great to wear too.
The Ravelry tent was a fun place to hang out. We knit, spun and ate cupcakes. What a great day.
Here’s the two yarns I entered into the yarn competition, novice category. The purple yarn is Churro wool and the gray is Icelandic wool booth bought at last year’s fest. While I didn’t win any ribbons I did get great feedback from the judges. I plan to enter again next year.
Thebes and Daniel pose with Aurora. They look so handsome.
Then we got a group photo. This is one of my faves.
October 14th, 2009
Abbey entered her felted entrelac bag into the bag competition at the Taos Wool Fest.
She won second place.
Meredith entered her wool 3 ply handspun yarn into the yarn competition.
She won reserve champion and second place in the novelty yarn division.
Merce entered a piece into the wall art competition. This piece appeared in the Beyond The Fringe show.
She won third place.
She also entered her wool and lichen yarn in the novelty yarn division. (Yup, that’s real lichen in there!) She won grand champion and first place.
Congratulations you three!
I modeled my sweater and ribbon at the Ravelry tent. Laura took this pic:
October 12th, 2009
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