Early Fog

 The Oh-So-Cool weather has returned. What a relief.

 

 

9/10/24 7:17 am

Monday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Bocha Bocha

Despite the stink-eye, I am pretty sure Mattie feels clean, cool, and refreshed after her bath today.

 

Hung Up

Today's project: Suspended Spindle Vertical Stand

 Rings from a (deconstructed) chain necklace.

 

 

 Reattaching five rings together with chain links

Suspended spindles hanging from their hooks.

Watering Hole

The heat is on, it got up to 108.9° today.

 

 

Keeping everyone watered is the main chore for the day.

 

 

 

Entry Burn

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg SFB this evening at 8:20 pm

 

8:20 pm

8:21 pm

 

Six minutes after launch, first stage entry burn.

 

8:26 pm

  

 

 

Wednesday Read

 

Kindle Unlimited e-book

 

XL Secret

Phew, I'm glad that The Man picked up our produce box today. I'm not sure I would have been able to lift it and carry it to my car. It was the extra-large size and it was heavy.

 

 

In addition to many pounds of fresh produce, I ordered a few extra items - shhh - it's a secret.

Golden Hour

August 2024 ITW Fiber Club, "Rubylime Sunshine", Corriedale Wool.

The colorway is so yummy, it needed an outdoor photo shoot.

  

It Swivels

Lately my fiber tool of choice has been the Hawaiian Kou suspended (drop) spindle. It spins and looks beautiful. After awhile though the combined weight of the spindle and spun singles (cop) gets heavy and uncomfortable on my wrist and hand. Then it's time to wind off.

My usual set-up is to lay the spindle in a basket and transfer the cop to a weaving/storage bobbin using a bobbin winder. Easy peasy but sometimes the spindle jumps around the bottom of the basket.

Spin Off Magazine (Fall 2024) directed me to Karen Williams' article, "Simple Spindle Kate". She says, "I use [fishing] swivels to suspend the spindles, allowing them to spin freely as the singles unwind from the cop". Hmm, I need to try that.

I asked The Man to borrow fishing swivels, even showed him the photo from the article, but he said he didn't have any at home, they were all at the boat.

Hmm, something that swivels, I think I have something that will work: plastic swivel snap hooks.

 

 

Easy peasy. It worked like a champ.