I forgot to mention one of the coolest things that happened at Madrona. I ran into Pat and Roger at the Marketplace. I kept staring at them, trying to figure out why they looked so familiar, and once Pat saw me and called my name, I immediately knew who they were.

Pat and Roger are the saints that gave Abner a good home.

Is that not a wonderful chance meeting?

They talked about him, I reminisced. He’s doing well, and continues to be, shall we say, extremely energetic.

Another thing that happened at Madrona, or rather, while I was at Madrona, is this…

It’s a poor picture, but I haven’t been able to get a better one. If you can’t tell, Abby’s hair is pink, Veronica’s hair is purple, and Liv’s hair is golden brown.

Nate did it. He was trying to give them “punker bangs”, but ended up dying the front half of Abby’s and Veronica’s heads. Liv’s is pretty much confined to bangs. It’s already faded a lot. It’s a wash-out color, thank goodness. They’re all stinkers.

The Artful Ewe was amazing yesterday. It took an hour to get there, 30 minutes of driving and 30 minutes of ferry boat. Heidi is a warm, talented, generous woman that you can easily spend an entire day with and wonder where the time went.

I spun on the Sonata and the Polonaise. The Sonata is great. The Polonaise, not so much. However the Symphony was completely delightful. So smooth and lovely. It’s interesting, because the Symphony is the wheel I thought I wanted 2 years ago, just from my online browsing. I have since worried about a double treadle wheel with my low back problems, but after spending a good deal of time on it and the Sonata, which is also double treadle, I’m not worried anymore. (My only complaint is that the bobbins rattle around a bit while spinning. The bobbin on my Clemes and Clemes jumbo flyer did the same thing until I wrapped a portion of the flyer rod with masking tape, and now it’s quiet. I have some ideas on how to make the Sonata and Symphony a little quieter).

So that’s what I want. Yes, both of them. Now I have to figure out how to pay for it.

Which brings up something else interesting. I’ve been toying with the idea of selling some of the yarn that I spin, but hadn’t taken the notion seriously. It happened to come up yesterday in conversation, and she was extremely encouraging. Very much so. I came home and talked to Nate about it, and he was very encouraging.

So I might. At some point. Once I start dying fibers and come up with my own colors and style. Kind of fun to think about.

I’ve exercised the last three days, including this morning. It’s so nice to have it done in the morning. I can enjoy the rest of the day without the stress of getting it done hanging over me. I’m also cutting down the amount of shake that I drink for breakfast and lunch from 2 glasses to 1. We’ll see how that goes.