A Bit of This and A Bit of That

Yesterday it was 85°F ... beautiful sunshiny day.  Last night was thunder rolling, raining and very cold.  Today is overcast, cold and was 28°F when I got up and took the dogs out at 7:15am.   Right now it is 30°F and overcast with wind gusts up to 50mph..  My friend posted on facebook that it is snowing in Amarillo and that's only a couple of hours away.  Welcome to Oklahoma... roflol

The daffodils are the first to show their little heads early in the almost spring.  I noticed them a couple of days ago and today .. after the short rain last night.. they have grown at least 2 inches.  I surely do hope we have more rain today. 

I got so tickled when I looked for new growth on my irises... looks like the tiny new "flags" are unhappy that the Magnolia tree is encroaching with its dropping leaves on her bed.. lol  Looks like "scissors" wins.. 

I searched for Autumn Joy sedum for years.  Finally found  some only to have a gardener pull it up thinking it was a weed.. 😧  I finally found some somewhere else and have managed to keep it alive.  Always so happy to see those little rosy faces peek out .  :)

Years ago when I first began to spin, I made my spindles from a toy wheel, a dowel rod and (thanks to my sweet husband) a cup hook screwed in the top of the dowel rod.  I have recently joined a page on facebook for spindle spinners and have renewed my interest in spindles.  However, I'm finding it difficult to maintain the same counterclockwise spin.. ughh If you spin the wrong direction after starting, it all comes undone and drops the spindle on the floor...   :(  Must work on that.. sigh

Every now and then some yarn is spun that is just not what you thought it would be.  This was that yarn to begin with.  I really hated did not like it.  It was just totally blah.  I read about something called corded yarn where you take the 2 or 3 ply yarn, respin it tightly and then ply it again.. VOILA' !!! I LOVE IT!  Just unimaginably perfect!  I will try this with several others that I have had sitting in my storage box for a while. 

Time to get up and accomplish something.  (Probably not).. but will make the (littlest) effort anyway.  lol  Have a wonderful day.. :)