As rightly pointed out, I've been very remiss in my posts! Sometimes life just takes you down a different road for a while, and I've been DOING but not WRITING.

All is well in the garden (oh, except for the freezing temperatures and snow yesterday & today). I always seem to do my fall clean-up in the spring, and this year has been no exception. Lots of leaf litter with some very nice composted material underneath. This year I am planning on building a frame for a compost heap. Living in the desert, I'll have to keep it watered, but my first concern is location, location, location!

Got together with friends a few weeks ago and we dyed up a storm! It was great to see everyone's techniques (or lack thereof). Here is some of my handspun Shetland yarn that came out great. I found myself mostly focusing on shades of purple, olive and brown. Once I got a "theme" going, it was hard to consider any other colors.


Finally, a good-bye to our awesome horse, D'Arcy.
Spring, 1987 - April 13, 2007