16 years ago...

We got married in Guildford in 1995, in Millmead Baptist Church down by the canal, surrounded by friends and family.  Today is our 16th wedding anniversary.

Levelling up - Green Belt in Kenpo

Last night I passed the test for my green belt in Chinese Kenpo!  I needed to learn 20 self-defense techniques and 8 kata, which are longer display forms, often incorporating some of the self-defense techniques.  I started learning kenpo in November 2008 at Tracy's Karate. Green belt is

Tweets for July 16th to July 31st

* Jasmine scents drifting / Mug too hot to hold right now / Awaiting my tea. #TuesdaysAreForHaiku * Overheard at karate: "I have six-pack abs, they're right there, under the keg." * Dear weather, please stop melting everything, I have no wish to fry eggs on my driveway, and it'

Neglected Knits

While the Tour de Fleece is great for spinning output, the knits get relegated to just a little progress at lunchtimes.  I've been working on two projects. Aria Delicato scarf I tried making this scarf once before and abandoned it.  This time seems to be working better.  I

Tour de Fleece 2011 wrap up

I'm calling this a win even though I deviated from my goals.  My original Tour de Fleece goals were: * Spin every day * Finish the blue fibre * Sample some new fibre * Prep and spin 3oz grey Polwarth locks Spin every day Almost achieved.  I skipped a Tuesday, but I

Tour de Fleece 2011 (part five)

The final days of the 2011 Tour de Fleece!  Pictures when the skeins are all dry. Thursday 21st July Working from home, so I spun for a half hour at lunchtime.  Finished the second bobbin after work! Reset the wheel for plying, put the bobbins in the Majacraft bobbin box,

Tour de Fleece 2011 (part four)

This Tour de Fleece is the most spinning I've done in months, and I want to keep up the momentum.  One thing I learned from National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is that a deadline has magical motivating power.  I will aim to spin three more skeins in 2011,

Tour de Fleece 2011 (part three)

Knitting goes by the wayside during the Tour de Fleece, restricted to lunchtimes at work and some time at the karate studio between and before classes.  The knitted projects currently being neglected are an Aria Delicato lace scarf, and a hemp wash cloth using doubled laceweight yarn. I'm

Tweets for July 1st to July 15th

* "Quotes are free, friendly, helpful, and sometimes we have cookies" (from a business card). Shouldn't all businesses be like that? * Welcome to Missouri, where the outfit you wore for the blistering hot morning weather is utterly wrong for the stormy rainy afternoon. * Tuesday back to work

Tour de Fleece 2011 (part two)

My spinning is done on the futon sofa in the craft room, with my laptop on the nightstand playing a familiar movie or TV episode.  I have natural light from a big bay window until the sun goes down and plenty of space for Quantum the cat to curl up