This is some of my favorite decor for the Sewing Studio. The Rubbermaids just don't do anything for the decor, I have to admit.

This is the sewing studio

This is the ceramic studio area under the windows

Parrrrtyyyy!

Well the Dirty Dozen party was last night and I said we would host it next year come Hell or High Water so that has really gotten me to think the studios have to be cleaned up! I have way too much of this house involved in studio space and some of it is right out in the open, inyourface space. See piccie of what it looked like before it got dumped on with every thing under the sun. What I wouldn't give for real studio space that didn't involve me house! Piccies coming up. BTW, the Dirty Dozen is now down to 5 couples and a singleton who have been watching everyone else sort of die off. It's quite sad really. We are all in a rock hound group together.

This is the Christmas Golding Spindle that Hubby gave me, and it's first yarn. It is amazing and I only wish that we had a staircase so that I could go up the stairs to spin because this thing just keeps going and going and going. What a dream of a Spindle. Judy, who visited from Australia a few years ago sent me the delicate,sweet tiny spindles for spinning silk and cottons. Another friend threw a tiny ceramic bowl for them to rest in while I spin on them. This is getting heavenly.

This is the knitting tote I made during the fall to take North with us on a visit. I have all my sock yarns stuffed in it now. Tight fit, and about to overflow from sale yarns. heehee

Chenille sweater

Today is my Mom's birthday. She passed away 20 years ago this December 28th, and I think of her every day. Happy Birthday my good, good mother, where ever you may be.

I've been knitting my sweater, off and on, for about a year. Well, I lost so much weight that I had to rip out the whole front and go down a size. When the camera batteries recover a picture came be taken of it for posting. The socks picture took all the juice. It's an old (VERY old) Digital with very OLD technology that takes decent pictures but really needs to be connected to an electrical cord. A long one for traveling more than a few feet! It's a love/hate relationship, my camera's and mine.

I've decided to give politics a rest because if not, my heart will just stop in the middle of the night and then who will look after DH and our tiny doggie? I want to knit for my DD's and go see them and have wonderful vegan feasts with them. You cannot do that if your heart stops in the middle of the night.

I blame Bush and his brigands for giving us all chronic heart pains, especially after reading the book, Forbidden Truth. They did this knowingly and by forcing us to live in unnecessary fear with all their scare tactics.

I've never, in all my years of critically watching a president's performance, been so sure that we had a madman in the office. The only other thing he could be is the stupidest president, but then, maybe he's both mad and stupid. Some leaders are used by others, look at Reagan. He seemed to be just stupid and incompetent. This one, this Bush, seems to be all three: Insane, stupid, and incompetent.

Anyway, my dreams tell me to go back to my crafts. Live in the moment. I'm going to listen to my Angels!

This is the other sock that is just out of view in the first picture; This one is Becky's.

These are the two pairs of socks I am currently finishing mates for. One is for me, the candy stripe, and one is for my DD2. She liked the yarn when we found it. I do, too.