Knitting Needles
Crochet
Hooks
Hairpin Lace Looms
Turkish
Delight
Spindles
Bits & Pieces of our
Lives
Feb 2006
Current
Nov 2005
A couple of exciting pieces of news:
Interweave Press - Crochet Magazine
will be featuring our hairpin lace looms! We're so thrilled to have this kind of
exposure.
On a personal note - We're going to
grandparents in October. :-)
As a test run we had two kids stay with us a couple of days this week. Whew, I'd
almost forgotten how much energy and non-stop talking a curious six-year-old boy
can have. In true preparation, we spoiled them: pizza, sodas, staying up on a
school night... Ed walked by the tornado struck room they claimed for the
duration and was pleased by the sight. Funny, when our kids were still home a
messy room was not appreciated - especially dart holes in the ceiling.
Ed's been working so hard he doesn't have much free time these days. He's making hairpin lace looms by the dozens and still hardly keeping up with demand. The Turkish Spindles are also proving popular. He worked a solid three weeks without any days off before crashing physically & mentally the other day. Ed is a person who doesn't eat breakfast or lunch but goes strong from early morning until supper and the evening news. When he's pushed the limits of his production capabilities for so long the day inevitably arrives when he turns on the lathe and nothing he puts his hand to turns out right. He took the day off to read, walk around and chat with neighbors, and sleep.
I quit work at the Abbey Library in December so I could devote my time & energy into getting caught up with organization and business. Ha. Still plodding away. I love being home after years of climbing in the car everyday. Both Ed and I are incurable home bodies. This is how we believe work was meant to be, for the most part. It's baffling how the government doesn't make it easy for people to work a small home busines, and survive at a simple, yet decent level. We've been trying to untangle the paperwork, taxes, finding affordable health insurance, and deadlines of the self-employed/small business.
Maple violin box and adjustable Walnut Music Stand
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