6 years

I have some more progress on the Noni tapestry bag than what’s shown here, but while I was taking photos of this project for you guys, I inadvertently got the following image:

Six years ago on May 4th, I was in Millwood, Virginia at Long Branch Estate, where I married my (now known as The) Sainted Husband. I am grateful every day to have found someone who is a true partner for me, and who makes me feel beautiful even when I’m otherwise feeling icky. He gave me my beautiful baby girl, and takes care of both she and me very, very well.

(The diamond in my ring was my mother’s — I had actually asked for a sapphire, both because I prefer them and because we couldn’t have afforded a diamond then or now, but who can argue with a gift like that? Mama passed away four months before we got married, so it now is even more valuable to me. Our rings were made by http://www.raru.com, and I can’t recommend them highly enough.)

So what I was trying to show you when the above picture occurred was some progress on the tapestry bag:

That’s the  bottom of the bag plus a few rows of the body knitted around. I tried to show you some of the patterning, there.

Most of this progress was made at Alexandria Hospital while my husband dealt with a truly ugly first-time bout with a kidney stone. It took a few weeks and some direct intervention to get the stone out of his system, which is partly why I’ve been quiet the last couple weeks.

Today was Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, so I’ve got some loot to share with you in the days ahead! It was, as always, a total madhouse, but this year’s theme seemed to be silk for me. Lots of silk and and silk blends brought home to spin.

I leave on the 13th of May for Sebastapol, California, where I’m attending a tribal belly dance festival/event for a week or so, so it’s just busy-busy-busy around here for a while. I’ve also got some progress on Lizard Ridge to show you. What are you up to lately?