filatrice

How could I have forgotten this one? This is called "filatrice." That's French for, uhh, well.... Click on the photo for a larger image if you can't see what she's doing in detail. Hint: look at title of my blog. Oh yeah, I bet you're thinking. That's what it's called in French.

Lately I haven't been getting many hits on my blog, and fewer comments. Folks are busy, and maybe my Chicago adventure wasn't so interesting? Feel free to offer feedback. It's hard to know what will be exciting reading in advance...and alas, lately I can't do enough knitting to both post on the blog and get paid for the occasional design!

I've got some exciting possibilities for the future on the work front. I may even be considering book #2! Hard to imagine, huh, especially when Fiber Gathering hasn't been published yet. Soon I'll be doing things like coming up with an email subscription list of folks who want to be contacted when the book comes out. For now, though, it's all still in the works. Editing, review, that sort of thing...sounds dull, but the photos alone for this festival book could be called fiber art p*rn. I promise it will be hot hot hot! Or, at least as hot as any photo of a cashmere goat, sheep or skein of yarn has a right to be, OK? (I don't know what you were thinking there, but I was thinking about spinning and knitting. If you had other "hot" ideas, don't you corrupt me over here, y'hear?!)

Next week I'm going to be travelling to the south Jersey area, near Philadelphia. If you live near Camden and read the blog, give a shout. I have zee questions for you!

On Friday, I braved traffic to Nashville for another appointment. I saw at least 3 car accidents, and I was in the car for over three and a half hours. Yuck. While there, I fended off the crowds at the fancy grocery store and today, I was glad. The professor's off on another trip and I was alone with dogs. For lunch? Little bits of wheat bread, English Cheddar, Arina Goat Gouda,and Laguiole, stuffed grape leaves, a few pieces of pineapple, a tiny bit of port, and caramel chocolate truffles.

Life is short. It's best to eat good cheese...and chocolate. Mmmh.