After three precious work from home days, I have mustered the energy to pull together a bit more blog content. It’s amazing how the brain works. When you can get a break from the constant questions and planning, get slightly more time for downtime, since you are no longer commuting, get slightly more sleep for a similar reason, get somewhat used to this new type of normal even though it’s pretty awful, and have the space for bigger work projects requiring time, quiet, and creativity, thus making you feel productive, suddenly you’ve got a little more left to give to your other hobbies. And that’s what happened for me in the past few days.
At the end of last year I had begun a little spindle spinning project. I am almost positive I didn’t blog about it, as I wasn’t blogging much due to being both busy and mourning Lizzie. I might have, and if I did, I apologize for presenting this as new. But, I’ve been working on it again in the past day or so. This will become a gradient laceweight two ply yarn. As of right now, it’s a very enjoyable spindle spin.
I cannot immediately remember who the batt is from, but I suspect fat cat knits.
It’s a lovely neutral toned batt with some interesting pops of silk and flax. I am feeling rather eager to be doing some spinning again, and with the weather warming, that feels like the right time to be eager to do it.
Speaking of the weather warming:
These lovelies survived some snow and a serious 2 or 3 day freeze to bring us this color and joy during a difficult time.
I’ve noticed all over the yard signs of flowers peaking their way out of the ground in anticipation of the beautiful spring blooms. This year it feels all the more beautiful, even the tiny shoots of green, as we need to be able to take whatever we can get to make us feel like life is moving forward and going through its normal cycles. This spring I am grateful for each and every one of them.
That’s it from here today. We are keeping a quiet day. It’s cloudy (again) and sometimes rainy, as it is spring, and we do need the rain. This will make the dog park out of the question today, but hopefully, we can get a little walk done during the breaks in the clouds.
Suzy Sells Sea Shells 
I definitely appreciate the first shoots of spring bloom this year. I’ve dug out loads of seeds and flung them haphazardly in the mud. They’re years old, so most may not take no matter how carefully I plant them. I’m eagerly awaiting all signs of new green life.
My mom had some flowers like those . Their so bright
Oh we are just hopeful for some buds, some blooms and some 50s. The weekend was very dreary. I may plant some lettuce
Love the spinning and the daffodils! Everything here is still frozen, though my sister, two hours southwest of us, has planted her peas and they have come up! Spring! It is coming!
I haven’t done a lot of spinning since last summer, but have begun making more of an effort. I stopped the last project and started a new. That helped. Someday I will go back to the other, but not soon. Just wasn’t loving it anymore. No time for that which I don’t love.