(Attention fiber folk - I have a question for you at the bottom of this post. Skip there, if my parenting musings don't appeal.)
There are parenting moments that take you by complete surprise. Yesterday morning was full of them.
Given how not-religious we are, Easter morning generally involves finding candy filled eggs the Bunny left, followed by sweet breakfast treats and crappy TV. Later, there will be a big dinner, - turkey this year. Then, bingo-bango, Easter is kaput.
It's not a big hairy deal in our house. Which is why I had no qualms with letting the Diva leave on Good Friday for a weeklong road trip adventure with her grandmother. And yet, I missed her something fierce yesterday, even though I also enjoyed just having one kid to manage. Going from 2 to 1 is a freaking spa vacation.
But it's just not the same, you know?
Still, I think the Boy deeply enjoyed finding all of the eggs himself, without being shoved aside by his sister. We shot a video for the grandparents -- or anyone else amused by a 3.5 year old discovering eggs. Please ignore my spectacular Easter morning garb. Also, the squeaking noises are Barney, pictured here behind bars earlier in the day:
I don't know what he was trying to tell us during the egg hunt. Timmy was not in the well.
Right. Now for the completely unrelated question for the fiber people --
What is the most glorious object you could imagine making with handspun yarn?
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glorious? hmm. a sweater probably. or a lace shawl. I have the yarn for a shawl that I spun but my fear of not having enough yarn stops me cold.... I am working on a blanket that I do love very, very much. But something to wear would be.. a bigger dream.
Posted by: anj | April 13, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Um, I'd say something like the gorgeous lacy jacket thing that the Tsock Tsarina made for her friend. http://tsocktsarina.com/blog/
Or some lovely colorwork sweater or something. I suspect it depends on what counts as glorious.
Posted by: Melanie | April 13, 2009 at 01:46 PM
Hmmm, coat. Think Dr. Zhivago.
Posted by: candlepick | April 13, 2009 at 10:24 PM
A, have you seen the book "In Praise of the Needlewoman" by Gail C. Sirna? I found a copy at McKay's and I'm enchanted with it, and I don't do any needlecrafts (yet). It is a beautiful, beautiful book.
Posted by: Debra | April 14, 2009 at 08:59 AM
I hadn't seen Needlewoman and have added it to the wish list. Thanks.
I love the idea of a Dr. Zhivago coat, as well as the lacy jacket thing or blanket. Hrm.
My idea is to spin enough yarn for a glorious something as part of the next book, which I still have to write a proposal for and pitch. Not sure what the something should be, tho.
Posted by: Adrienne | April 14, 2009 at 11:45 AM
well I am currently working on EZ's blanket in handspun. Altho I really love the pattern (check out brooklyntweed's version on ravelry) I think I would love even more just to make all of the L shapes and then combine them like a tessellating pattern.
Posted by: anj | April 14, 2009 at 12:51 PM