A lot has happened and a lot has stayed the same - but for the most part, it's all good.
My pug, Koby, is still around. We ended up trying acupuncture as a last resort for him last year and I'm very happy to say that it worked for his back. We were just days away from putting him out of his pain, because it was SO bad. As of today, he has some good days and bad days. His back seems to be much better (fingers crossed), but he has had some nerve damage so his back legs don't work quite as well as they used to. He can be quite wobbly. We're trying to help this as best we can - we have rugs down on our hardwood floors since he gets better traction on carpeting.
I'm still knitting and spinning, but I've also gotten into weaving in a big way. So big, that I even took a weaving vacation to the Weavers School in Puget Sound. W went with me and he did some exploring while I was in school and in the evenings we went out to dinner and did some exploring also. I love the area, the weather was fantastic while we were there, and I want to go back so badly!
Top photo is our amazing instructor, Madelyn van der Hoogt and her dog, Huck.
The other two photos are some of my samples that I wove there. In all, I came home with 11 beautiful samples, tons of information, knowledge and inspiration and memories of a wonderful trip.
Our stay in Coupeville on Whidbey Island was amazing. I will be back!
Here's a link to my flickr photo set for the Weavers School trip.
I will also try to post to the blog a little more frequently. I have a new loom that I'm attempting to learn how to weave on. This has led to more rearranging upstairs in the studios - yes, plural. I'm very lucky that my husband is so nice and supportive. I now have taken over 2 of the bedrooms for all my crafting. Once things get a little more organized, I'll try to add photos of the two rooms. And I hope to be weaving some amazing items, so I hope to also be able to add some great photos of my weaving as well.
