What’s this?? An empty Lendrum? Not even a bobbin? Why, whatever could have happened?

Well, maybe it’s that I did a prodigious amount of spinning last night while watching a documentary on the Apollo 8 mission, and finally finished spinning my burgandy singles. That makes two spindles of orange and two of burgandy. Done!

And now they’re looking like this. Barberpoled together, and on my Ashford Kiwi, nonetheless! The bobbins are smaller (I think), but I have 6 or 7 of them, whereas I only have the one plying-sized bobbin for my Lendrum. I’ve also been feeling guilty about my Kiwi, which hasn’t been used since I got the Lendrum, and this gives it a chance to spin. It’s making me earn it, too–not only was there all the readjustment to the different feel of the wheel, but not only did the tension band slip off the bobbin while I was spinning, but the leather strap connecting the left treadle with the drive shaft came undone. I fixed both, of course, and the wheel is spinning fine, but . . . now I remember why I wanted a Lendrum in the first place. Boy, the olde days….

Still, it’s happy to be used. And look at how pretty the result is! Not perfectly even, perhaps, but I like it.

But, for some really good pictures, check out Ann Marie’s photo journal of her day. And, please, don’t miss Jane’s great combo photos of her ruling passions.

Now, it’s Friday night. Not that I have anything exciting planned. Tomorrow, though, I’m bringing Chappy to the town Rabies Clinic for his legally-mandated (and free) rabies shot. Then we’re meeting Mom and my niece in the center of town–because, we’re getting my niece for the weekend! The four of us will go out for supper tomorrow night for my birthday. Then on Sunday, my sister, brother-in-law and nephew are coming for pot roast and scalloped potatoes. And, oh yeah, cake!

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