Embarrassing to relate, I neglected to take pix of Deb [blushes, hangs head]. Er, here's one of her MOO cards, pictured with a familiar object for scale. I'd never seen a MOO card before – they have tremendous visual and tactile appeal, not to mention are just über-cool.
Even more embarrassing to relate, I did take pix of everyone's spinning (click on photos to view larger).
The wheel spinners did their subtle best to convert the lone spindle spinner (me). Before I so much as unpacked my spindle, hospitable Risa got out her Lendrum and some spare roving and let me try them. (Hm... the Lendrum is like a three-speed cruiser bicycle. Classic. Nice.) After the delicious potluck lunch, I reverted to my trusty spindle and my Spun Stitches project, the never-ending braids of Blue Face Leicester.
(It occurs to me that wheels have an unexpected benefit: treadling exercises the shin muscles, often a serious problem area for older women. Compared with, say, knitting needles, wheels seem rather costly, but compared with exercise equipment, wheels seem quite reasonably priced. Not to mention most fitness routines do not include yarn production as a bonus. Hm....)
The day wound down with some swapping. After the success of Jaywalker cycling socks, I've gone gah-gah for Magic Stripes in Jelly Bean or Regatta, so Risa swapped me some similar-looking Regia.
A happy end to a happy day. Thanks to all, and especially Deb and Risa!
6 comments:
Wait. Subtle? You thought we were subtle about the wheel-pushing? Something must have gone terribly wrong, there.... And you know, I hadn't really thought about comparing wheels to exercise equipment as a price comparison....
It was so great to finally meet you, Ina!! And, well, at least you DO have a picture of me. Those Moo cards are nifty little things.
aww you guys look like you had so much fun!! I am sorry to have missed out ;)
Looks like fun - I think its more fun to spin with friends than alone.
It was definitely my pleasure hosting you all. Your orzo salad was totally delicious! I love the Jersey spinner. How totally clever.
Hmm, subtle? me? Wheel pushing? Nah ;) I have to admit, I hadn't heard about the shin exercise benefit to the wheel thing until you mentioned it Saturday. Excellent bonus to the hobby for sure! We'll definitely have to do it again!
It was an awesome day! Thanks again for the Jersey Spinner lace frisbee! So cool! Wheels are cheaper than exercise equipment! I laughed when I read that.
Spinning as exercise. I love it! Now to convert the world....Oh wait, I don't spin. Hmmm. That could be a roadblock on my world domination by spinning plan.
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