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Thursday, June 16, 2005

of flowers and foldings...........

What a treat I had. I toured a lovely garden belonging to a most interesting friend on Tuesday evening. Being Latin impaired, I can not name the lovelies I saw , but they were charming. It also doesn't hurt that the green thumbed wonder leading the way is one of my favorite people. Of course, the tour made me late for knitting night which is doubly sad since I host knitting night at MY shop. There waited Paula and Marie with smiling faces showing no signs impatience. If I ever find out how to link to things, the first will be some of Paula's knitting. You must see the pattern work this woman does, much of it her own design. It was good to see Judy and Patty as well as Cindy,Paula,Marie and Barbara. Speaking of Barbara......-that no good, enabling,*&%#$...., er um, I mean that dear woman introduced me to iris paper folding! (just an aside, I did successfully avoid the class so this would not happen) I was up into the wee hours fashioning two cards from origami paper I had and proceeded to spend much of the day looking for and printing patterns for other iris folding projects. My plan for tonight is to hunt down more paper and ... Well you know the rest. Dang! She seemed so innocent with her just completed lace poncho, her new trekker sock yarn and that great smile. You never can tell. (all kidding aside, I loved the pear she did in iris work. wonderful shades of green)
I have so many projects in the works... several socks, (one euthanized due to lack of co- operation) , garter stitch prayer shawl, navy sweater for Fran, as well as dyeing plans and a sweater for myself,and that doesn't even include spinning, painting, or sewing,or hooking. Does anyone else think they should limit themselves to one or two disciplines? I guess that's today's question. Are you one who wants to try everything at least once or are you able to keep within a single field of endeavor? su

4 Comments:

  • At 4:55 PM, Blogger cindy said…

    I know what you mean. I want to do everything...of course...I'm not good at everything I do....but you dear Susan are wonderful at many of the things you do!

     
  • At 5:24 PM, Anonymous Kristen said…

    Though I occasionally dabble in other areas, I'm pretty much all knitting all the time. Boring, no? But there is so much variety within the discipline.

     
  • At 5:04 AM, Anonymous Carol said…

    OK,just one thing...impossible for me, I am way too curious, have to know how to do things I have been introduced to, then the dreaded search for supplies 8~/ such fun. So yes Sue I have been folding paper and I think it is something I will continue to do. So to answer your question , NO to limiting oneself to only one interest, what fun is that I ask.

     
  • At 5:17 PM, Anonymous Judith said…

    I would love to know how Iris Folding took its hold on everyone (kind of like Tupperware). I know how it happened to Su & Kristen, & Carol, & Cindy & Barbara & other fiber people, but since I have learned it, I am hearing there are non-fiber people out there Iris Folding...another something to learn to add to the pile of all the other stuff we know and choose to know. Makes life nice. Happy folding.

     

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