In which I get a New Spinning Wheel and 'mr vain' gets a cold shower!

My Jaywalker socks
Mums jumper
My spinning wheel
first hand spun dyed and felted

KNITTING/SPINNING

I got a spinning wheel!!! Its second hand from HGVPilot on ravelry. It was made in Holland and is like a Louet 10. Its a bit big and clunky, but for a first wheel its O.K until the day I make so much money from dyeing that I can afford the wheel I want!!!!

I've been busy playing and trying to sort out the tension on it which I'm finding a bit difficult, but it all comes with experience. Claire, who sold me the wheel also sent me loads of fibre and fleece to play with so at least all my spinning faux pas can be done on fleece that isnt really important. Having raw fleece  also meant I had to buy some hand carders too so I found some small ones on e-bay as I dont think my hands could cope with the big ones.

I've also started some more spindle spinning as I can do that when my legs are too bad for wheel spinning. I'm pleased to say that my spindle spinning is a bit more finer and better controlled this time round so Its improving. 

NAME THAT WHEEL!!

Here is a piccy of my wheel . I havnt named it yet so If any names jump out at you give me your suggestions!!! here also is my first spinning, dyed and felted ready to be sewn into A purse or something!!

Where are all my readers?

Where have you all gone? Nobody loves me these days!!! I used to get lots of comments after each blog, but they've trickled out. have i bored everyone so much?

If you read my blog, pleeeeeeazzze leave me a comment

FM

On the FM front life has been mixed. I had a good few days the week before last and even managed to walk around the swimming area without my wheelchair. There I was telling my carer how I was going to improve and maybe even not need her in the future!!!! oh boy! My good day was limited to that Wednesday after which my legs decided to feel as though someone had broken them with a sledge hammer!!! I also became totally exhausted and ended up taking tramadol on top of the Morphine and spending hours in bed. I'd get up about 11am and be back in bed for 4ish and stay there till the next morning. I find it very frustrating and a waste of knitting and spinning time when I'm bed bound as I'm usually too ill to even sit up and knit, I just sleep.

It improved yesterday and I'm o.k today so lets hope the flare is dampening down. I went swimming on Monday, actually it was hydrotherapy and 2 baby lengths of the pool. I stayed in yesterday as it was Mums birthday and I was making Dinner for her. Today I've been with Ma and PA to Bury Cancer Support. they are a marvelous charity based organisation offering support to anyone affected by cancer. So as mum is suffering and I cant help her I qualify to go. I had reflexology today. I must admit my legs hurt and I feel sick after it so we shall see what happens.

MR Vain

Josh decided 2 wweeks ago that he needs a shower in the morning instead of a bath at night as he thinks his hair is greasy in the morning. so he asked Norman to wake him up earlier so he can shower before school. Now we alwys have terrible trouble getting Josh out of bed for school and he usually falls out 20 mind before they leave the house. His answer when we saked him how on earth he thought he's get up on time was..... 'If I cant get up tell dad to say to me,... remember the girls..'!!!!! so this last 2 weeks he's been up and showered, no fighting in a morning . great!!! That is until last week. It snowed Tuesday and Wednesday morning we had NO HEATING!!!  we still had hot water. we were shivering. By Friday the water went too. So telling Josh he couldnt wash his hair friday morning was a nightmare. I offered to do it with the kettel. Some times I wonder how dim Josh really is he wailed... 'You cant wash my hair using the kettle. You'll burn my head!!!' ..'er, said I..'I might be putting cold water in the sink first!! gawd that child is blond at times!!! anyway he was threatened either he let me washi his hair or he went to school with it greasy, either way he was going to school. So eventually he aquiesced

Having no heating reminded me of my student days, living in damp grotty houses with no heating and a 1 bar electric fire in the bedroom. I used to have the hotest bath possible and charge from a freezing cold bathroom into my equally cold bedroom and try and warm up!!! I often slept in my hat, socks, dressing gown, fleece etc!!!! but we all survived. sam's house might look like the Young ones but its centrally heated!!!

we got quotes for silly money for a new boiler until genious husband found a little shop that sold the old pumps for our boiler and he fitted them himself. oh he's a clever lad!!