This that and the other

Working on a variegated brown scarf on my weaving loom....Tomorrow I am warping to start a woven blanket for my granddaughter Sophiya's 7th birthday...I am naming it buttons and bows...because Sophie has a new sister still baking I had to make sure there would be no choke hazards...so I am using felt buttons....I am also working on a few blankets for this new baby who will be named Victoria Kay.....Today we had a F16 fighter jet banking around our town...Everyone is curious as to why we were graced with its loud presence. ...Spring is coming the snow is melting and tomorrow I will be shooting butterflies...

Cowl made from hand dyed handspun yarn..

Learned how to knit...by myself...The first item I made was a cowl....really loving knitting and weaving. Next I will crochet as well. I am determined to learn all of this as soon as possible.

I think I am officially a hooker

:-) not that kind silly...A crocheter....I have been working on learning how to read patterns and stitches and can honestly say I am excited and making a shawl for my wedding ceremony.  Plus I am knitting now.  As a lefty it is hard to learn this stuff being in a house of righty's.

Lefty's rule....

Black with a hint of gold

Really enjoying weaving on my Ashford Rigid Heddle loom. I have decided that I need to invest in the 4 other sizes of reeds so I can play with a variety of other sized warps.  I do variegated yarns as the weft for a more colorful color variation.
With the weather being as frigid as it is I find myself staying in and weaving.
Is it springtime yet?

Weaving....my winter pasttime

With a more severe winter than I have seen in years (1978) I have not been able to get out and do much photography. I have taken up weaving and am doing well with it. Aside from potholders as a kid I have never really done this.

Welcome to my life

Well its fall again here in Michigan. I have pretty quiet because I am often worried anything I write will be misconstrued by people who think they can benefit by writing lies about me. I have had my character assassinated and been accused of being someone or something I am not.

 I am getting ready for a court battle that will either make me or break me. (Don't worry I can't really be broken just bent.)  I am fighting for my life and love of family. I have 3 beautiful grandsons who mean everything to me. I won't get into the whole story right now. I have spent a better part of 3 years fighting for these boys and am not about to give up as of yet.

I made a mistake once of trusting in the system and it failed me...miserably and to this day I am making it up and fixing the damage they caused. 

I am also getting ready to welcome 2 new daughters in to my family. Two of my sons have proposed to a couple of amazing gals and I am proud to have them join my family.

As well I am getting ready to marry my soul mate and best friend which could happen anytime now. We aren't going for a big lavished wedding, we are eloping with only enough forewarning to my kids and the 2 people witnessing the ceremony to meet with us. I don't want chaotic I was nice and simple.

I have been shooting a little bit more and focusing more on people. Before I was merely landscape and macro but I have broadened my horizon and feel more confident in portraits.

my beautiful granddaughter Sophiya

Aldric Senior photos

I will write more freely eventually. My plate gets full and life has a habit of taking me on journies others couldn't even fathom. I hope it all slows down soon and i can bring my 3 babies home and tuck them in at night and read to them and do all the stuff I did when i was a full time parent. I am ready to do this after all if something were to happen to you wouldn't you want to know your parent or parents were there ready to step up to the plate and take over for you?

It's been a while since I blogged

I haven't blogged in a while because life happened. This doesn't mean i didn't pick up my camera and shoot anything, it just means that other things took priority in my life and took precedent over my being on the internet.

Life Happens!
I am now engaged to the most amazing person in the world. I have known this special person since 1991 and we were friends all through these years. We have lived together for 8 years now and I can honestly say I am marrying my best friend.