Smiles and Spindles

Just a little woohoo and a quick snap of Newt before I toddle off for a much-needed nap.  (Note to self: you are getting entirely too damn old for all-nighters, no matter HOW much coffee you drink!)

Got a wonderful surprise in the post yesterday – my first RAK!   Newt’s newest fan sent us a beautiful, brand new, Ashford drop spindle. Awesomeness!  I really didn’t quite believe it when told that a Random Act of Kindness (RAK) was in the mail after an earlier post where I fantasized about learning to spin wool.

But it’s here, and it’s real, and it’s from New Zealand! It has SUCH a nice heft and balance.  I know nothing about spinning and spindles and such, but I do know power tools; so, I figure it’s the same basic premise, right? LOL

Cat Daddy is much relieved, as he was having nightmares about sheep eating his lawn, and bunnies … uhm … well, you know.  Ahem.  “Cavorting” like bunnnies.  ::snork:: Yeah, we have a pretty juvenile sense of humor at times.  Keeps us laughing!  After almost 20 years, we still snort and giggle together like kids. 

He barely raises his eyebrows anymore when I launch into the latest and greatest grandiose plan; but he did draw the line at sheep and bunnies.  Can’t say I blame him. 

But I do find it hard to believe that after all these years spent in an endless, ongoing, cycle of sweeping / brushing / grooming, while bemoaning the overabundance of Collie-produced, downy fluff – giant hairy tumbleweeds coating every available surface – that I am telling the Dog “You aren’t producing enough fur!”