a mini move!
I am trying out a new blogging platform offered through Typepad – it falls somewhere between full on blogging and other social networking sites.  At the moment my site here at WordPress cannot be linked to the Typepad version so when I update over there, nothing will happen here.  Hopefully that ability will come with time since Facebook and Twitter are linked to it.   So for now come on over and visit me here!

Llama Mamma
Video_111809_001 Originally uploaded by purlingswine I know I have said it before, but Long Island has the best spinning guild around! Last night’s meeting included a program by fellow member Tabbethia who is co-owner of Long Island Livestock Co.. She brought in a number of her animals and spoke about the world of camelids, raising them, showing them and of course their fleeces! The highlight

thanks guys! I k...
thanks guys! I knew I wasn’t the only pom pom fan out there. I was going to reply individually to the comments, but wordpress is doing a funny thing when I hit the reply button. Instead of automatically putting in the commenter’s email address it comes up donotreply@wordpress. Any other wordpress users with words of wisdom? Today is knit day at Kathleen’s — I think she is making halibut cheeks for lunch. ;) I hope to put the finishing rows on another sweater.

pom pom fever
I feel a pom-pom phase coming on. The last time I went through I pom-pom phase, I think I was 11. Take yourself back to the early seventies, to a Philadelphia suburbs. You are a cool kid. or at least you are trying to be. It is Friday night. Where are you?

knitting!
I have been knitting — in fact I have a few finished projects and two just-about-finished projects! Here is one of the finished to share — it is the