A little warped

Look what followed me home yesterday.


Yep, a loom. A Glimakra Ideal, to be exact.

I had no idea what kind of loom my friend had to give me, but I'm tickled it's a 'real' loom that actually has an existing company and customer support and supplies. I've already contacted Glimakra and they've been wonderfully helpful with some parts info.

Speaking of assembling, it was ridiculously easy. Really. I did it with a picture off the internet and less than 30 minutes. No tools or real instructions required. Big I 'helped' of course. It is missing a couple of minor parts that I should be able to replace from the hardware store. Now we just have to untangle all the treadles and lamms and shafts and get it all hung up.

I have no room in the house for it, but the price was right (read: free) and did anyone notice the price of a new one on that link up there? Yeah. You'd take it too.

Big I's already figured out how to use the ratchet to wind the warp beam and apron and then release the pawl to let it all unroll down to the floor.

Trick or Treat

Big I got the trick or treating thing down pat this year. Turned the cute on at every door and brought home plenty of goodies to share with daddy.

Last year a cow, this year, a cowboy...

A Morning Hike

Big I and I went down to LLELA this morning. We had a wonderful little adventure.


We saw a creek, a feather (which Big I used to paint the tree), snail shells,


a really good example of a snake skin (rostral scale and lower jaw still attached - cool),


a butterfly wing,


mud, deer tracks, trees and best of all:


A toad! But sadly, no armadillos.


Here's Big I's shot of him.

Take a listen

Thanks to Uncle Mike for passing this on. Gianna has been in this area several times but I've never been able to see her until now. Very interesting story.

All Snuggled In

We haven't been blogging, but Big I's been discovering the joys of snuggling in. In all sorts of places.


Yesterday, for the entire time it took me to vacuum the house:


(When was the last time I washed that dog bed?...yick.)


Today for his nap:


(That's his tent, recently installed in his bedroom.)

At least he doesn't try to climb into the rabbit's cage anymore.