I went away

I went away in February

I met some pretty sweet dogs, rode bikes around, shopped for yarn... and went to some great places.

It was in Portland.

yep.

Bike Race

A dear one to me made a video.
It is of a bicycle race that started at midnight.


Here it is...

Cowichan-style

Cowichan-style vest... With a bicycle!

Things today

Madder root, silk, wool, henna, crystals, camera film, macaroons, and chain.

Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur

As terribly exciting as life has been, I should have been putting things here. Photos at least.
I have terribly exciting things coming with naturally dyed wools. New base yarns and such. (Also, it is harvest time. This is a warm and happy thing.)

Here are some photos leading up from the last post until now.

My darling husband has been teaching his craft to me. He is an amazing tattooist, and I am learning.
http://www.aplustattoos.com/

This was some night on some bicycle adventure.

I found a weed taller than me. (Pretty impressive as I am a solid 6 feet tall...)

I went camping in the most magical place.
Then a bear came though our camp.
Because the neighboring camp left garbage out.
Welcome to the woods.
So we went and camped at another amazing place.

We found this place. Its in the city that I love, and i've ridden my bicycle by it a million times. But now we found it.

Here is a hip photo from inside the place we found.

My cat wears my Summerflies shawl sometimes.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-flies

This is a place that we adventured. Played around the rocks.

We were riding bicycles around. This is in front of an amazing place.
http://www.purplethistle.ca/

Eggs were thrown.

Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes

So.... i've been looking at a lot of things online lately.
Want to see??

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/09/101_natural_dyeing.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954

http://www.herbcompanion.com/in-the-herb-garden/garden-ideas-grow-herbs-for-natural-dyes.aspx

And I leave you with this...