tis the season...

...this is where i'll be spending the day
....this time of  the year is cotton harvesting time in alabama
...they spray it w/ a chemical that dries it up making it easier to harvest
...what it does to me n many of my neighbors is gives me a sore throat
...headache n general ickyness
...funny...this used to be my favorite season

Spinning on a Drop spindle While Arguing With my mother

n last but not least...i HAD to put this one because of the title alone...but it just so happens shes fun to watch because shes so good....ok now i'm finally sleepy...goodnight

the plarn lead back to this...

i was reminded of this spindles that i have but never used by the plarn tutorial

which lead to this...

no sew version of the last tutorial

which lead to this...

i liked her tutorial but my machine is on the fritz...a lot...so the next is a "no sew" version

which lead to this...

this looked too cool to pass up

it all started when i couldn't sleep....plarn

it all started when i couldn't sleep n a friend on facebook had a photo of a tote she made from something called plarn...it was so colorful n cool n i loved the idea of recycling plastic grocery bags (i use canvas reusable ones but i know lots of people who don't...so i thought i could beg theirs)...so this started a weird youtube tutorial trail...here's the 1st

awesome tutorial....make tshirts into yarn

can not wait to try this....stay tuned

"You can eat all the junk food you want, as long as you make it yourself!" -Michael Pollan



home fried sweet potato chips w pink sea salt....yeah it's really pink...pink sea salt contains various amounts of 82 different trace minerals including...calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and gold...it comes from the himalayan and andes mountain ranges...i think its an algae in it that makes it pink