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2/3/2014

 
Do you realize that January 26th was the 35th anniversary of the Dukes of Hazzard?  My friend had a party for it, and while it was fun and full of Southern fried food, it has been 35 years since that show premiered! And geez, I’m getting old.  Upon further reflections on some other favorites, this October will be 30 years since U2’s Unforgettable Fire was been released.  It was one of my first music purchases, and it was a cassette.  One of my other favorite U2 albums, the Joshua Tree, is 27 years old.  Pyromania from Def Leppard (yes, this might be strange bedfellows that my two favorite groups are U2 and Def Leppard), is 31 years old, Hysteria is also 27 years old.  Once again, geez, I think I might be getting old.

There is one more milestone I reach in 2014.  I’ve been spinning yarn for ten years this winter.  I did a calculation a few weeks ago-  I’ve hand spun approximately 250,000 yards of yarn.  Mostly on my single treadle Louet and drop spindles.   I probably have handpainted another 100,000 yards.  That’s a lot of yarn.  I can also relish in other craft related milestones of achievement- 30 years of sewing, 25+ years of knitting, 20+ years of embroidery and cross stitch. 

So as I sit here and write this listening to Air Supply (the band)), I will remember this weekend I dyed 3500 yards of superwash and merino wool, and handspun another 300 yards of Border Leicester. 

And I’m not done with yarn yet.  


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