whackadoodle coconut

didn't think there would be a part two.  however, receiving more wooly goodness tuesday and getting my spinning schedule worked up there is a need to update! I picked up one of these (actually two) of the Woolery's Spinzilla special Spinzilla 2017 Fiber packs. it is so soft and gorgeous i person.  this is the first time I have ordered fiber online and wasn't sure if I would like it. usually, I'd rather pick up fiber in person, so I can feel it and get an idea of what it looks like in person (colors, texture, depth, etc).  and the personal experience is better.  plus when my hubs goes along, he likes to help pick out colors and new fiber to challenge me with. I also purchased the Spinzilla 2017 Colorway from Sweet Georgia called fire starter. with eight fiber selections to work through this year, I'm really looking forward to the fun.  my goal is to reach 5456 yards (8047 meters) worth of spinning.  that's a 5k (3.1 miles)!  last year ...

it's that time of the year again ...Spinzilla!  Very excited about this year because I have a better plan for prepping my fiber and my goal is within reach of last year's final yardage. UPDATED: here are some pics of what I began (and finished) for the pre spin to ensure that my wheel is working properly and I remember how to spin.  I opted for finishing the fiber that I had already began to spin, but was trying my patience and needed more work. picked up a cat/dog brush to help work out the compaction in the fiber you can see the little dreds there. fluffy little clouds of fiber, after being worked through with the brush singles waiting to be plied finished plying and ready to be measured and wound I am starting this year with - some warm up spinning (see above), clearing my bobbins, attaching new leaders, and buying new fiber that will be a delight to spin. last year I fell short by a couple bobbins, so I immediately bought more afterwards...

just last week the hubbinator had to go to Brea, CA.  I like going along and seeing what's around and staying in a hotel, watching TV, swimming in a pool and working out in the gym (yuck!, but I do it anyway). this short trip we stayed at an embassy suites in Brea, adjacent to the Brea Mall.  we visited several comic book stores - yay for comic crawls! - made some time for the Richard M Nixon Presidential Library & Museum , stopped at the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula and at Kula Revolving Sushi Bar. I love museums. like, I really love museums.  have I told you about the time we went to the John Steinbeck wax museum in Monterey?  that's a story for another time.  the California Oil Museum is just that. a museum that talks about oil in CA.  I've been to the oil museum in Bakersfield and it's huge.  I mean 3 buildings at the fairgrounds and outdoor exhibits huge.  and it was interactive.  now this is Santa Paula we're talking ab...