whackadoodle coconut

it's been nice weather lately.  warm but not too warm.  it feels like summer and it smells like the sun.  yes.  it smells like the sun.  I actually love the way the sun smells. I can't really describe it, but imagine the smell of coppertone, banana boat, chlorine, salt, sand, concrete, grass, warmth....the smell of, well, summer. so, in this sudden feeling of whimsy, I take to my spinning wheel and relax.  ahhhh.  the whir, the hum, the calm. when I'm through with this batch, I think I will learn to use my cards and create something amazing. I've been shooting too, don't get me wrong, the powder, the cold, the sound of gunfire.  in fact over Easter weekend, the hubby and I shot some steel at 400 yards.  I scored 3/20, with my zombie killer.  I stopped while I was ahead.  not bad, since I couldn't hit it with a .308 a while back.  I am still disappointed about that one.  I might do better now.  the regular workouts...

at least the one that covers my bed.  yes that means after almost a year, actually about 8 months I have finished the duvet.  do you want to see?  of course you do.  the size of the duvet is for a king sized bed, adjusted pattern for our queen sized bed.  the reverse is the lighter sage green solid fabric making for a reversible duvet. the edging on the three sides are flat like a pillow case whereas the bottom with snaps is hemmed a bit to reinforce the snap closure.  there's about a 1.5 inch hem there to help stabilize the edge.  the only unfortunate part of the entire thing is that I had to hand stitch the snaps on the edge. the machine just wouldn't do a good job.  but the silver lining is the snaps are invisible to the top side. and there is no seam on the bottom edge. first thing this morning picture the edging close up  snaps.  to finish the bottom closure. there are about 75 there. guess what will never fall out t...

I have been accused of going 160 km in one direction at any given time.  you mean that I give 110% to what I do and believe in?  go figure.  you have coaches telling you that all the time.  give it all you've got.  not a bad thing.  really it isn't. dichotomy -  a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. I live this. the contrast between my newest handbags and my chest rig for example.  lovin' it. schooling macho men in how to operate their (or my) firearms, major ego check.  the smell of my perfume in my tactical condor alpha fleece. yup takes you off guard. I like to think of it as being who I am and loving every minute of it. a whole new happy.  find it. on the couch and packed for the day -

1.  I quilted this weekend.  yes on that huge drunkards path.  I have only two more rows to go and it is taking forever.  soon it will be done. 2.  shooting range today too.  took 70 rounds and attempted to get them in the small black ring.  it kind of happened for me. 3. CCLSC club is tonight. excited because we might get some super tips.

I was asked a few weeks ago if I was still spinning and if I did anything else except shooting.  now that I think about it, that's pretty bad friend manners of me not to say anything until now.  well, I have said it and I have been doing other things besides shooting...and cleaning my guns....thinking about guns....ahh the cold metal, the smell of gunpowder....ahhhh. almost ran away with it there for a bit.  I have been up to other things.  I spent the better part of last week spinning and working through the first of two plies of wool that has been moving faster than a speeding bullet. heh heh.  take that.  really it did though.  I had quite a bit left when I sat down and thinking that I would never finish, it was done in record time.  I should tell you that I haven't been too concerned with the supermodel type yarn with this batch, rather making it look nice and if it goes fat and skinny in places that was okay.  I fixed the obvious spots...

I don't know if this is true, but I think if you asked people who know me, not just know of me, but really know me what I do best.  I think they would say that I was a good teacher.  there's an old adage that says "those who can't do teach".  in a lot of ways this is true.  it's a cop out for a lot of people who really can't do.  they end up teaching, because they can't cut it in the "real world".  and then there are those who teach and teach well.  they enjoy it, spreading knowledge and encouraging others to seek out new information and expand their minds.  not the drug fueled expansion, but actually rejuvenate brain cells. this is what I actually love.  the skill of teaching others.  I like it. I think I'm good at it.  oh yeah and there's another line, if I have to tell people that I am then I'm probably not.  this one is probably true.  even though I'm telling you right now. anyhow, I am going to some training in th...

we had an amazing club meeting this week on Monday.  five ladies showed up and we had people shooting and laughing and having (what looked like) a really good time for the entire hour and half.  I have taken some suggestions for games and topic training.  stuff that everyone should be able to do and know.  it will be good and important. I added the photos we took the night of and posted them online.  I didn't get a chance to shoot or a shot to shoot, however you want to look at it so I returned the next day to do some practice.  I am always trying to evaluate my progress and set better goals for improvement. here's what I found out.  back when I first picked up a pistol in august last year I had shots all over the place.  no doubt the bad guy will drop, but I needed to be better.  I wanted to be better.  in the meantime, we stocked up on lead and I took to practicing twice a week.  once on my own and once with my hubby. tak...