Author: Caryn

Playtime

On By CarynIn Cats, dog
Photo description: In the foreground, a calico cat reaching for the thin blue ribbon dangling mid-ground with a gray tabby watching the ribbon sitting next to a green holey roller ball watched by a shaggy black dog.

Thor comes and asks to play and everyone else joins in. The thin ribbon is favorite, but I have to keep close watch for tears and loose bits. Missy doesn’t care for the ribbon, but could I please throw/kick/move her ball? (She has an obsession.)

Undressing

On By CarynIn Craft

So if putting fiber on a distaff is called “dressing”, then taking it off would be “undressing”? I’ll just file this under: Things that pop into my mind as I spin.

Photo description: 3D printed Turkish-style spindle with a chaotically wound “turtle” or cop of yarn next to a partially undressed distaff. The fiber is gone, but the handkerchief robe and tie are still attached.

Hello?

On By CarynIn Wildlife
Photo description: Night vision photo of a deer’s eyes looking into the trail cam.

This is another gem from the recent trail cam collection; a deer peeking into the camera with what I interpret as curiosity. Mostly I get pictures of legs and tails, so this was startling.

Piecing

On By CarynIn Craft

I bought a grab bag of scraps from the local quilt store because it had fabric that matched what I have in my stash. I set it on the sewing table of the Singer model 66 and later decided to try sewing some squares together. I haven’t pressed the seams yet, but I love the way the machine works. It is the advice from The Treadle Lady to take these old machines on a “Sunday drive”. Using them weekly encourages proper regular maintenance, and keeps everything moving.

Photo description: Four squares of red fabric sewn together on the surface of a Singer model 66.

Pardon me, as I skip frame

On By CarynIn photography, Wildlife

I took in my SD card from the trail cam and uploaded it on the computer. There were 50 pictures, mostly of deer parts, but with two adjacent pictures that made a nearly whole deer. It made me laugh.

Photo description: screen shot of two frames in my photo app, where the head of the deer is in the left frame, the body is in the right frame, and the neck lines up.