Author: Caryn

Yarn turtle #4

On By CarynIn Craft

Here is my fourth yarn turtle spun on my 3D printed Turkish style spindle using Southdown wool.

Photo description: thin single spun yarn wrapped around the arms of a Turkish style spindle, asphalt background as I was walking

I was hoping to make a three ply yarn from the Southdown wool, but I think I have enough roving for one more turtle, which will give me 5 turtles, which is not easily divisible by 3. I could chain ply, but I find that difficult with turtles, especially toward the end. I could two-ply, then cable ply by plying the two-ply together to make a four ply, which gives an interesting texture and results in very little waste. I could weigh the yarn and rewind it all into three even amounts. So many choices.

I think, when the spinning is done, I shall do some small lengths of each type of plying, to help me decide what to do over all.

Oh possible ID

On By CarynIn Wildlife

I think I’m seeing three different opossums on the trail cam closest to the coop.

Photo description: opossum #1, smaller, darker, head narrower
Photo description: opossum #2 thicker, lighter in color, larger through the jowl and neck
Photo description: opossum #3, oh dude, you look like you’ve been through the wringer and seen some stuff, could this be a geriatric opossum?

I had to look up the lifespan of a wild opossum: 2 years. So a three-year-old opossum would be elderly. Now I’ll be watching for another glimpse of them.

I am pleased that my new trail cams give me enough resolution to identify individuals.

Closer

On By CarynIn Cats

Thor the gray tabby really wants to be near Sophie the dilute calico cat. I’m not sure if it is adoration, or just fun for him to get in her personal space.

Photo description: Gray tabby on a piano bench looking at the camera, dilute calico sleeping on an office chair behind the piano bench
Photo description: cat tree covered in carpet with a dilute calico in the tube on top and a gray tabby on the level below, looking up, photo credit to my eldest

He sings to her too, plurts and trills. Sophie is remarkably calm about the whole situation, he only gets a bat with a paw when he gets really close.

It amuses me

On By CarynIn Recipe

I made a chicken pot pie and when it came to making the vent holes on the top crust, the necessary pattern seemed obvious.

Photo description: pastry crust on an oval casserole dish with vent holes poked with a four tine fork in the shape of two chicken footprints

This was my first chicken pot pie I’ve made, and I mostly followed the recipe from the Gluten Free Gourmet Comfort Foods book, but used her pie crust instead of the biscuit mix. Next time, I will thicken my favorite chicken soup recipe for the filling.