Day four

I woke up today without a voice. I don't know if it is allergies or what. But even though I don't feel well, I looked better than the little girl who was sitting in front of the toilet this morning. I just sent my group to their last class. Tonight they will be reading some of their work and singing songs they wrote. Today they helped put a boat in the water which had a net in it. The got a chance to see all the kinds of fish that were in the net. I was surprised at the number of crabs and little salmon.

Day three

This is my 3rd day at Fort Worden State Park. My job has been to get 3 students to their classes on the marine environment
I think it can be compared to herding cats. It has meant that I am constantly reminding them to get somewhere on time, standing up a hill gesturing them up etc. I am tired and think I maybe getting a cold. Today we looked at plankton, talked about the problem with plastics in the water. We opened a bolis and looked through microscopes.

Day two

Today we went on a hike. We started in the rain and after it stopped,we had beautiful weather. We stopped and did some water experiments at a pond and then went to a lagoon. We stopped for lunch at South Beach park. The only thing I didn't do was walk on the algae covered rocks. We started at 8:30 and ended at 4:00. I am rather proud of myself for making it. Not bad for the oldest chaperone.

How Much can you grow in a Small Space

I have begun my documentation for a garden project.   I am hoping all my photos and text will become a Power Point for next year's classes.   I built this sad looking box measuring 44 inches by 47 inches....that is just the size of the boards I found......it is small and now it is planted with radishes, kolrabi, beets, carrots and 2 bush cucumbers in the corner....I am hoping those cucumber seeds wait to come up when it is warmer.    And the netting?   Well that is because the big dog, Claudiam likes to dig in nice soil.   So that will come off when things come up.   It could be used for netting to keep birds away.   I should be using it in another area of the garden where quail are gobbling up the peas as they come up.   The scale is one I got from where I used to work.   The man I worked with said they found it in the 'bone yard' and gave it to me.   I intend on weighing all the food that comes out of this garden.   I also intend on planting it very densley and also do succession planting so there is never bare soil........stay tuned.   How much food CAN a person grow in a very small space?   I am going to find out.

Port Townsend

I am here in Port Townsend, writing on my I-phone. I spent the day getting 3 kids to different classes. Today we had a writing class, a class on marine mammals, we had to draw skeletons of different animals, art class and a class about intertidal invertebrates. Even though I am a chaperone, I still do everything the kids do. Tomorrow is a all day walk!

Licorice

I started a new run of scarves, still in wool. These remind me of the licorice party mix. My husband is starting a small run using squares of red and gray. We had a lot of wool red and gray fabric and he is going to be making a small runner with it, he is still getting his warp on the loom. Next week I am going to Port Townsend, a great little town with a inactive fort. The fort still has beautiful old homes on it. Hopefully I will get some pictures. My sister volunteered to be a chaperon for her granddaughter and two other 12 year olds but then she became ill and instead of Port Townsend, she went to the hospital. So I am taking her place.  We are going to be gone a week and the kids will be learning the ecology of the area. Port Townsend it on the inter peninsula of the Olympic Peninsula. Google it, beautiful area. There will be about 40 students. I have been trying to gather all the things I will need for the trip, without having to spend too much money. I did have to buy a pair of boots, not the type that you wear in the city but more like the kind you muck out the barn. Don't want to spend any money that isn't on yarn. Last weekend we went to a fiber fest in a very small town just south of Spokane. It was a lot farther than I thought it would be but we did come back with some beautiful yarn and a little something else.
Amy

Licorice scarves

Square runner-each color is 4 inches wide-he is hopeful
that he can made the weft 4 inches, so that they are
square

This is what we brought home, it is an Ashford
Traditional spinning wheel, probably made in the 1970's. So far we have not been able
to spin anything, although we are getting better getting the wool
on the leader.

Little more weaving

This is a wool scarf-needs clipping and fringe tied.
I thought about calling these scarves on this
run "Fifty Shades of Gray"but actually there
is just one shade of gray

My husband has been weaving on the little Rasmussen loom. The pattern is from "Simple Weaves." He is weaving for pillows. He has had some issues and has already cut off a sample. I am going to serge it and wash it to see what size it will be finished. I am still working on the wool scarves and need to finish the fringe. We are going on a road trip this Saturday and coming home with a surprise, not another loom but something else. Pictures will follow showing my find. Amy

This is his sample-I think that he has a couple of extra picks
on it.

His pattern came from this book.

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This looks a lot better.