To say that I have been busy is an understatement. Three years ago, Pat and I moved to a 55+ gated community. As one who can not just sit around, I submitted my application to be elected to the Homeowners Association Board of Directors. I was elected for 2018-2019 term and served as Secretary of the Board and was appointed chairman for the Activities and Hospitality Committee during 2018 and as Vice-President of the Board and the chairman for the Safety, Security and Facilities Committee for 2019. As the old adage goes, “in for a penny, in for a pound”, I was elected for a second term and am serving as President of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Finance and Reserve Fund Committee for 2020. What can I say?
In my spare time (yes, I have spare time because my absolutely wonderful husband does the shopping, cooking and cleaning!), I spun up some roving, merino, yak and silk.
I finished a scarf on the rigid heddle loom. It is hand spun alpaca.
The tapestry loom is warped with Brown Sheep gray, red and black. It’s slow going but who’s in a hurry!
Duffy, Pat and I send you the best holiday wishes. 
See ya,
Sandy at My Yellow Swing
Yes, that is snow and the prediction is more to come. Not enough to make a snowman or even a decent snowball. It will be gone soon.
The funny thing is my rosebush decided to put out one more flower.
Not much weaving, spinning or knitting going in the Studio. I hand quilted a top that I found in my mom’s sewing room last year. Mom bought it at an estate sale in Kentucky years ago. It’s very old and faded, but I just couldn’t let all that hand appliqué be lost. I still need to wash and dry it. That can wait until the weather improves.
Here’s wishing you a belated Merry Christmas and an early Happy New Year!
I am working on a scarf called the “Work Day” scarf.
I love making mug rugs on my Hokkett loom.
I took another trip to Kentucky at the end of September to visit family. Mom and “The Girls” had lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Lunch again with Mom and my niece, Kaylee, at a Mexican restaurant. Who knew you could get good Mexican food in Kentucky?
Of course, a stop for ice cream!
Back home in Arizona, I celebrated my ……(drum roll, please!)………….65 trips around the sun. Can’t believe it? Neither can I! I had a wonderful dinner with our neighbors, Dorothy and Jerry. They brought the “Birthday Bread”. 
Pat and Duffy made the celebration complete.
I am still enjoying the beautiful mums from Dorothy and Jerry.
As always, I will leave you with a Duffy moment. It’ s Wubba Time.
See ya,
I played around with some thread plying on another of my single hand spun yarn. The type of thread made a big difference in the final look of the yarn. The lighter color was plied with a rayon variegated thread.
The darker yarn was plied with a thicker variegated cotton thread. What a change!
On a different note, we had quite a storm last week in Southern Arizona. It’s our “monsoon” season and normally we get afternoon thunderstorms, a lot of lightning and thunder, not much rain. This time it rained 1 3/8 inches, enough to get a stream running down the street plus about 10 minutes of pea size to marble size hail.
We really can’t complain, we need every single drop.
My visit to Kentucky started with a road trip to Bowling Green, KY, specifically Western Kentucky University to watch my youngest niece, Kaylee, graduate.
The rest of the time was catching up with sisters and Mom.
I did find a special place in Lebanon, KY. Oh, yeah!
So everyone is back home and Duffy is happy.
See you later at My Yellow Swing.
I’ve spun the Churro fleece from a local ranch. I will be using it in a tapestry weaving.
I knitted a neck scarf from some leftover sock yarn.
And I tried some art yarn in a couple of small weavings on my Hokett loom. I just love that little loom.
I will close now with an absolutely beautiful sunrise from last week.
See ya
Duffy’s not so sure either.
We shall see.