Tubular Man!

Wash your face with snow in May and all your freckles will go away. Here it is snowing in May and I mean snowing. The ground is white and all the trees have a coating of white and it looks like Christmas not the Queen's Birthday. Hubby jumped out of bed this morning with a grin on his face and headed right out the door to take pictures of this winter wonderland. He thinks that this late snow fall is 'like totally tubular, man'! His co-workers headed down the river this weekend with their tents expecting a great weekend fishing, drinking and telling stories. He thinks this snow is terrific since it will give him one more thing to tease them about. Nothing makes me grouchier than someone who is cheerful about snow in May..... mind you he does have freckles!

I am driven to distraction with level 2 homework.... I started what I thought would be my project but lay awake half of last night worrying that I was not happy with it. I started the wristlets for Dad and discovered that the fibre I wanted to use is crap. I mean.... well.... not crap, just not top notch quality fibre and a project of this caliber should be the best of the best. So I will finish the wristlets but not as my project. I sat up till quite late last night perusing my binders looking at all the blended yarns I have spun this year and I have to say I am very proud of my work. I finally decided to blend a Rideau Arcott/Merino wool with silk for a fibre that I can use to make a doll shawl and even a purse. I was thinking that if it turned out nice I might do a real one (human sized) for sale. The thought of actually getting time to spin to finish a project is like totally tubular man!

Anyway, since it is such a nasty snarky day and we can't get outdoors to do anything even remotely fun I thought I would do some writing on this blog.... I might even update the NPSW blog.... now that would totally be tubular! I've come to the conclusion that getting depressed over the weather is pointless since we are in the grip of Murphy's law and we don't have a lawyer. I expect the weather to suck until our house renovations are done or we have run out of propane and we freeze our arses off. Either way that won't be before June so I might as well put a smile on my face and a sweater on my back and sox on my feet because the earliest that the summer temps. will be here is late June some time. I think it is important to keep your chin up at such times because how can you face the tube when your not watching where you are going. Totally tubular man!

This is the kind of day when even the birds want to warm up by the fire. We had a late snowfall a few years back and Hubby was out burning brush (snowy spring days make a great time for burning brush). Anyway the poor birds were gathered around the fire trying to get close enough to thaw out their wee bums. Sparrows and Finches, and Juncos and Chickadees all half frozen. It was totally tubular man!

Well I'm off to 'chill man!' and prep fibre for the PROJECT.... totally tubular man!

'Totally tubular man' brought to you by your neighbourhood surfing Californians who don't freeze their arses off in spring or any other time of the year.... maybe I should move to California!!!! Totally tubular.... man!