March 15th, 2022 A long time since I have even visited this site, let alone posted the doings here in the Similkameen.... However, today is sunny and promising (spring WILL come eventually) the teasels on the tree outside my window are getting longer and fatter, and the sun is glinting on them so they hang like little candles. There used to be a nest in the crook of the branches, but it seems to have been abandoned, and somewhat disheveled, and is awaiting the return of the Nesters to the valley. It shouldn't be long - I await the first dandelion with great anticipation!!! This business of growing old (antiqued) sports the eagle eye of family members, and I don't get to go out alone and prod the garden as much as I would like to. However, I did see that the hellabores are healthy and about two inches above ground, - I will watch them carefully.... In the meantime, before gardening begins in earnest, I have been winding warps and taking stock of what I have that I could transform into lovely kitchen towels, or placemats. Or even a scarf or two... As I tread my way past the mid nineties I treasure my energies and try to control my ambition to weave anything that requires too much Hoopla (of which I am in short supply some days...) I was taking stock (cherishing dreams) this morning (or at least trying to tidy up) and was a little amazed at the number of weavings that I had tucked away for when presents are the order of the day... I knew that Hope Chest my parents gave me when I was eighteen would come in handy even in its elderly days! I seem to have a nice little supply of dish towels, but what I awakened to this morning was thoughts of making a collapsible scarf using some lovely garden green wool and whatever silk I have on hand. I have a lot of thoughts like this lately, and they don't always result in an actual object, but this one just might!! The warping board hangs invitingly at one end of the hallway, out of the way of any traffic that uses the front door (and that, being the one closest to the street, is the one that sees the most visitors). As long as I sit here at the computer I won't get much accomplished at the loom or the warping board, but I did want to say "Hello". I hope Spring is filling everyone's hearts and gardens....