elanya

This morning I woke up and lazed around and then rolled out of bed in a hurry because there was a counter-protest for an anti-Islam group in town and screw that noise. One of my neighbours is a city councilor and I heard about it through her. So I spend about 3-4 hours standing in the sun singing and yelling at fascists and playing a handmade drum that someone gave me.

Then later this afternoon was taco fest! Which was PACKED but delicious, and I saw a variety of folks! I was going to hook up with some other friends for a going away shindig, but then I got called home because one of my nephews (the older one) had fallen off his chair at dinner and possibly broken his finger (It isn't broken but it is really badly bruised on the joint), and Longpig needed backup because the kids were having a sleepover and she was having a not great health day.

Anyway! It was a mostly good day, all told, but now I am overdue for a shower, some stretching, and sleep - sorry for not elaborating further!

Today was a game day, and although the session was super great and engaging, I still managed to get a bunch of other things done! I think I just had a lot of nervous energy about things nd needed to putter.

I got two pots of dye done and two skeins dyed.... though they didn't come out very dark. I need to figure out what the issue is. Maybe I need to mordant harder? Mordant twice! Be more patient about stuff sitting in the dye?

IN one of the cases today I didn't want to because I accidentally used one of my iron-mordant tubs and I didn't want to screw up the wool if there was too much residue :(

I also read up some afterwards and I think I needed to be rougher on my black-eyed susans. The dye was not nearly as green as I was hoping for, and it didn't take up well despite the bath being super dark :/ anyway. I have two pale yellow/green skeins, at least, and one more skein to try out :)

I also baked banana bread!

And I am allllmost done the sleeves on the baby sweater for my cousin :3 then allll the end weaving an blocking, then final assembly.

Tomorrow I need to get cat litter and change out the kitty box, too. I hate not being able to do it on Sunday, but I also don't mind not doing it >.>

I've been keeping friends and folks in Texas in my thought - Harvey is a mess that only looks to get messier. Take care of yourselves!