Monday
Nov242008
Uh oh.
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 4:43AM
I can't lift my arms again. That's what happens when you spend five days lifting very heavy things to shoulder height and keeping them there for several minutes.
You know when you're working out (this requires me to dig deep in my long term memory), and you just can't do one.more.repetition, and you reach complete muscle fatigue? Not just, "I'm tired and want to stop," but, "My muscle is shaking and I can't control it anymore?" Yeah, that's where I am. Except I wasn't trying to work out. Why would I try to work out when my every day life makes it so I can't lift my arms?
Perhaps I will sidetrack you with a picture.
It's a little something I'm working on. I cant' tell you what yet. Mostly because I'm mean, but you knew that already.
Last week, I set up a little photo shoot with my yarn. I actually used props. Most of the time I am against props in yarn photographs. 99.9% of the time, you won't see props in my pictures. Yarn with lollipop? No. Yarn with woodland wildlife? Too risky. Yarn with household grime and clutter? Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Pictures... just a second, where are they... ah-HA! Here we go.
Mulled Wine:
The yarn is one of December's Sock Yarnista colorways, dyed on a superwash Blue Faced Leicester yarn base that I am in love with. The mug is from Shafford, the pattern called "Golden Fruit," for those collectors out there. I love vintage tableware.
Jack Frost:
Do you see the little glint of icy snow crystals in the background? This amuses me, I don't know why. Oh yes I do, it's because I'm easily amused.
To recap:
I can't lift my arms.
I can't tell you anything about this:
Here's some yarn in vintage tableware:
Here's some snowy yarn:
Thank you and goodnight.
You know when you're working out (this requires me to dig deep in my long term memory), and you just can't do one.more.repetition, and you reach complete muscle fatigue? Not just, "I'm tired and want to stop," but, "My muscle is shaking and I can't control it anymore?" Yeah, that's where I am. Except I wasn't trying to work out. Why would I try to work out when my every day life makes it so I can't lift my arms?
Perhaps I will sidetrack you with a picture.
It's a little something I'm working on. I cant' tell you what yet. Mostly because I'm mean, but you knew that already.
Last week, I set up a little photo shoot with my yarn. I actually used props. Most of the time I am against props in yarn photographs. 99.9% of the time, you won't see props in my pictures. Yarn with lollipop? No. Yarn with woodland wildlife? Too risky. Yarn with household grime and clutter? Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Pictures... just a second, where are they... ah-HA! Here we go.
Mulled Wine:
The yarn is one of December's Sock Yarnista colorways, dyed on a superwash Blue Faced Leicester yarn base that I am in love with. The mug is from Shafford, the pattern called "Golden Fruit," for those collectors out there. I love vintage tableware.
Jack Frost:
Do you see the little glint of icy snow crystals in the background? This amuses me, I don't know why. Oh yes I do, it's because I'm easily amused.
To recap:
I can't lift my arms.
I can't tell you anything about this:
Here's some yarn in vintage tableware:
Here's some snowy yarn:
Thank you and goodnight.
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Reader Comments (2)
You really know how to name the colors of your yarns, Sharon! Each one is just perfect. And that's very neat how you showcased them in this post. Maybe your next green yarn could be draped over bare tree branches to look like leaves, then photographed. (Probably too much trouble and then no one would buy your yarn because it would arrive dirty with bits of bark and spider webs in it). Your photography is wonderful too. Wish you were here for Thanksgiving....Love, your mama...
Just beautiful. I love both, but I'm leaning towards loving Jack Frost more. :D