Motivation ... or lack of!

So, I finally got round to warping the loom, well, half of it anyways!  My problem is motivation, I don't have any!  I also have an extremely low boredom threshold and need lots of different activities to keep me interested.  All this doesn't bear well for achieving any goals....like starting the weaving project.  The main problem is the internet.  I love surfing, facebook, blogging and I'm very good at using them to get out of doing what I'm supposed to be doing.  I am the Queen of Procrastination!

At this moment in time, when I'm supposed to be warping, I'm surfing and blogging.  Trying to find some leather thong to tie my spinning wheel connecting rod to the treadle.  String breaks withing 5 minutes of use and wire doesn't last much longer.  I'm hoping leather will do the trick.  However, finding some cheap enough is a problem.  I shall keep looking though.

Anyway, my eldest daughter and her boyfriend are taking hubby and myself out for a Harvester meal tonight so I think I had better start getting ready.  I'm not driving so I can have a glass...or two...of wine, yummy! :)

If you're lucky I won't blog again for a couple of days...if not, you'll just have to put up with alcohol infused nonsense!  Tally-ho, orf I go.  Have a great night fellow bloggers! ;)

Are Humans Clever Or Just Destroyers Of Worlds?

I've just read an article, of which the link is below, about ways of cooling the Earth by 1-2 degrees.  Don't get me wrong, I'm all for saving the planet.  I consider it to be very high on my list of priorities, otherwise, what's the point in having a list of priorities without a planet?  But, I sometimes wonder whether these 'clever' sorts are doing more harm to the planet than good with some of their wacky ideas.

Instead of spending hundreds of billions of pounds on creating a massive volcano effect (which could have catastrophic adverse effects on our food sources!) why don't they spend a few billion pounds on building spaceships that can take us all to another planet to live while the Earth Mother does what she does best and heal herself without us parasitic humans causing her to become dis-eased!

Or maybe she'll resolve the problem herself and destroy the bacteria infesting her body.  As humans and the guardians of this planet for future generations we have to do something soon to reverse the damage that we have caused.  We all need to re-connect with the Earth, to not take what we have for granted because it wouldn't take much for it to be taken away and then how would we feed ourselves or clothe ourselves?  It's a frightening thought.

However, here's the article that provided the seed of deep thought for me today!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/feb/06/artificial-volcano-cool-planet-sun?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038

Pagan Sun Worshippers

I really want to attend this next Imbolc or at least start one here in the south. :) ✯

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096842/Imbolc-Festival-2012-Pagan-sun-worshippers-battle-winter-traditional-ceremony.html

Loom of Doom!

A long time ago (last summer), in a galaxy far, far away (Winchester) I bought a 4 shaft loom from an eBay seller for £50 with a view to weaving wider pieces.  It's a Dryad table loom and was in a bit of a bad state which you couldn't tell from the photos on eBay but I've given it a bit of clean and that's as far as I've got with it.  I have every intention of using, there's just one problem......it terrifies me! :)

I've never warped a 4 shaft loom before so I've had a nosey round You Tube while I've been building up courage to tackle the beast.  Today I'm taking the shafts out so I can add more heddles because it doesn't look like it has enough for what I want to do.  The long suffering Phil (hubby) thinks I should start off with something simple, like, only using 2 shafts to start off with.  You'd think after 25 years of marriage he'd know by now that I never do anything the easy way!.....TUT!  I have every intention of using all 4 shafts because I know if I can conquer that, my nerves about tackling any project will evaporate.

So, that's my plan for today.....wish me luck....and I'll let you know how I get on.  You never know I may even post a photo of my achievements ;)

Right...*deep breath*...I'm going in and I may be some time!  ✯

The Vale

My friend and I decided to go for a walk up to the Vale today.  The Vale is where our Grove meets to perform ritual.  It was a really strange feeling seeing as I had already decided to step away from the Grove for a while.  We set up an altar and started an impromptu ritual.  It didn't quite go to plan though as we were two women on our own and my friend thought she saw somebody watching us through the trees.  It turned out to be a Ranger but he moved on when he realised we weren't going to set fire to the trees...we're always very careful and carry water with us just in case we do have a mishap with a candle.  The Rangers know us up there and rely on us to inform them of any vandalism.  Then two guys walked into the Grove and started talking to us while we were in the middle of the ritual.  It was quite amusing when they realised... one of them wanted to join us and the other got a bit scared and said he had no problems with Druids but he was atheist.  His friend looked really disappointed when he wasn't allowed to join us :-).

After a rather hasty ritual we decided to take a shortcut to a field at the back where you can sometimes find antlers.  We followed a path taken by deer which more often than not led nowhere so we had to clamber over tree branches and through brambles.  It was quite the unexpected adventure.  And as it happens, we didn't find any antlers.  Maybe we'll have more luck next time.  On a warmer day...with no mud!  At least the threatened snow didn't come!  You've got to be grateful for small mercies ;-)