Life Adventures for Miles

We started out strong today, waffle blocks, water balloon/helium balloons, and cooking noodles. Then out weather turned...wetter. now I am all for rain, coming from Arizona it's my favorite thing ever, however, the sky today just couldn't make up its mind. Rain? Grey clouds?Thunder/lightning? Or is it blue skies and sunny? By the end of our outing, it decided to not play favorites and adjusted its weather pattern for all of it. Thus sunny thunder! Luna had a good bit of fun guessing when she could jump about in puddles and when she shouldn't (ie, lightish rain vs sunny thunder). Woot woot!

This weekend (including today) there was a lot of Luna wanting to do everything by herself and alone. A lot of the times we tried engaging in her play, it would be shooed off and/or ignored, lol. Considering most of the time we were out and about or outside it was a bit hilarious (and frustrating) when these independent spurts would occur. As I've mom failed about the distance between her and I A LOT, it was quite amusing keeping that magical distance between letting her be alone and not actually alone. I was told that that was a pretty good indicator of being an only child. Ha! Luckily (unlike her parents) she loves to meet and greet new people and socialize. I hope she doesn't lose it!     

This was a basic how-to manual for basic weaving. I've been interested in this style of weaving for a while and since I don't have any of the reeds used I thought it could work for my yarn too... First, you need the right materials and tools: craft scissors, a hank of reed,  a towel in case the dyed reeds bleed color, a tub for soaking the reeds so they stay pliable, tools for marking, crimping, packing, and measuring, and tools to hold the reads in place (like clothespins/mini clamps). Then you prep the reed for molding (cutting to size, soaking the reed, and bending it in the shape). The "spokes" are the reeds you weave around (the...warp thread I guess) and the weaver reeds would be the ...weft thread, maybe (they are the reeds that make up the basket)? Also, twinning reeds are basically the glue that holds the bottom, sides, or top together. Don't forget that you want the rougher side of the reeds on the inside!  This book also goes through different basket ty