2010 was a year of change in the Spinning Guy's life, and 2011 looks like it may be similar. Right now, though, I'd like to talk about some of the things I'm doing and something I've actually accomplished. Since April of 2010, I have been working for… more »

I've got an excuse! I was here: and here: I rode the metro and walked a lot. I saw this: and that: and the national mall ... At the zoo, I saw these prezewalski's horses I've never seen them before. I remember them f… more »

This is a plug for Pam's new site, ScrappyPam.com. I've mentioned it in the past, but she's finally gotten the blog live. In her "Is that Gauze?" post, you can see how the crocheted scrapbook embellishments I'm talking (in this post, that post, and the o… more »

File this entry under blatant advertising, but it's almost a food and cooking post and occasional food posts are allowed in fiber blogs. Besides, I'm advertising for some people who own alpacas, so this counts as an alpaca post. Ok, I'm cheating, but not… more »

My first serious hobby -- and the first hobby I attempted to turn into a business -- was candlemaking. Every year from junior high until after graduate school, I would commandeer the family kitchen shortly after Thanksgiving, convert it to a candle facto… more »