So many things conspire to keep us away from the needles and knitty noddies and these pages.

Deadlines, fresh interests, the occasional detour into a good read (where is there another one just like it?), household chores and the pursuit of new boots have intervened. 

There's been knitting, a new design, which has me bursting--and miraculously spinning (thanks to the Sunday Spinners!)--but it's all so slow going.

The above is yarn spun from a Fleece Artist roving purchased eons ago that's been languishing on a bobbin these many months. But it's progress.