Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Two Kinds of Joy


Well....this is my brandy new antique wheel!!!! I am so excited about it that I could scream. My dear niece's husband brought it over after I returned from Claudia's blogger get together Sunday. My nephew's father heard that I was a spinner and gave me the wheel!!! I'll have to find a flyer, bobbins and a whorl for it, but I still love it. I am just soooooo lucky.

The other joy this week is watching my Amaryllis bloom; it helps to cure the winter doldrums for me every year. My mom and I always start forcing bulbs every January and discuss their progress. This morning she told me that she already has three blooms while I have only two blooms.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh what a beauty that wheel is!

Anonymous said...

nice wheel!! Just think, the worst you can do in the amaryllis race is second, not third this year :)

Beth S. said...

Oh my word. A surprise wheel! Does life get any better than that? I submit that it does not.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous "new" wheel. How does one go about getting parts for an antique? Inquiring minds and all...

Vicki Knitorious said...

Go ahead and scream -- looks like you've got good reason!! Lovely new/old wheel.

vanessa said...

whoohoo on the wheel! have you talked to dave paul at the merlin tree about replacing the missing bits?

Maggie said...

I love your new wheel. Nice to meet you last Sunday!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful new wheel--I wish you much spinning happiness with it. I have my eye on that gorgeous Amaryllis you got to bloom--fabulous!