I'm so excited about the workshop tomorrow - 'Design your own Baltic Mitten" - I'm using my Wednesday group as guinea pigs to test out the content - bless them.  We're all bringing food to share - should be great fun.  (Though need to go prepare my handouts NOW).  Kihnu Troi cast on and vikkel braids RULE!

But I'm also feeling a little bit better about the various tasks I've been procrastinating about: - 

I've finished the Guild of Weavers Spinners Dyers' Summer School write up for Yarn Maker - Dot is very patient with me.  Probably be better if she wasn't!

I'm also back up in the attic getting the undercoat on the walls and ceiling: the fine spatter of white paint freckling my cheeks looks very fetching!  I have a deadline for this - Christmas.  If it's not done by then the 'stuff' in the spare room is going up there regardless - according to the other half.  Eek, he's so strict!  After all, I've only been putting it off since February.

I'm pleased about having ordered business cards from 'Goodprint' and flyers from 'FlyerZone' advertising my Knitting 101 classes in Exeter and Kingsteignton starting in January.  I've ordered some extra (250!) flyers to promote my pet fur spinning business too.  Looking forward to seeing how they turn out.  I'm offering a 15% discount until April next year to see if that brings some more pet fur my way.   Spinning Kyla's fur was such fun, I'm looking forward to tackling some more.

The Retreat is FULL!  Wasn't that quick?

Have also been up to the Phoenix to book a room for a new 101 course in Exeter.  IT's expensive - but I think it'll be worth it.  Got to speculate to accumulate I suppose.  I'm going to run the course as cheaply as I can, but inevitably it will be more expensive than running one at Hobbycraft in KIngsteignton, or even at Ruth's in the village.  STILL - this is all very exciting and I'm SO looking forward to enabling more people in knitting (and spinning too, mwah ha ha ha!).

I've been to a new Spinning Group - with Yule Somme on a Thursday - at her new Studio in Moretonhampstead - excellent company, even if I didn't learn much.  I enjoyed the opportunity to spin uninterrupted by the thought of having to do housework.

And I've started spinning pet hair.  I hope to do more of this in the future.  Anyone who knows me can't miss that I LOVE DOGS.  And to spin their fur into beautiful yarn which can be made into mementoes that will make their owners even happier is just WUNNERFUL.  I've just read that back.  How gushingly awful.  But really - spinning fur has to be the ultimate in recycling - better made into luscious yarn than all over the carpet - right?

Have started taking bookings for this second retreat at Eggesford Barton House, Mid Devon - and there are 14 people signed up for it already.  15 including me!  There were 17 of us altogether, last year, so we're nearly fully booked.  However - if last year is anything to go by, that can change.  Contact me for more details if you're interested - or go to the Tutleymutley and Wrigglefingers forum on Ravelry.   Prices vary according to accommodation, with the cheapest being those willing to share a triple room.  However, it WILL be less than £200 inclusive.  
We self cater - and were massively over catered last year.   Hopefully that should be better organised this year.  
Plans: pot luck supper Friday night.  Continental breakfasts - cereal, croissants, toast and jams, cheese and ham.
Saturday - hang loose - or maybe visit John Arbon's Mill, if he'll have us, as it's only about 20mins away.
left over lunch - cold collations.  Saturday evening - curry!  
Sunday - outing - not sure where but am going to contact Sue Blacker to see if she'll have us?  Pub lunch.  Share transport.
Sunday evening - I'll cook.
Monday - clear up and move on out.