Survey Says ... MeMe!

1. FIRST NAME?
Terri

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
I was named after my dad.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
I can't remember the last time.

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I'm told my printing looks like a school teachers. I never cursive.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?
It varies.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I hope so.

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
Not a formal journal but I do take lots of notes on pads.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
No. They were taken out when I was 22.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Yes, but it would need to be a special place. Definitely not from some crane in a parking lot.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
I mostly eat Honey Nut Cheerios.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes. More like strong on the outside and soft on the inside.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Pumpkin.

14. SHOE SIZE?
Mostly 8 sometimes 8 ½.

5. RED OR PINK?
Red.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Sometimes I speak what I'm feeling.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My grandmother.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Nope.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue jeans, mint green, none.

20. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Cereal.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

Nothing.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Some shade of blue.

23. FAVORITE SMELL?
My dogs.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My attorney. She's handling an insurance loss.

25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
Calming nature.

26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from?
Yes.

27. FAVORITE DRINK?
Diet Coke.

28. FAVORITE SPORT?
Running long distances. I used to run marathons.

29. EYE COLOR?
Hazel.

30. HAT SIZE?
Not sure.

31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Used to, but I had eye surgery about 8 years ago. Now, I wear reading glasses.

32. FAVORITE FOOD?
Anything with pumpkin in it.

33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings.

35. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Fall is my favorite but if I have to pick it would be Winter.

36. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs.

37. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Anything with pumpkin :-) .

38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
?

39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
?

40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
The New Work of Dogs by Jon Katz.

41. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?

Nothing.

42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
20/20.

43. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
Native American Music.

44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES?
Beatles.

45. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME?
Europe. Although Maui is probably farther.

46. WHAT’S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?
I'm not afraid to take on any challenge.

47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Bethesda, Maryland.

48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Nobody. I copied it from Vanessa.

Waterford Fair

The Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit (October 6-8, 2006) a.k.a. Waterford Fair is now over. The fair has been run by the Waterford Foundation since 1943. The Quakers arrived in Waterford, VA in 1733. The Colonial-era village of Waterford is a National Historic Landmark, which has remained intact and is a delight to visit and walk the streets. You can take a virtual tour of the village online.

The Waterford Fair included top-notch artisans, demonstrations, and musicians. In addition, there were Colonial encampments and Civil War re-enactors (8th Virginia Infantry the same regiment as my Carter ancestors). Each day 4 different historic homes were open for guided tours. Now for some sampling of pictures (click any picture to enlarge).

Vanessa came up from Florida to attend the fair. She brought along her newly finished Marina. It's just gorgeous and fits her beautifully. Hers was knit using the new Virtual Yarns undersea garden colors using 2-ply Hebridean wool and mine is being knit with the old Scottish Collection colors using Jamison + Smith 2-ply jumperweight shetland wool. It was interesting seeing them in a side-by-side comparison. The newer colors look deeper and richer to me. I liked both colorways.That's Vanessa on the right (and you know who on the left). We had a wonderful time and I throughly enjoyed spending time with her.
Melissa who I took my tartan weaving class from. Melissa is a member of the Waterford Weavers Guild as well as the Blue Ridge Spinners and Weavers Guild.

Tartan Class

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I attended a Tartan Weaving workshop led by Melissa Weaver-Dunning. Before class we warped our individual looms. Everyone picked their own tartan pattern. In the workshop we worked round robin sampling each others warp. This was a wonderful opportunity to work on different looms.

Melissa Weaver-Dunning is sitting at the second loom on the left.Beth Wilson, the president of the Blue Ridge Spinners & Weavers, is working on my loom which is the first loom on the right.After cutting the sample tartans off the looms we put them on the table in piles sorted by weaver.Melissa did a talk on the origins of tartan patterns as well as a session on designing a tartan warp. I loved the class and now I'm hooked on tartans.

Here are 4 of the 13 samples. Click on any picture to enlarge.