Snow Day

So today was another day of ski instructing. My day got off to a rocky start. My assigned student didn't show, so I was assigned to another group I then lost. So I joined an adaptive instructor teaching a private lesson solo. He asked me what grade I was in? Like seriously, do I look that fucking young? But he let me tether, which was awesome. Except this kid wanted to go straight down the hill and not turn, and also went into Adventure land, which is basically a fairly easy obstacle course. So we went through the tunnel and between some trees while I was tethering. Which was kind of freaky, but I did okay.

My afternoon lesson didn't show, so I free skied with some other instructors. It was amazing. It was snowing, which I love. There's nothing better than skiing through falling snow while the fresh powder is accumulating. We skied Easter Bowl, which I have previously avoided as it's marked as a double black on the map, and I tend to avoid experts only trails. However, once we got there, I think it's just a single black. It is steep and has trees on it, but it was not that bad. I did get tangled in a tree at one point, but overall, I think I skied well. Jean, our group's fearless leader, gave me a lesson on how to better use my poles. I tend to hold my hands in front of me, which is fine, certainly better than letting them drop behind me, but she was saying I need to focus on "punching" the pole when I turn to help me get more rotation. I've been told this before. It's good to be reminded.

Anyway, we came down and went to the bar and had drinks. I had an "almond ball," hot cocoa with amaretto and Jameson (and whipped cream!). Anyway, here's me with my apres ski drinkee.

The Artist's Way Week One 8

So this is a continuation of the "imaginary lives" exercise. I wanted to pretend to be a yarnie. So I dyed some of my handspun yarn. This was a pretty easy dye, I used vinegar and food coloring, no fancy chemicals. Anyway, here's a picture of my yarn in its dyebath:



I'll post a picture of the finished skein when it's dry.