"All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind." --Martin H. Fischer

I don't cook, but my kitchen has become my laboratory.

I feel like the mad scientist, throwing things into boiling pots and hovering to see what will happen.

I hope I don't blow up the house! Actually, I am being very careful and using eco-friendly methods of dyeing.

On Sunday at breakfast, I looked up at my spent mother's day bouquet (a gift from Em and the girls). It was time for the compost heap. But wait! Look at those petals! They still have color in them! What would happen if ...

I am cold processing these wraps. The three bundles on the left are purple and pink hyacinth blossoms, either wrapped, or folded then wrapped, and tied with string. The bundle on the right is from red tulip petals! I had color before I could even wrap it up! They are not supposed to be unwrapped for a week, but I have so much color already. Okay. Hold on. I can't stand it any longer.

 

These are the little blossoms that gave all that wonderful color! Now it is hung it to dry for a couple of days before rinsing.

I had to put a line in the house because of all the darn rain! (The Professor has been working in the garage lately. I think he's building an ark!)

The colors are lovely. I hope they last. I haven't read anywhere about dyeing with hyacinths or tulips. The Professor says, "I guess this means you will be planting bulbs in the fall."

I taught a knitting class yesterday: Socks on Two Circular Needles. We had such a good time. I forgot in just a short time how much I love to teach; to pass on what I have learned. Besides teaching them the magic loop method of knitting socks on two needles, I taught them a new cast-on, how to tell if the stitch is on the needle backward and how to correct it, and how to take stitches out without taking them off your needle. I always learn so much more when I teach; I love the problem-solving part of knitting!

Pleasant the Pheasant stopped by this morning to say hello.

But then my sheepies reminded him it was their pasture, and to please move along!

The sheepies are growing into their haircuts and don't look so much like aliens. Georgie has completely recovered. I think he was limping last week just to get some extra peppermints and scritchies! (Just kidding).

I am sending a big hug along with this post so you don't have to go around limping!

Fleece,

Abu