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The week sure went by quick. I had a lot more planned but didn't have the energy to do it. My hands are still sore from woodcarving, and so I've had to lay off the knitting and crocheting. I'm looking forward to the weekend. My daughter may visit. We'll see.

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Bowmaking Workshop in Pasedena yesterday

I taught 2 women to knit at yesterday's bowmaking gathering. Is knitting a survival skill? It is if you are freezing to death and need to know how to make sweaters, mittens and hats.
Then there are some photos of me with my new bow made by Richard Saffold and the last set of arrows I made.

Then there are some photos of the other archers at the event.

Walking Stick

Tomorrow at the bowmaking workshop I'll be working on my walking stick. I got the stave in Quartzsite for $10. I want to strip the bark off and then carve a face into the top part of it.

Update: I got so busy teaching knitting I never even got to work on my walking stick. All I did was take it out of the truck, then put it back in and bring it home.

Tapo Campground bow making workshop. 

Tapo Campground

I just attended another bowmaking workshop at Tapo Campground (Simi Valley). I was hoping to make an oak bow on Sunday, but all the archers went to compete in the 3D shoot and so we packed up and left, not wanting to wait 2 or 3 hours for everyone to return. It was beautiful out there though.

My Daily Meandering

My Daily Meandering
One of my new blogs featuring photography.

Bowmaking working cont.

There were only 2 women archers there (counting me), but 2 other women happened by to ask questions. Here's a photo of one of them. I hope this post will encourage more women to give archery a try.

bowmaking workshop in Pasedena,CA

I went to a bowmaking workshop today. I'll have to get a good night's sleep before posting anymore photos.

New archery photos

I just got the photos uploaded from the Chamberlain Ranch Rendezvous in Los Olivos CA. Here they are: http://spiralcharms.com/archery.htm

So fast the ends blurred out. 

Overhead spin 

front spin 

Working with staff spinning.  

Leather

I get most of my leather at the Leather Factory. It's in Baldwin Park CA. 1-800-548-6461.

Stormy weather

It's rainy out, so I doubt I'll be able to see tonights Blood Moon (lunar eclipse). I can feel it though. I had wild dreams last night and everytime I stop to think about them I started drifting off to dreamland again.
I love 'weather'. We have so little of it in Calif.

Hand cast silver arrowhead and silver leaf arrow shaft.