Thursday, May 17, 2012

Pierre, the Cat

I realized this morning that I have not introduced our cat, Pierre, to the blogging world.  He's been quite interested in my weaving projects and sustainable fashion books (see pictures below).  

I used to foster kittens for the Pierce County Humane Society.  A little over 4 years ago, I cared for two male kittens - siblings.  They looked quite different from one another, and my husband and I fell in love with them.  That was the end of my fostering days.  Unknown to us, Pierre was mostly a Norwegian Forest cat.  He developed tufts of fur between his paws and in his ears as well as growing a long bushy tail, somewhat like a squirrel's. His brother, Whiskers, was a short hair with beautiful markings and a quiet, shy personality.  Sadly, at 15 months, Whiskers was diagnosed with cancer and didn't live much longer.

Pierre has been the most affectionate cat I have ever owned.  Actually, at times he acts more like a dog.  He greets us at the door when we arrive home, flips over, and wants his stomach petted.  He frequently takes naps with me; or maybe I do with him.  It seems that whenever I am reading one of my required course books, writing a paper, or working on a project such as weaving, he decides it's lap time.  Recently he decided that the cubby hole of my desk was a suitable area for viewing my progress.  Why the name Pierre when he's Norwegian?  As a kitten, he would come running and stick his face in any wine glass that happened to be placed on the coffee table.  We thought a French name suited him perfectly!


Pierre viewing table loom




Pierre in the cubby hole



Latest pin weaving progress


Saturday, May 5, 2012

Final NFC Meeting

Tuesday was our last Needlecrafts for Charity meeting for this school year.  We reminisced about the past year, reviewed all we had accomplished, and bounced around some ideas for next year.  Lee generously provided pizzas and pop.  Of course, we did get a little knitting done.  Kim taught Jacob how to knit - yay!  a new knitter in our group.  Next year we plan to have a serger, so we can easily create many more projects.  Cat mats (sewn or knitted) and stuffed animals were mentioned as favorite projects for 2012/2013.

I've finished my last book (of 10) for this quarter. It was a fascinating read on eco-fashion.  It's quite sad to discover what is involved in the supply chain for producing a garment. 

I'm continuing to weave each week.  The pin weaving has proven to be quite labor intensive; it's difinitely a good movie watching project.  I'm very curious to see how it will look when finished.

More later......



Needlecrafts for Charity Members: Kim, Lee, Jacob, Heather
                                                         Jackie, Charlotte



Kim teaching Jacob to cast on




Pin Weaving - May 2