Spinning & Cast Iron Peach Cake & a Little Catch Up

   I have been spinning up a bag of baby fawn alpaca fiber the last couple of days. I had purchased it last year at Fiber U for the purpose of blending it with some of the bison fibers I have. I decided I didn't like that-the bison fiber was getting lost. and actually some of this alpaca roving is so difficult to draft out that it almost seems like it got felted a bit. kinda strange though.
   When I was spinning the rolags from class-I had an ahaa moment with the spinning on my drop spindle. I have been struggling on improving my yarn-getting it finer and more even. I am not there yet but I am happy with my progress with this alpaca fiber. Still not all even, but much better-finally lol I actually like the uneveness in the hand spun yarn though-will be nice to weave with.

This is very very soft yarn I am hoping to weave up some scarves this late fall into winter-gotta get my looms going again.

    I did get the rest of the tomatoes etc put up into pint jars-made it more chunky and without the cumin spice-will use it in our refried beans and other Mexican dishes.

   I have been going kinda crazy the last couple months-gaining weight for no reason, just not feeling as energetic as I always am and just not feeling myself. Bugging my doctor to "fix this" ha ha after a couple tests and some changes in thyroid medicine              and then no medicine for awhile-we have discovered my thyroid has totally quit working. So I am thinking perhaps it will be easier to control with medicine only and not with medicine and some of my own. Don't know what this means exactly going forward and so far have not found information online.
   Kinda relieved that I have been right all along-but can't get in to see the specialist til November-that is just craziness to me.  Oh well now I know my weight gain is not only because I am a senior (what my doctor kept telling me) but because of this.  So I will eat accordingly-less food ha ha
   I wasn't going to go personal on my blog-but sometimes just feels good to type this up and get it out like talking to all of you that read this as a friend-we are pretty secluded in our woods. I have always said since retiring most of my best friends are inside my computer now.

   I have a small pickle batch going that takes different brines for 2 weeks-I am half way on those.

  I had not made us any sweets for some time as we are both working on losing weight and eating lots less carbs.  However I wanted a treat so I decided to grab a cast iron skillet and make a fresh peach upside down gluten free cake. It turned out delicious

I amazed myself that I could still flip this cast iron over on to a handmade pottery plate without breaking anything or messing up the cake It baked up so pretty

The cake was still warm when I snagged a piece so the whipped cream was melting Yum-wish I could share a piece with all of you

   On the paper texture  on the hallway-I managed to get that wall done up to where I needed a ladder before Fiber U classes. After the classes I got the ceiling painted with kilnz-now I am at the part where I need to stretch and add the tissue paper with the wallpaper paste-I will be getting back to that soon.  We will be back to hot and humid by tomorrow so will be indoors again for most of the day again.

  Hubs got to go night fishing with his friends last night-for catfish. They caught a bunch so I am thinking fried catfish dinner will be coming up soon-we are all ready for another one of those.

  Still working on the hand quilting but now I have switched to spinning for a bit-it really relaxes me with my drop spindle-love it.

I think I am caught up now 😊
Good night all and Good morning to my friends over the ocean and else where