Fleecy fun

Eight days in and I'm still muddling my way through handspinning with the drop spindle. I've made a few interesting discoveries:

• One can kill amazing amounts of time simply by standing in a living room dangling fleece.


• Concentration enhancers include Mozart's music (in particular, The Marriage of Figaro; I haven't tested any of his other works yet) and the news.


• Distractions include game shows and that cocky feeling one gets after producing a rather passable single while listening to Mozart's music.


• Cats like to chew on wool.


• Cat saliva on fleece is disgusting.


• Come to think of it, cat saliva is disgusting no matter where you find it, but I already knew that.


• Cats are also fascinated by twirling spindles. Sometimes they will try to assist. This is to be avoided by all means possible.


• A hamster may have been a better idea after all. Oh wait, I'm allergic.


• Posting isn't nearly as fun when the photo hoster is down for maintenance.