Let's see, what have I done this week? I finally moved all the totes of china out of the hallway and living room. I made sure a couple of the totes were secure enough and then re-packed two. The one tote had fallen when a couple of the cats knocked into it. Several dinner plates broke along with a bread plate and a couple saucers. I was quite disappointed by the dinner plates breaking as those are arguably the most important part of the set. But it was quite a large set to begin with so I still have service for six. The other tote I repacked is the partial set I retrieved from my grandmother's estate. I don't know much about the set other than no one else in the family wanted it and my aunt had already claimed some of the larger pieces from it. I did some rudimentary research on it yesterday from the back stamp. It's a Howard Laughlin print called Virginia Rose and the vast majority of it was manufactured in 1948. So my guess is this was her wedding chin
Quick update from me. I've been working on the Boo Knits Halloween MKAL, so no pictures I can share yet. I'm not quite finished with the first clue yet. I got sidetracked by a unit project for the Communications class. I hope to finish clue 1 when I get home from work today. I returned my defective yarn winder and the new one I ordered arrived yesterday. I grabbed a couple hanks of yarn I intend to knit soonish to test it out. The gear is totally enclosed, the yarn guide has two selectable positions but doesn't pivot so there is no possibility of it falling. The winder itself has more range on its clamp and can clamp quite tightly to whatever table I choose to use. It wound the two hanks I grabbed with ease, and it was smooth and quiet. I'm much happier with this one. That's really it from me. It was a busy work week and any extra time I've had has been spent on the MKAL. Until later, happy crafting. -Q