[spinning] Chartreuse and Blue Tunis Finished

10oz of Tunis fiber, purchased at Maryland Sheep and Wool in 2018, spun into a light-worsted 2-ply:

It's a lot of yarn. I don't know what I'll do with it, I'm just happy to stash-down my spinning fiber.

I spun this on my Ashford Joy, which is a Joy like the name says.

I started spinning a big sack of seconds from Hello Yarn on my Kromski Minstrel. It's been a little rough going. I've not used this wheel since last year. I have to oil it every time I sit down at it, I had to take it off double drive and switch to scotch tension to get the take-up I like, my Woolee Winder is yanking on the yarn when I reaches the end of the flyer arm and the loop starts going back in the opposite direction... It's all kind of a pain and makes this spinning feel like a chore, rather than a joy. I'm going to have to evaluate my wheels and see if I want to sell any. Or bring it somewhere to have some Spinning Wheel Whisperer tell me what I'm doing wrong...

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The banana chocolate chip oatmeal cookies were a success last night. I doubled this recipe and froze half the dough. The other half I put into the fridge to chill and then I baked off a dozen. I had one and the rest when to the band. Another band practice at the house tonight, so I'll bake off another dozen for this (different) band. I do enjoy baking and then giving all the cookies away.

I made my first compound butter last night with the oh-so-special cultured butter. First of all, this is what a stick looks like cut up (to soften faster):

It looks like cheese. How beautiful is that?

I mixed it with some dulse seaweed flakes (a couple generous tablespoons) and salt (half a teaspoon- which was a little too much).

It's so good- salty/umami. And good for you- lots of vitamins and minerals (although all the butterfat isn't awesome for you... but... worth it). It was great on crunchy multi-grain toast and over some pan sauteed zucchini. I'm keeping my container of dulse flakes on the counter and adding it to everything.