The Daily for Wednesday May 26, 2021

[kazu]

7 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said:

I got DD’s shawl finished. I’ll post pictures, but they really don’t do it justice.

 

It looks exquisite to me 🙂 She will love it!

[superoma]

8 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said:

Good evening, all! I’m really late to the party today. Yesterday I was so late it seemed better not to post at all! Celebrating the first woman in space and paper airplanes sort of fit into a theme. I’m not sure how senior health fits in, but it’s always worth celebrating. Dinner is very close to what we had. I haven’t been to today’s port.

We were away all day yesterday, with little cell reception. I also didn’t get the planned broom clearing done, so I did extra today. By the time I was done I was much too tired and hungry and headed for the house. Looking up, I saw there was a vulture circling me high up. Seriously? I may have been tired, but it wasn’t THAT bad!

I got DD’s shawl finished. I’ll post pictures, but they really don’t do it justice. After the initial print, I was surprised that the prints were all sepia tones, except for the smaller ferns. They were light green. I gave it an after dye in lichens from our woods. The resulting background shifts colour with the light, from ivory to soft yellow to pale peach. Some of the paler prints also appear and disappear as the light changes. The bigger surprise is that the pH of the dye brought the greens back to the prints. A pH shift will do that sometimes. I will post the pictures, but they really don’t capture the shades at all.

 

After the initial print.

 

With the lichen after dye

 

A closer match to the actual background colour

 

And if anyone was confused, today was Wednesday, aboard a BHB or not!

Very beautiful!

[cat shepard]

10 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Be sure to have a special bottle of your favorite wine to celebrate that night or when you can have wine. 🥂🍷

We need to invent wine flavored pain killers.

[Cruise Suzy]

9 hours ago, kochleffel said:

Since I am unable to take long cruises, I guess that I should withdraw from these threads.

 

Please don't leave us. Everyone has something to contribute. DH and I take only short cruises.

[cat shepard]

9 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said:

Good evening, all! I’m really late to the party today. Yesterday I was so late it seemed better not to post at all! Celebrating the first woman in space and paper airplanes sort of fit into a theme. I’m not sure how senior health fits in, but it’s always worth celebrating. Dinner is very close to what we had. I haven’t been to today’s port.

We were away all day yesterday, with little cell reception. I also didn’t get the planned broom clearing done, so I did extra today. By the time I was done I was much too tired and hungry and headed for the house. Looking up, I saw there was a vulture circling me high up. Seriously? I may have been tired, but it wasn’t THAT bad!

I got DD’s shawl finished. I’ll post pictures, but they really don’t do it justice. After the initial print, I was surprised that the prints were all sepia tones, except for the smaller ferns. They were light green. I gave it an after dye in lichens from our woods. The resulting background shifts colour with the light, from ivory to soft yellow to pale peach. Some of the paler prints also appear and disappear as the light changes. The bigger surprise is that the pH of the dye brought the greens back to the prints. A pH shift will do that sometimes. I will post the pictures, but they really don’t capture the shades at all.

 

After the initial print.

 

With the lichen after dye

 

A closer match to the actual background colour

 

And if anyone was confused, today was Wednesday, aboard a BHB or not!

Exquisite, Laura!

[cat shepard]

9 hours ago, kochleffel said:

 

Since I am unable to take long cruises, I guess that I should withdraw from these threads.

Please do not feel that way. If you have to withdraw, then so do I. And I do NOT want to.