O Fortuna*
It’s Saturday….a Spin-In at the Guild.
I continue the ‘love-hate’ relationship with my spinning wheel. Okay, hate is too strong a word for it, but a ‘love-not-so-love’ reference doesn’t quite sound right.
Today though, I’ve moved toward the ‘love’ end of the continuum (or at least to the ‘like’ stage) for my little ‘home-made-fashioned-after-a-Moswolt-the-brand-no-one’s-ever-heard-of’ wheel performed quite admirably in the room full of Louets. Yep, my little fella was a bit noisy and clickety while the big boys spun quietly and smoothly, but I was proud of the handspun yarn piling up on my spool. So, I think my fortunes are improving for hanging in there with the little wheel I own.
And in the spirit of good fortune, I returned home to find this little gift fashioned by Daughter-Kate’s busy ten-year-old hands, with a little help I think. My very own gargantu-plate-sized fortune cookie!
Complete with fortunes…
‘To Mama, I hope you like them. Love you, Kate’
‘Your fortune is that you love knitting and you ar(e) fun.’
(such wisdom written in familiar seven-year-old handwriting!)
Yes, my fortunes are good indeed.
*Post title postscript:
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff between 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection ‘Carmina Burana’. The best-known movement is the “O Fortuna” chorus that opens and closes the piece. Like the song. You’ve probably heard it. Unfortunately, it’s usually the scary-sounding music in a horror film.
Looking good! And you are right.I have never heard of that brand of wheel.
04 Mar 2007 at 3:34 pm
Carmina Burana *is* scary-sounding music! I had the mis-fortuna to be roped into singing in it a few years ago (college duty etc). It didn’t make much sense to me when we were rehearsing it, but getting to see it performed live made it all worthwhile. The tenor soloist that did it with us was a complete nutter. He has a solo all to himself at one point. If I remember correctly, it’s about things blossoming in the spring, and I think there’s an analogy of the duckling into a swan. Well, our soloist, when it came to his turn, JUMPED out of his seat and threw piles of feathers into the air while he shrieked his heart out. The feathers slowly wafted down around him much to the (hidden from audience) considerable amusement of our conductor (and very not hidden) hilarity of the choir and orchestra. He was a nut, but the only part I can remember now! The meaning of the lyrics are worth checking out, they are really durty
04 Mar 2007 at 4:24 pm
Plus, it was written by a monk. Don’t know if he was defrocked for it, but … well, it’s a work which harkens back to pagan rites of Spring and such. I think, personally, that it’s a work which is probably better performed by recovering Finnish Shouting Choir members, because it is really so … shouted at some points. Love it, though.
What was the fortune cookie made of?
04 Mar 2007 at 6:34 pm
Carmina Burana is one of my DH’s favorite works of music. Me, I’m more of a Baroque person. I love your wheel. As long as you’re happy with your yarn, then your wheel is successful at what it does! And please tell Kate that her fortune cookie is very clever.
05 Mar 2007 at 5:05 am
Oh I LOVE Oh Fortuna! Its one of those songs that just sends shivers down your spine!
Sorry I didn’t make it on Saturday, I was feeling really bad about not making it. Your spinning looks great though! What fleece did you use for this batch?
05 Mar 2007 at 9:46 am