Every year in the fiber community there's a little competition/challenge called "Tour de Fleece," the basic gist of which is to spin every day of the Tour de France.

I hadn't given it much (read, any) thought, until about a week ago, when Bristol and Maggie snookered me into playing along. I started 3 days late (so 'll go for a few extra days at the end of the Tour), but I've been going strong with my little spindle, diligently spinning each day.

My starting point (July 3):

Earlier this evening (July 14) :

It's a little hard to tell, but the spindle is much fuller -- I promise!!