One down, 3 or 4 to go
By admin | June 2, 2009
The Pagosa Springs Fiber Festival was really nice. I did better than last year, and had fun to boot. That’s not to say I was not wiped out by the time I got home! Its a lot easier when Brian goes along and helps does most of the physical work. He didn’t go this time because when we got back from the England trip, we noticed that the dog was really worn out after being at the kennel. She is getting older and I think is not up to having to be away from her house and sleeping somewhere strange. Actually, I think she probably sits on her kennel there and barks at the other dogs the entire time and probably hardly sleeps or eats. For days after we were back she just laid around and had very little energy. It really worried me and I don’t want to subject her to that again if its possible not to, so he stayed home with her.
Here was my booth.
I would have liked to have had a rug, but forgot to get one and really did not have room in the truck. The bed of the truck was piled so high that it was actually comical. Can you believe that I got all that in a Ford Ranger with a step side (narrower bed)? And in case anyone wants to know - gridwall is a pain to put up.
I was next to the same cool people as last year - Skein Train. They have roving from their California Red sheep, and I can’t wait to spin mine (on my new double treadle Matchless, yahoo!)
My loot (I was very restrained this year):
The Nostepinne is incredible. It was made by Brandywine Woodworking.
They are off the grid, and they have the most beautiful spinning tools I have ever seen. Cute kids too. I also traded some dye for several skeins of beautiful hand dyed yarn. I have misplaced the vendor’s card, but I think friend C has one and I will post a link shortly if I can. I can tell you that they are from Arkansas, and very cool people.
My other neighbors in the tent:
I love alpacas.
My poncho even got a blue ribbon!
Next up is the SLV Folk Arts and Fiber Festival in July. I also found out that I am number 1 on the vendor waiting list for the Taos Wool Festival, and should find out this month if anyone is canceling. And Brian is getting more and more stuff put up on the web site, though no yarn yet (soon).
I swear, there are not enough hours in the day for everything we want to do . . . Is it Friday yet?
Happy knitting!
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A Great Weekend
By admin | May 25, 2009
With the holiday, I had a “whole weekend” (i.e. two full days) for the first time since we took our trip to England In February. It was so great! Sunday, which felt like a Saturday, I did all of my favorite things. I knit, while watching BBC films (finished the poncho, whee!); and we took the dog for a nice long walk in the hills, followed by a yummy dinner that we cooked together.
Today, I did even more of my favorite things. We cooked a nice breakfast, I played with the dog outside, went back to working on a Baby Surprise Jacket that I started during the whole fashion show disaster because I needed something simple, and this afternoon we went hiking to one of my favorite places. I am sure you recognize it . . . I’ve posted photos of it so many time before.
Its a waterfall on Pedragosa Creek, a couple of miles from our high country property. Lots of water this time of year!
The trees, flowers, rocks and water just all smell so good - its been raining a lot and everything was so lush, clean and new. Check out Brian’s Flickr page, if you’d like to see more photos of flowers, birds and other things from the hike, as well as some other photos of cacti and fauna he has been taking recently.
I took some photos of the poncho on our rocks. Brian took a couple of me wearing it but they were awful, eek.
The front.
And the back.
I wish tomorrow wasn’t a work day again, but I am certainly grateful for this weekend.
Have a good evening!
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