Living the Home Life

I'm Back

Sorry, I know it's been sinfully long since I last blogged, but things have been a bit crazy this summer, and we've had all kinds of problems staying logged on to do anything, let alone maintain this site.  We did, however, get a new modem, which seems to be helping.

I haven't been babysitting this summer, so I've been able to devote some extra time to spinning, since the garden got flooded out.  Usually this time of year I'm harvesting and preserving, so I'm really at loose ends.

Our county fair is coming up, and I've been rushing around getting health checks for the critters and trying to get the dog show set up.  I'm the 4-H dog show superintendant, and I still haven't pinned anyone down to judge! And on top of that, I have a fair meeting tonight, which makes me look like a real dingdong.  This happens every year, lots of maybes and no definite commitments.  For heaven's sake, they get $100, two free passes, and dinner for about 3 hour's work.  If I didn't run it, I'd do it for sure.  I'm also trying to pin kids down for dog demos.  We do agility and obedience demonstrations periodically throughout the fair, and all the kids are usually booked to the gills with other activities, so it can be hard to get folks.

This year we will have an exciting addition to the sheep and goat barn-llamas.  My son is interested in working with them, and will be demonstrating throughout the fair.  It's hoped that next year, we'll have a show, if we can get time in the arena.  This year though, I'm trying to set up an area big enough for all of us to set up a fiber arts demo area, where we can spin, felt, and weave.  I've been busy making about half a dozen drop spindles for people who want to try spinning, and I'm almost done with my tri-loom.  I would have finished yesterday, but I tapped the nails into one arm of it, and discovered that the ones I bought are too long, so they need to be replaced.  I'm also in the process of setting up a NY Capital Region Fiber Arts blog and accompanying yahoo group, which I will advertise at the fair for folks interested in learning more about spinning, felting, etc.  My plan is to put links to all the local fiber venders to see if we can boost local sales and enthusiasm.  With knitting and crocheting becoming so popular, I'm hoping that people who are interested in using exotic fibers will take some interest in trying to spin them themselves.

Well, that's enough for now.  My new blog will be up soon, and I'll put a link to it for you all to check out.  If any of you are in the Capital District region of NY and have a fiber business you would like to see advertised, or some fiber arts get-together that people could check out, let me know!

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{ 06:48, 2006-Aug-24 } { Posted by BuzyMumof3sons }

I pray you get the help you need for the Dog show!
I wish I wasn't so far north of you as I would love to see your spinning and felting demos!