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May 30, 2005
Fulla Fibah.
Anne and I had a grand time at the Massachusetts Sheep & Wool! It was really small, but it made it very manageable for an afternoon. We walked around, took our time and got to see everything!
I took a lot of pictures. Seriously.
This one's the Bune's favorite. He wants this guy on a t-shirt. (I heart Llamas)
And with their mama! See the resemblance?
Who says sheep aren't politically active? Look! They're holding a little rally!
(oh that's terrible. but I couldn't resist. I mean - look at those coats! If I ever have sheep, their coats will be all sorts of colors or animal print or something. No white hoods......)
Thes festival was a blast. I will never get over how amazing it is to watch tiny, little kids lead around huge animals! We met some really friendly folks and - as always - I learned a buinch from chatting with people and just watching others spin!
Here are some beautiful painted rocks we stopped to see on our way back from the festival.
These were painted by Keith Harmon Snow of www.allthingspass.com
. He was holding a tag sale to benefit his human rights work in
Africa. I urge all of you to go take alook at his site - he is taking
part in an incredible human rights effort in Congo. If anyone can
donate to this cause, I encourage you to do so. Iwas a bit short on
cash while I was there, but will be making a Paypal donation on his
site as soon as payday hits.
Here are some more pics I snapped while we were there. I could not have asked for a more amazing scene to shoot.
We made another stop on the way home where I met Buddy. Isn't he just the bee's knees??? He was a giant and a lovebug. Of course, he was so busy greeting people that I didn't get a very good picture of him... still not quick enough with the camera for those good action shots!
And of course, a gratuitous shot of my stash enhancement. Spin spin spin!
Here we see (from the left, clockwise) Yummy pink Bunny Blend (angora merino) from Acker's Acres, Some a purple and blue mohair nylon blend from Barneswallow Farms, a silk cap from A Touch of Twist, a fawn colored alpaca silk blend (also from Barneswallow), a red hank of Ingeo (It's made from corn, people!) from Abi's Web, and some merino tencel blend in "Grass" from The Sheep Shed.
I'll leave you with a picture of a very shady looking sheep. This guy's got something up his sleeve.... or ..mmm.. up his fleece.
Posted by Sarah at 6:32 PM
May 27, 2005
Baa!
So, Anne and I are hopping in her car tomorrow morning and driving to Cummington, MA for the Massachusetts Sheep and Wool Festival!
Time to plump up that fiber stash! But, just a little bit - on accounta I am wretchedly poor. But that won't keep me from mulling around, petting sheep and taking me some pictures!
Still no interweb at home, but the Bune is promising he will have us up and running by Sunday, so I hope to have some knitting pics up soon!!!
My Gypsy Mesh Pullover is coming along very nicely! I'm about 3/4 of the way through the front piece.
I also just started swatching for the Ballet T Shirt from Teva Durham's Loop-D-Loop.... YUM! I am attempting to use some GGH Boboli I acquired from a trade - it is soooo soft!
And I'm working on a secret little somethin' for my Pop for Father's Day.... So the needles are flyin in the Land o' Stitch! And after tomorrow, I am hoping to get some spinning time in this long weekend. :)
I'm off to pet baby goats! YEE!
Posted by Sarah at 1:43 PM | Comments (1)
May 23, 2005
Aléatoire
Ack. No internet this weekend! Yick! How does one live???? Hoping it will be up and running when I get home tonight... I was planning on putting up some pictures......... but alas! I must sneak in a little internet time at work which means, no pics! In response to all the questions regarding that BEAUTIFUL roving I picked up in Maryland - I haven't touched the stuff yet! I'm still working on the Wensleydale and Corriedale I had picked up before the festival.... Which, I think is a good thing, since I've heard tell that merino is trickier to spin with... I want as much practice on easier wools as possible before I try to spin that yummy fluff and wreck it! However, my greatest crafty accomplishment this week was hands down..... drum roll please, Animal ...... teaching my sister, Mary, to knit!!! She is a natural! (Should we be surprised?) She's already off and running - working on a little bag with wooden handles. And she already has her next project lined up. And that yarn stash has suddenly gotten a lot bigger! Hmmm...... These are the warning signs, people! She's HOOKED! By the way, did anyone else make a point to watch the Muppets Wizard of Oz on Friday night? Am I the only Muppet geek out there? Kaitlyn? Back a gal up here... Well, I watched it! And I liked it! I think they need to bring back the Muppet Show. They don't even need to make new ones - just put some re-reuns on for crying out loud! It says something when a 27 year old woman is willing to re-arrange her whole weekend so she can home on a Friday night to catch a glimpse of a bunch of puppets, I'd say they were in demand! ARE YOU LISTENING, DISNEY???? Probly not. Oh and by the way...... EPISODE III WAS AMAZING! I'm not ready to relinquish my fave of the trilogies yet (Empire still has my heart.... but I'm thinking it might be sentimental at this point....), but there is no doubt that this is by far the best of the prequels. And I'll have a fist fight with anyone who says different. I mean it, too! What?! Want some? :)
Posted by Sarah at 3:36 PM | Comments (5)
May 13, 2005
Fluff
Here's a looksie at the fluffy stuff I picked up in Maryland!
Here's 8oz of multi color merino I snagged from Firesong Fibers - YUM!
And here is one pound of merino from a place that I cannot remember..... I am going to ply these two colors ... together!!!!!!! Fantastic!
And while we're on the topic - did you know that the New Hamshire Sheep and Wool Festival is this weekend??? Oh, I was tempted by Anne - but my tired bones prevailed. No 3 hour drives this weekend, please!
However..... I think I will make the 2 hour trek to the Massachusetts Sheep and Wool Fest at the end of the month! Perhaps I'll have some Scissorina company? I hear day trip!
And there's the Fiber Frolic in Maine next month! Well, it seems I have a couple of things to tide me over until Rhinebeck.... :)
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May 11, 2005
One Lazy Lady of Leisure
Well, I certainly live up to the name! I am officially the LAST person in Blog-land to post about her trip to Maryland Sheep and Wool!
After much harassment from all sides, I'll get right to it!
I HEART WOOL! And sheep! And bunnies and alpacas and llamas! And most of all GOATS! How can anyone resist their charms???? Call me a crunchy granola tree hugger, but I can't get enough!
We had a fantastic time. We took the scenic route to Maryland, so Christine, Mel, Mary, Anne and I lived up to our true leisurely lady potential and arrived a whopping 4 hours late into Baltimore. Who knew the Garden State Parkway wasn't the same as the New Jersey Parkway? Apparently everyone but us. Hee hee. And if I may I divert from the topic at hand for a moment, what the hell is with the 35 cent tolls every two miles in New Jersey?!?!?!?! AAAAAAH! I've never seen such a thing. Pure rage friends, pure! But, I digress....
We arrived to the Wharf Rat fashionably late (how else?? People, if we are anything, we are fashionable.) Fantastic place - fantastic beer! Here's the gang all togetha:
Here we is (from the left): Christine, Mary, yours truly, Kaitlyn, Joy, and Sandra.
We stayed up late, Christine grabbed two guys off the street to be our guides (they turned out to be nice guys - swear!), we drank, we blabbed - it was great! It is a really funny feeling to meet in the flesh a bunch of gals you've only known through blogs and emails. I actually expected it to be weird, but I felt comfortable very quickly with this crew! How can you not feel comfy with a gang of uber liberal crafters when you are one yourself? :)
The next morning it was on to the festival!
We met up with a mob of bloggers at 12:30 - wow! There sure are a lot of us! That was really cool - we chatted it up with Rose and Dana who were both really cool chicks. Rose owns Yarnivore in Brooklyn and it will be top of my list of shops to scope out next time I'm in the cit-ay! (subliminal message: buy lots of stuff at Rose's shop on accounta she is a cool girl!!)
I got a chance to make some new friends... who I decided to name! 
I'll take some pics of the faboo roving I picked up to further my newest obsession hobby. I can't wait to spin this stuff UP UP UP! By the by, both Joy and Sandra gave in to the obvious need to spin yarn and bought themselves spindles and some of the fluffy stuff! (I'd like to note that this clear lack of willpower was displayed in the very first booth we stepped foot in - har har har. You girls are my kind of crafters.) I cannot wait to see their progress. And I can't wait to convert the rest of the Scissor Squad into fiber-holics as well. I believe an addiction to fiber-hol is a healthy one indeed.
Alright, pics of the enhanced stash tomorrow! That's right - I'm back on track! My little vacation spilled over into the week and into waaaay too many aspects of my life... ie laundry, cooking dinner, cleaning, and other various deligthful activities. But, we all must come back someday I suppose.... Blech!
I can't wait for RHINEBECK! Baaaaa.
OH! And check out the other girls' sites for the FULL array of pictures! We're talkin shirtless men with nipple rings people! Oh, forgot to mention that, did I? Oops! We did have a good time out on Friday!
Posted by Sarah at 6:37 PM | Comments (1)
May 6, 2005
Gone Fishin'
We're off to Maryland Sheep and Wool!
Hope to see a whole lot of you tonight at the Wharf Rat in Baltimore! Click on the bottle of JD to the left if you need the skinny!
I'll make my full report on Sunday when I'm back....
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
In the words of Christine, "I'm off like a prom dress!"
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May 4, 2005
Swappin Booty
Last night we held the first ever Secret Scissor Sister Swap with the Hat City Scissor Squad!
What a ridiculously good time. Oh my God. There are details and a ton of pics over at the Squad Blog so go check it out post haste!
I took some pics of my gift to Julie so I could add them to my gallery. She makes the MOST AMAZING monsters you will ever see! (go check out the Squad Blog for proof. You'll freak.) So, I decided to go with a monster theme and made her a set of 12 monster stitch markers and a toothy little monster puch to eat them up.
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May 1, 2005
Will YOU be there?
It's the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, bay-bee! My sister Mary and our fellow scissorina Anne will be piling into a car on Friday afternoon with my favorite Boozehag, Christine, and her pally gal Pam and we will make our way down to Maryland!!!!
Need something to do that Friday night?
Kaitlyn created a kickass e-vite with all the details, so check it out and let us know you're comin!
I'm serioulsy psyched! I can't wait to meet all the gals I've been emailing with for a while now - it will be cool to see who shows up! COME ONE, COME ALL!
Posted by Sarah at 7:59 PM | Comments (2)