it's a no show

Very briefly and with apologies to those of you who will be
looking me up at the NH Sheep and Wool Show in Deerfield, I won't be there.
Unforeseen circumstances kept me home.
For many years I have loved this venue in Hopkinton.
I wish the best and hope the show is successful.
I will miss seeing you all.
I have not abandoned you,
just made a hasty retreat from Deerfield.

showtime!

"there she goes again", Wetherby says

but where to?

this weekend...

a new location at the Deerfield Fairgrounds.

accessible from all four compass points

I will be offering some amazing textiles
to wrap around and slip into

 

 a new line of gorgeous leather bags and accessories

impossible to resist

some monster wraps (5 ft x 7 ft)
dyed with plant matter from
the farm

always a selection of naturally dyed yarns

and a new wearable for men.

Father's Day is coming after all!

 Do stop by to say hello.

thirty-one years ago today

Under exactly the same cool, gray skies in Keene, New Hampshire,
Jack and I were married on this day.

Jack was a police officer and I was a bartender.

Our combined take home pay was $140 a week.

We bought our first house just before the wedding for $44,500.

The interest rate was 13%.

We grew our own vegetables and made our own

wines and cordials to save money.

Through immense joys and sorrows,

1 lovely daughter, 10 dogs, 7 cats, 

6 house moves, 62 years of combined careers

and 30 sheep later

we wouldn't trade it for the world.

It's been a fleeting and never-dull ride!

We feel most blessed.