03.09.07

Gem and Whoopie

Posted in Redwood Living at 6:51 am by Lynette

Say Hi to Gem.  She was born last week at Riyescott Ranch and is just too cute.  What you can’t see is her white tail.  Lambing is almost over for my friend and that is a good thing because we need to get on  to bigger and better tasks like…

* Getting our booth design set up.  We are vending this year at the Azalea Festival, Black Sheep, Shaniko Wool Gathering, 2 Holiday Bazaars and a Ren Festival.  These are all multi day events and we need to get a feel for how the set-up will go. 

* Start working on our attire.  We have decided to dress in era appropriate attire.  Our era is the early 1900’s.  This was a time for transition for both England (where Linda is from) and the U.S.  With WWI coming  and all the changes that brought, the early 1900’s are kind of lost in the historical re-enactment thing.  So I’ve been watching a PBS series called 1900’s house.  If you’ve not seen it I suggest you get it from Net Flix.  It is very interesting and really gives you an idea just how difficult it was to be a woman back then,.

*  Continue with the sock, yarn dying.  Today is actually dying day for me.  I will add a post to this blog tomorrow showing the steps I go through to dye yarn.  There are many but, as we all know, good things take time.

*  Continue inserting products onto the Web Store.  If you’ve not visited our new web store, please stop by and check us out at www.connectedbyathread.com.

In fact here is a challange for all you blog buddies.  Visit the store sometime between now and Sunday midnight, email me at joylyn@charter.net and tell a name of a pair of Wool Socks.  I will put all the names of the emailers in a drawing and choose one person on Monday morning.  That lucky person will receive a pair of my hand crafted socks for FREE.  Such a deal. 

Well I’m off to get the kids up for school.  Here is one final picture of Whoopie and her baby.  Why is her name Whoppie….you should see her before she is sheared!

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