2nd Monday at Joyce’s
Joyce shared her studio with us on one of Wisconsin's loveliest of fall days. So lovely one of our members came via motorcycle. It was a memorable image of Elin walking up in her Harley Davidson jacket; with her arms filled with her natural dyed yarns and her motorcycle helmet.The small amount of guilt I felt about not being home [...]
Sheep in the Shire
In Hobbiton, originally uploaded by miss_rogue. When Peter Jackson's production crew left Matamata, New Zealand, they left 17 hobbit holes on the private farm that was used as a stand-in for the Shire. Since then, the farm's sheep have moved in on this hobbit ghost town.
Burano
Burano IslandA beautiful island near Venice; simple, peaceful and unabashedly colorful. The houses are brightly colored, to guide the fisherman home through the fog. This place touched my soul with its gentle beauty.
Driftless Area Art Fair
Well, I have survived the craziness of having two big fairs back to back weekends. This weekend was the Driftless Art Fair and I shared a booth with Barb of It Could of Been A Piano ( go to her blog for an explanation of her business name). She had lots of handwovens and her exquisite knitted items made for [...]
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival
The Sheep and Wool festival was a lot of fun this year. I always think that I am not going to do it another year; but once surrounded by fiber and the the people that so enjoy it, it would be silly not to be part of it. I had the incredible pleasure of meeting a lovely woman who after [...]
I’m off
 Well I'm off, (more ways than one) to the sheep and wool festival. Sorry Molly no room for you although you do fit in under the fiber category.  The "lockness" skein on the back was just spun yesterday and is still wet enough that I may hang it out the sunroof on the way there. Seems appropriate. Ciao