The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival took place this year (yeah) and with The Driftless Art fair not happening (sad), a friend and I took off, to spend a day with all things wooly. I have done this fair as a vendor for many years and this was the first time I could just galavant [...]
This months, oops I mean July's weavers gathering was a lovely drive down to Wauzeka to visit with Barb B. and of course her very photogenic llama Gandolf. We saw lots of high water and signs of flooding along the way and the Wisconsin River seemed incredibly high. But a car full of weavers driving [...]
Our September weavers gathering was a hot sunny day at Anne Marie's country home. It is fun to travel these winding roads and see the homesteads tucked back into the hills where gardens are bountiful, children are raised and life just happens. After driving these back roads not so far from my own house I [...]
Rachel invited our fiber group to meet at her family's house to watch her small flock of sheep be sheared. Â Some of use couldn't resist getting our fingers right into that beautiful wool. Â I am sure there is a lot of joy in raising their children with the experience of caring for the cattle, sheep [...]
