"Yummy" Fiber Sandwich!

I have joined that group of people that offered to me a share of a Fiber Sandwich.  After initial reservation, I accepted.

"What?" you say. No, it's not really food, but it is creative food for the soul.  Especially if you love texture and colors, and don't mind trying new things.  And you would like to try some art yarn.

No two Fiber Sandwiches are the same, since it is composed of the wool / fibers submitted by each participant in the group. 

Kahil Gibran quote....

Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem.

Inspiration.... Dedication.... Reality.

...so, as you know, I have been a bit absent lately... Sigh, I've been lazy, I'll admit it.  I could say it was because of work, shows, doing graphics, pending alpaca births, etc, but none of this is actually new!  This stuff is always around. 

Last night, I congratulated myself to no end because I managed to wash some alpaca fiber and spread it out to dry!  A couple of days ago I put forth a fairly nice graphics advertisement that has the customer pleased.  Kudos!  Last week -- at least I think it was last week since time has no real meaning any more to me without my kids' school calender being a rigid clock-ticking presence -- I went to the Estes Park Wool Market for the the first time ever!  What a blast, even if I was mildly concerned that the non-stop rain was going to cause a flash flood.  I ended up buying half of a Teeswater/CVM wool blanket (15.5lbs!!) with a friend so we can learn to spin boucle yarn. What was I thinking, considering I'm not really all that great at regular spinning yet and.haven't spun in a while??

...Well, you get the picture.  I have a lot of irons in the fire, hats on my head, rocks in my bowl.... anyways.  Busy.  But having fun, and unwilling to put any of it down.  I WILL be the master of all I survey.  I'm like Neo in the Matrix where the world just flexes around him.  ha, ha.  At least that is my vision.

[x] launch website...
[ ] now, FINISH website!...
[ ] figure out SEO!!  Why is execution so much harder than concept?
[ ] clean fiber, wash fiber, card fiber...fiber, fiber, fiber (forever!)...
[ ] figure out how to budget for mini-mill processing of my fiber!
[ ] Pacabuddies this weekend!! (cool, fun stuff!)...
[ ] finish ad(s)...
[ ] do a farm newsletter (oh no, June is almost over with no newsletter!)
[ ] finally do a blog posting - does this count?  No! Blog about Celia Quinn or EPWM or ?
[ ] send 'sale' email(s), sigh, though these never seem to work well for me....
[ ] sell an alpaca (want one?). Yep, positive thinking in effect!
[ ] finish cleaning up the piles of saved kid's school work (yes, I'm THAT mom)
[ ] clean the cat box
[ ] get rid of my cat! Darn it, that won't work; I can't do that. 
[ ] adopt my dad's new barn kittens.... What??  Crazy girl, strike that thought!
[ ] make a new barn? Yeah right, with my unlimited money and time.  Well, the hubby's time. But, there are 10 cria on the way this year!.....Hmmm, where to put everyone?
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[ ] Make a better list!

GWAS 2010 was a FANTASTIC Show!

We HAD TO go to the 2010 Great Western Alpaca Show (GWAS) in Denver, Colorado though we did not have any alpacas to show!  We loved seeing the showing, farm booths, the fantastic alpaca entries, the vendors, and last but not least the Fiber Fiesta.  There seemed to be so many farms this year (but I do not know the statistics, in truth) and definitely an excellent showing of quality animals!  I've always believed that any ribbon from GWAS is a good ribbon, with it being a Level 5 show and usually the largest show in the country.  This year, I think was no exception.

 

Celia Quinn Workshop -- A Cultural Experience

I've been so bad lately about posting!... But, I have legitmate excuses!  First there was GWAS (a GREAT show), then the 'Crimp and Lock Pen Sale' with Wildlife Ranch Suri Alpacas and Alpacas de la Patagonia the next weekend, followed by Mother's Day... And peppered in between, the kids' school events like the "Couger" Fun Day!  (Don't say 'cougar day' when you are a woman, since for some reason with the new TV show it makes people snicker now)... Well, anyway, you get the picture, I've been busy.  Really I have!  Does that make you feel better that I 've ignored you for so long?

So, to 'catch' up, I'm going to post several in a row and I'm going to short-circuit some of Celia Quinn info.  Besides, you taking one of her classes soon anyways ;).