06.18.07

A Day at the Fair, etc

Posted in random, spinning at 10:41 pm by wendy

(wow! what a creative title!)

I went to the fleece judging at the San Diego County Fair Sunday with Heidi and Lionel and Sophie; it was a fun day.
I went last year (pictures in a flickr set here).

(pictures from this year here)

I really like listening to the shepherds talking and the judge and all that. I didn’t realise it until I went through the piccies from last year, but there where much fewer entries this year. Still some serious gorgeousness going on. I snagged me some:

   And like last year, I’m thinking of the ones that got away.But I have a fair amount of raw wool already…plus Black Sheep this week, gotta take it easy, wait and score some of the doubtless premium fleeces that will be at BSG.

But, because I’m a dumb@ss, I’ve got classes during the wool sales, so I’m not sure how I’ll get my hands on them.

I’m in the final countdown of getting ready to go up–cleaning, laundry, packing…avoiding those by blogging & browsing…

and carding….

(red BFL, orange & red tussah silk & black dyed merino)

Um, I guess I should have a picture of the yarn here. Whoops.

Anyway, back to BSG.

I’ll be up in Oregon from Wednesday to Wednesday, the 20th to the 27th and I’m going to try the whole “roughin’ it” thing. Well, relatively. Remember, I’m used to sleeping cradled in the arms of love and all.

I am so excited!

I’m taking Shearing On Your Own, Meat Cutting, Organic Certification for Fiber: Standards, and Emergency Treatment & Prevention. Wheeee!

I’ve been hesitant to try and make plans beyond the classes, but it’d be fun to meet up. (I got some good tips for fun things to do in PDX from vj and in Eugene from Martha and I’m looking forward to wandering and exploring with little plan) Call my cell at 892-9055 (area code 619) if you’re game, or if you see me walkin’ around all befuddled, please say hi. I don’t know if I’ll have e-mail access, but I probably will find a way (or face deleting a bajillion spams when I get home).

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