It has been a busy week. On Tuesday my rug hooking group "Lorain Rugcrafters" held a "Hook In". We have one every 2 years. We invite rug hookers from all around this area to come for a luncheon and bring their finished rugs to show and hook rugs all morning and afternoon. It was a lovely day!

I met up with a girl I was friends with in high school and had seen once years ago. We had a great time getting back together and catching up with each other. Plus I spent a day with my friend Wendy who I never seem to see enough of but we talk on the phone often.

Tomorrow is the "Autumn Harvest" show in Homerville, OH. I am sharing a booth with Pam Dugas who makes the most fun typewriter key jewelry. She is also lots of fun to be with so I am looking forward to a good day together.

The sheep are peacefully grazing in the pasture today. Yesterday it was 90 degrees, in the latter part of September even! They must think this summer will never end. I know they look forward to cooler weather and so do I. Then the wool sweaters can come out of storage. I have added a picture of the ever handsome Percy. His mother is Patty and his father is Malcom.

Well, we are sure having nice cool weather lately, just in time to get the lightweight wool clothes out. I was beginning to think the 90 degree weather would never quit. The sheep were too!

I am putting some of the final touches on my inventory to take to "Autumn Harvest" September 25. I have felted a new bag and as soon as I finish it I will put a picture of it on. I wanted it to look like a watermelon and it came out just right. With "Free Felting" there is always a surprise lurking when it goes into the washer. I remember being horrified at what had happened to one bag. It turned out long and very shallow and I made it into a knitting bag. I have had more offers than I can count to sell that bag. This new bag has similar dimensions, but much prettier.

Back from a lovely weekend at Cedarwood Cottage. It is nice to get away once in a while. My Mom is now staying with my sister Leah for a month or so. It gives her a break from the norm too.

I have spent this week scrubbing a rental clean for the new tenants who moved in the evening of the 31st. They are a Chinese family who do not speak English. It is very interesting so far. Keith went over yesterday to repair a window and before he left the lady of the house offered him a cold bottle of water. That is a universal "Thank You" on a 90+ degree day in any language!

In between scrubbing I have been running the dye pot at night to get more done for Hale Farm this weekend. Yesterday I priced and boxed up all the newly dyed fabric. I am anticipating new rug hooking customers from this show along with spinners, weavers and needle felters.

Keith is putting the finishing touches on new drop spindles. This time we will have some tiger maple ones.

Rose and Thistle Antiques in Burbank, OH will be left with a limited supply of roving and yarn, but I am making a sign for our area listing the shows we will be at.

The sheep are lazy this time of year. It is too hot to run and play so they just graze and laze. I am sure they will be glad to see cooler weather come along, just like there shepherd will. This has been an "old fashioned" Summer for sure. Will the sheep remember the cool green grass this winter when they are munching on hay?

The new image is our set up from Ft. Frederick, MD last year. It will give you an idea of what our space will look like this weekend.