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.