Day one is over. Sales have not been as good as any other show I have done all year. Today, I sold a third of what I usually do on the first day of a show. THAT is not a good thing....
I have noticed that sales have been shrinking here each year. We will probably not return next year. This is our business, not a hobby.
On a liter note, a chicken that has been roaming John Bryan State Park campground. Last night after we returned from our set-up we were watching this hen wander around until some thoughtless campers let their dog chase it into the forest. We did not see anything else of the chicken the rest of the night and this morning.
Fast forward to this afternoon.....I am walking back to the motorhome for a short break and guess who hitched a ride under our rig. You guessed it! Now the hen is at the grounds of the show! Two people have said they will take the chicken home to their farms if they can catch it. That will be a better life for little Henny Penny!
We had a visitor in our booth near the end of the day. We had Oliver in there and she is a dog photographer and she took some photos of Oliver to put on her blog. They should be on her blog in a couple of days at www.dogpatchpix.com.
I sure wanted to steal her camera! It was the second camera that I wanted to cameranap today. sigh......
The campground has a nice group of campers this evening. Fire rings sport orange flames moving like ballet dancers. She sparks jump into the sky providing us with peaceful shows of fireworks. All is well.
Tomorrow is another day. If I can sell the antique Canadian Production Spinning Wheel, we will have a better show and I have a feeling that one of the vendors is coveting it. We shall see.
Of course, John and I are looking for a smaller weaving loom to take in the motorhome, so this show might not be a profit maker anyway if we can find the right loom. God is in control.....either we find it or we don't. Either we have a great show, or we don't....it's all in His hands and we trust him for all.
Dinner is ready, I must go....
Be safe everyone, and God Bless ...... your day, your travel and just you!
Showing posts with label A Wool Gathering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Wool Gathering. Show all posts
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
T MINUS TWO DAYS!
In just two short days we will leave for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival is this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. September 9, 10 and 11. I will be vending there and Sunday, will be teaching a felting class.
John has been working on the motor home and there is one leveling jack that is acting up. It will not retract thus when he wants to level the passenger side, the jack just hits it's "toe" on the ground. Grrrr. He has tried to pound it back in with a rubber mallet, sprayed tons of W-D 40 on it, begged, pleaded, offered me as a sacrifice, all to no avail.
On the brighter side, he has found a wonderful cleaner/wax that is doing wonders on the motor home. I wonder how long it will take to do all thirty five feet of this wheelestate.
Did you catch that last word? We want to eliminate our real estate and have only our wheelestate. Seems like a good trade to me!
I am really pleased with some of the fiber that I have dyed. I finally put on my dare devil hat and started mixing my own colors. I love how they have turned out. The fiber I have dyed is mainly for the felting class that I will be teaching, but there will be some left to sell at the Wool Gathering in Yellow Springs Ohio the following weekend.
If we have room in the motor home, I will take my circular sock machine on this trip. We will be gone for two weeks and I hope I can spend a few evenings knitting socks.
As we look to winter travels, I have decided to take my sock machine, possibly my Schact Matchless spinning wheel and supplies to do more fiber "paintings".
Since we will be leaving in December rather than February, we will have more time to do our artsy activities.
As I finish each step of preparation for the fiber festivals, I move the completed items to the motor home and am totally impressed at how much better my studio is looking. What makes it even more pleasing is that I am not in the cleaning mode, but it looks like it! I kinda am impressing myself.
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool is only in it's 10th year and is a huge success! It is full of classes, competitions, an auction, style show, youth activities, stock dog trials and more events.
John has been working on the motor home and there is one leveling jack that is acting up. It will not retract thus when he wants to level the passenger side, the jack just hits it's "toe" on the ground. Grrrr. He has tried to pound it back in with a rubber mallet, sprayed tons of W-D 40 on it, begged, pleaded, offered me as a sacrifice, all to no avail.
On the brighter side, he has found a wonderful cleaner/wax that is doing wonders on the motor home. I wonder how long it will take to do all thirty five feet of this wheelestate.
Did you catch that last word? We want to eliminate our real estate and have only our wheelestate. Seems like a good trade to me!
I am really pleased with some of the fiber that I have dyed. I finally put on my dare devil hat and started mixing my own colors. I love how they have turned out. The fiber I have dyed is mainly for the felting class that I will be teaching, but there will be some left to sell at the Wool Gathering in Yellow Springs Ohio the following weekend.
 | Jeb Mac (Jeff McKinley) and his wife, Carolina Pearl, will be back this year entertaining the kids playing a farmhouse fiddle, banjo, lap dulcimer and other instruments. The children young and old enjoy singing along, playing instruments and dancing. |
If we have room in the motor home, I will take my circular sock machine on this trip. We will be gone for two weeks and I hope I can spend a few evenings knitting socks.
As we look to winter travels, I have decided to take my sock machine, possibly my Schact Matchless spinning wheel and supplies to do more fiber "paintings".
Since we will be leaving in December rather than February, we will have more time to do our artsy activities.
As I finish each step of preparation for the fiber festivals, I move the completed items to the motor home and am totally impressed at how much better my studio is looking. What makes it even more pleasing is that I am not in the cleaning mode, but it looks like it! I kinda am impressing myself.
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool is only in it's 10th year and is a huge success! It is full of classes, competitions, an auction, style show, youth activities, stock dog trials and more events.
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There are tons of vendors! (Ahem....I'm one! - in the west building of the country store.)
People come and shop till they drop.
If you are in driving distance, come visit us.
It looks as if the weather is going to be great this year now that it has cooled down. Blogger has started creating a problem, so I will sign off since I cannot control it from this end. Hopefully, someone will have an answer for me in the comments!
Be Safe all - And God Bless and keep you....
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