Kentucky Hospitality

There are so many wonderful people you meet on your walk through life.  If you are a smart cookie, you will know when these people come into your life.  I would like to tell you two people I had the honor of meeting during the Kentucky Wool Festival in Falmouth, KY a week ago.

I'll tell you right now on Thursday during set up, I was kind of really not looking forward to the Kentucky Wool Festival.  I was there alone and I would be camping in my truck in colder than normal weather.  I know that sounds a little odd, but hear me out.  Last year, the closest hotel was an hour away down a multi-hairpin little country road.  This year I opted to get a little bit more than 6 hours of sleep per night by camping in my truck, instead of being able to stretch out in warmth and comfort.

Needless to say, I was a little grumpy and at odds about my decision that evening.  I think my guardian angel was looking down on me that afternoon when I met Lana Yelton, her daughter Mitzy and her husband Jim.  Our booths were across the isle from one another  during the festival.  As we were talking, my sleeping arrangements came up.  Lana & Mitzy insisted that I should stay with Lana & Jim at their cabin up the road.  I wasn't too sure about imposing on them, but it was an offer that was hard to refuse.

They have a beautiful cabin that is just 10 minutes away from the festival.  Every morning, I woke up to a most spectacular view of trees just starting to change into their warm autumn colors set off by lovely kentucky sunrises.  Upon coming down stairs in the morning, I was greeted by the most delicious farm fresh scrambled eggs that had been gathered just the day before from the chicken roost, bacon & toast.  After a quick shower, we would head to the festival for a 12 hour work day.  At the end of the day, we would be greeted at the door by one of their 4 dogs and sit for a short while in the welcoming warmth of a crackling fire.

I have to say, that I am so very glad to have met Jim & Lana Yelton.  They really made my week end at the Kentucky Wool Festival an absolute joy!  I really am amazed that just as one starts to loose faith in humanity, someone comes along to point you back in the right direction.  Many, MANY THANKS to Jim & Lana Yelton!

Lana

Jim

Lisa & Selena

Kitty

Morning Sun

Rainbow on the very last morning of my stay.

My view every morning!

A Wool Gathering

September was a busy month indeed.  Bill had his second and hopefully final surgery.  The timing was actually perfect.  Two weeks after the surgery Bill was almost back to normal, and we felt it was pretty OK for me to to take my wares to 'A Wool Gathering' in Yellow Springs Ohio.

The festival held at Young's Dairy had not only some of the best fiberistas around, but the ice-cream and fried cheese curds as well.  If you are ever in the area, you really should stop by the Dairy to try the cheese curds.   OMG!  They are devilishly delicious and extremely addictive.

A few pictures;)

At the show.  Notice the Cascade banner?  There is a reason for that;)  Soon, LunabudKnits will be moving out of my home and into it's own retail location!

Mom's idea of a cute sales pitch...'I'm just the Mom....'    Now ask me how many times I hear that at shows per day....lol

Yellow Tents make it very hard to see colors...

Fluffy Bunnies

Tonia & Son of Knitted to a T

I really wanted this spindle, but it was just for display;(

Susan of Trading Post Fibers

Susan of Susan's Fiber Shop

Wheel I painted for Susan

Mantis

Yesterday I saw a rather large Mantis hanging out on the garbage can.  I ran to get my camera and Bill came out with me to see her.  We tried to pick her up to put her in a bush for a prettier picture....  Well, let's just say she had other ideas and gave me a well deserved pinch on my finger.  She then proceeded to puff up and let us know who was the boss...lol

Who me!

It wasn't me.

Hey! Look over there ----->

While I make my get away.....

Photo Phone

Whew, I'll have to say it has been pretty darn crazy the past few months. Bill has had two surgeries. The first in August to clear his nasal passage and the second in September to remove a pituitary turmor via his nasal passage. Bill is as good as new now, but we might have to go through the surgery again or localized radiation as the Dr. saw a few bits of tumor they missed following his MRI.

Sorry to say, I kind of just dropped blogging for a little while as it was hard to find the time to gather my thoughts. For quite some time now, I have promised myself to clean out the old photos on my phone. I thought my first post back might just have to be a collection of photos from my cell phone!  They are not the best quality pictures, but it sure i fun knowing I can snap a shot here and there;)

Applebutter

Monster Skein of Yarn at Knit Night

Granny

Eyeball Illusion with sushi plates

2009 Drive to the Kentucky Wool Fest

Little Kitty helping hold the totes stationary as I pack for a show.

Little Kitty hanging out w/ a new friend at the Vet's office.

Bill playing his new guitar before the second surgery.

New Colors.....

I have two new color ways to announce at LunabudKnits! Both are shown in BFL Sock


Autumn Wisp


Aurora

Applebutter Video

Video of Applebutter in her new paddock. This was after she calmed down a bit.

Musical Horses

It is a long, long story, but to shorten it a bit... The farm I was keeping Applebutter is closing;( I am so sorry for the owners and animals as it was a wonderful place to keep your animal. I have known this day was coming since late spring. I found a new place to keep her which is free, but much, much smaller. So today, we played musical horses...

Hitched up the trailer and Miss Applebutter loaded into the trailer easy as could be. She's always been very good about going into the trailer and behaving herself, so I was not too worried about too many shenanigans. Once we pulled out on the road, she threw one of her 'fits' and I had to pull over to check it out. I think that was the moment she realized she was leaving her friends. Everything looked fine, so we hit the road again.

About the only draw back to the move was the time it took place which was rush hour. This and the fact that the new 'Sam's Club' had opened on the 4 lane caused us to use back roads much to the dismay to commuters hoping to by-pass the hoards of cars heading to big savings on monster piles of stuff you think you want but really don't need. Lets just say that had a nice leisurely drive home that evening.

We managed to narrowly avoid a wreck as well! Folks, before I start ranting... There are speed limits on roads for a reason! So that you can get a visual... Imagine a two lane country road where one vehicle is patiently waiting to turn left across traffic when someone comes barreling down the road not paying enough attention and does not have enough time to properly react to prevent wrecking. I am just thanking the powers that be and my lucky stars that vehicle decided not to swerve into my lane while I was hauling an already unhappy horse. Instead, they went into the grass and hit a ditch. Luckily no one appeared to be hurt.

Half an hour later, we pulled into the drive of her new home. It is not quite as spacious as the old one, but I am planning to make up for that by spending much more time with her as she is now just a few minutes away.



She gradually slowed down after a while.


She was still very alert and aggrivated.


Coming over to say 'hi' before doing the 'i'm crazy run again'.

A Quote

No pictures today, just a simple quote that was something I really needed to hear sent to me by a friend I have never met;)

'May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.'

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did:)

In the mail today....

When I finally got around to opening the front door today. And, yes, I did say finally. See that is one of the little perks of working from home. I hang in my PJ's until I feel darn good and ready to do something outside of the house in what has lately been blistering heat. Can you really blame me?

Anyhow, I opened the door to a lovely box full of the prettiest clouds of pulled fleece imaginable from Farmgirl Chic. I found her through the PhatFiber box on Etsy. The box contains a whole bunch of samples and Farmgirl just happened to have contributed to this months box.

I was so impressed with how neatly packaged the clouds from Farmgirl were that I felt the need to give her a shout out. Included in my box were not only the lovely 4 ounces of cloud, but a lovely stitch marker in one of my favorite colors pink and samples of other hand dyed fleece. Of course you can see for yourself how wonderful it was.


The box opened.

Lovely hand dyed lemons and oranges.

The Coup de Grâce

I know by now you all must be thinking.... 'She sells fuzz, why is she buying it from someone else?' My answer to this is simply that yes, I do sell fuzz, but the world would be so bland and boring if all I spun was my own fuzz. That and I'm an impulse buyer....lol

POP - UPS

It was kind of not really funny and extremely aggravating. A little bit ago I noticed that I had pop ups on this blog and quite frankly it has ticking me off to no end. Mainly because I do not benefit from the adverts. And secondly I couldn't find where they were coming from. I first checked all my widgets to make sure the links were going where they were suppose to and then I went the the blog code only to find absolutely nothing. Which of course made me a little more angry.

Well, I am hoping this morning to have found the culprit. For years I used the Edit Html when posting to the blog and just recently have started using the 'Compose' function as it was nice having a general idea of what my posts would look like once finished. There was an AH-HA moment when I found a few odd looking bits of Html when checking the posts under 'Edit Html' function. Quickly deleted these little buggers and I think we are hopefully Pop-Up Free:) Guess it is now back to the writing of the code box as opposed to the pretty 'see most of what you get before you post'. Oh, well, I guess we can't always have everything we want..... Well, that is with out a wee bit of effort!

Black Berries a Cometh

Last week was the week of the black berry! I spent about 3 days at a friends black berry patch and picked around 5 gallons of berries to give away to friends who could not pick them for a variety of reasons. Think I will try to go back out this afternoon to get a few more;)

New Yarn - Helen - Merino Lace Weight

I always like opening a bag of new little tricks. This new yarn is 900 yards of deliciously squishy merino goodness per skein. Available in my shop: http://Lunabudknits.etsy.com

With 4500 yards per pound Helen is a true lace yarn, making it suitable for super light lace shawls, lace projects and extra fine knits. You might be wondering about the name, Helen. To make a long story short, which is by the way very hard for me to do:).... many moons ago, in my younger and wilder years while visiting the local pub, my friend and I happened to be sitting by a lovely angelic Irish gal. She appeared to be alone, so we struck up a conversation. I have met many fine people that way. Anyhow, after several rounds of drink we were fast friends after that night and managed to stir up a bit of trouble every where we went. We are both married ladies now and don't stir up quite as much trouble as we use to, but we do remain fast friends to this day. The yarn very much so reminds me of my friend because it is not just thin, but lovely and refined as well.

Warm Teal

Mossy Oak

Pumpkin

Carnelian

Amethyst