Roc Day Eve

Tomorrow is Roc Day or Saint Distaff's Day, the day "all spinners go back to work" after the holidays.  It's basically a holiday in itself if you need an extra excuse to pull out a spindle or wheel.  I've picked out my spinning for the day.

I'll be spinning some California Red from one of my favorite local shepherdesses, Andrea from Morgandell Farm.  This is Patch and Levi :-).  

I'm hoping to spin off and on all day, but will definitely have my "butt in seat" between 2:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon and 7:00 and 9:00 (eastern time) in the evening if anyone would like to join me via zoom to share some spinning, ask questions, talk sheep and wool...

To join in, click the Wool House Crafters button at the upper right of your screen or you should be able to  follow this link. You shouldn't need a password.  Give it a few seconds and I think it just prompts you to turn on your microphone and camera.  Once in I usually switch it to "gallery" view so I can see everyone and what they are working on.

I look forward to this day every year.  I traditionally spin on my Canadian Production Wheel, but I usually try to give everyone a bit of a go.  I'm also working on my Jared sweater, so I may take a break and do some knitting too.

Whatever you do, enjoy it :-).

On Farm Party!

We are once again opening the farm for a Hug A Sheep Day farm party!  While the virtual parties turned out better than we thought they would these last two years, being able to come out and actually hug a sheep (unless it's Maisie, maybe ;-) is always much more fun.  

(Inter)National Hug A Sheep Day is October 29th this year.  This is our twelfth year!  Punkin, my first sheep, who inadvertently started this all, would have been 30 this year.  The original date was picked because it would have been his birthday.  Now the date floats and is always the last Saturday of October.

This year we are not only hosting the traditional Hug A Sheep Party from 1:00 to 4:30, but we are also going to be open on Friday as well in case anyone would like to come out and do some shopping and sheep visiting ahead of time.  Friday's events will be offered virtually (via zoom) as well as in person. 

Both mornings I will be doing a virtual flock walk live on Instagram.  If you'd like to join me, Friday's walk will be at 8:00 and Saturday's at 8:30.  The walks were very popular the last two years.  Being forced to learn to use technology a bit was one upside to the pandemic.  I now love turning the phone on and talking sheep with people all over the world.

Here is the complete schedule:

We hope you can join us!