tuesday as april happens

april happened
   and is happening
three shows
three weekends
three different states
north carolina
pennsylvania
and now
michigan......
road runner.....gypsy
always wondering "what happens if i...'

tomorrow, the michigan trip
   with a special treat- a stop and overnight visit with jason and kelly
   in pittsburgh-on the way.
   will be bringing the baby stuff purchased over the last few months 
                 and the sweaters knit, stich by stich, as i sat in different states.
 the day waits
 the fabric waits to be cut and constructed
   another day
   another day

midweek and....

midweek

one of three shows done
production happens and
looms, once filled/warped with 40 yards of yarn, stand empty, waiting to be rewarped.

seven looms
kept warped with seven different colorplays
a challenge

white warp done
now
we prep, wind cones to then wind on
the back warp beam.

and at the same time, another loom is worked
electric blue sea tones
naming colorways is a challenge and is fun

plain weave, also known as tabby weave
all the odd threads up
then all the even threads up
moves into twill weave
first one direction and then
                  reversed
simple and yet complex

april and shows and shows and shows

april's here
along with three shows in three weekends in three different states!
i leave thursday for the Carolina Craftmen Classic in Greensboro, North Carolina.
AND
their PR person called yesterday, asked if i would like to be on the local news  friday morning live tv spot at 6:45 in my booth to help promote the show!
happy dance time!
Caroliina Craftsmen Arts and Crafts Festival

off to dance this day

quiet morning, full week

i woke this morning
had to stop to think of what day of the week it was
this week has been a blur!

home sunday night after the carolina craftsmen show in chantilly, va.
processed show paperwork, updated production files on the computer
basic data housekeeping tasks
takes time
simply takes time

capelets were a hot item this past weekend
such a simple idea, and yet so flattering!
cindy wove, i cut
mad dash to replenish inventory
before the april "month of shows"

three shows in three weeks
greensboro, nc
lancaster pa
and
novi mi
not quite sure what i was thinking when i set this up....
the "gambler" in me must have taken over
the risk taker that is up for marketing challenges...
so, today, with the back garden's grass looking so ragged high wild, i will be in the studio
cutting, weaving
creating

off to dance the day

midweek as march happens

another morning
computer tasks
applied to mt. gretna through zapp
applied to eagles mere the old fashioned way-slides and snail mail
paid the great lakes michigan booth fee
and
signed up for the pa. guild's worksop on blogging

as i sit here, in the dining room, looking out on the back garden, my head is torn between "work" and garden time
that smell of damp earth, waiting to be worked,
the visual of the garden at the edge of spring
image similar to a bad hair day...
it needs to be raked, trimmed and picked up...

and for some reason, as i bought pansies at plasterers yesterday, i also bought onion sets- ahalf a pound of red and yellow....each!
what wa i thinking? the veggie garden isn't that big....

will see if i can find homes for some of them
the dy waits to be danced

the day is?

when is monday a saturday at the same time?
when one arrives home from a show at 11 pm on sunday night....
moving with the speed of molasses in january.
the mind is moving faster, by a hair, than the body.
"have to do's, should do's and must do's" bounce around in the brain.
and, after all the rain we've had, i don't think i have ever seen my snowdrops as tall as they are now.

richmond's saturday

quiet morning in the room
overcast
another weekend
another city
another show.

yesterday morning
early at the show-8 a.m.
needed to finish setting up the booth
i had pooped out at 7:30 on thursday night
still had to do the lights and arrange

realized when i arrived at the show that my clipboards and invoice forms were not with me!
i had taken them out to use on the cruise
i found one invoice form and ledft the show at 9:15 or so to go to an ofice max,make copies and buy two more clipboards
was back at the show by 10:10

sales were adequate
capelets,bomber jackets and the two new peacock/orange pieces gone

time to dance the day