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Shop Talk
Jan
21
21
Bon Voyage, Dizzy!
Dizzy Sheep is going on a voyage, à la Flat Stanley, to visit various friends around the country. I made him a little travel case, and we had a little bon voyage party this evening.
If all goes as planned, he’ll be traveling until the fall!
Aug
15
15
First (Baby) Steps
Our anniversary sale is going on this week, so we packed up the kids and all went to the shop so I could be there all day - Anna’s still nursing a few times a day, so I can’t really leave her for an entire Saturday.
While Denis and the girls were hanging out on the [...]
Apr
26
26
Sheep Thrills
My brother needed to borrow a sheep for a photo shoot, so I lined up all the sheep I could round up in our house in 10 minutes and took a picture so he could decide which one he wanted. This does not count the beanie baby lamb I found moments later, the second Gund [...]
Sep
21
21
First Fiber Festival
Anna went to her first fiber festival today. I don’t think she was too impressed with the fibery beasts (she slept right through seeing any of them) but she loved all the colors we saw. Some of those colors came home with us:
Clockwise from 12:00 - Black Cherry Panda Bamboo yarn from Spininng [...]
Aug
20
20
Shop Anniversary
The yarn shop has been open for one entire year! To celebrate we’re having a big sale through the end of the month. If you’re local and love yarn and fiber, stop by!
May
16
16
Overheard in the Yarn Shop
Carrie and I wound up at the shop this afternoon, and she told me she had a question for Grandma. So I walked her back to the office and told her to go ahead and ask. This is what she really needed to know:
“Grandma, who’s in charge of the yarn shop when I’m [...]
Aug
21
21
I Have Officially Achieved S.A.B.L.E.*
Life has been hectic for the past few weeks. (That is very likely the understatement of the century. Possibly the millennium.) The reason for this is that my Mom and I have done a completely crazy, insane and wonderful thing…
We bought a yarn shop!
Not just any yarn shop, but The Village Yarn [...]