A Week In Review

It has been a busy Busy BUSY week! I haven't had a lot of time to blog lately so I'm going to smoosh it all into one lovely post.

In Apartment News:

Evan and I have gotten to spend a lot of time sitting around the giant island in our kitchen enjoying delish micro brews offered downstairs at Hope General Store. We haven't even begun to scratch the surface of tasting all the amazing beers- I think there is over 100. Also, since our dinning room is so big I was able to put all three leaf's in my antique kitchen table making it huge and super fun to sit at during dinner. As soon as I get a new table cloth and some place setting's I'll take a picture for you.

In Doggy News:

The newest member of our family, Bessie, it adjusting extremely well. She fits right into this family and we are all so happy she is here. She loves catching flies, taking walks and shredding her toys! She is also a super huge cuddle love and is ALWAYS hungry- I understand that's a hound thing. Evan has started doing some off leash training with her this weekend and I'm going to work with a professional trainer some time next week so I can learn how to be a good doggie parent.

In OTR News:

I've been very busy washing and dyeing fleeces. I'm trying to get all my wool prepped up for a giant carding session. On top of being full of positive energy, this round of batts will also be full of fresh fleeces purchased directly from the farm- or farms as the case may be. I seem to be working with a lot of rich earthy and soft ephemeral colors and for fibers I have merino, rambouillet, border leicester, cormo, mohair, merino x romney, and clun forest on the way. I am also working on a new product that I hope to have available by the end of the week!

And that's what I did last week!

I hope you are all happy and healthy~

be.well.be.positive.

r.A.c.h.e.l

Settling In & Shaking It Up

Saturday has come and gone and we are now in our NEW apartment!



For more pictures of our new living space, check out my Flickr page!

This new space is too good to be true. We felt at home here just about immediately- and our things are flying out of there boxes! In fact, I'm just about all unpacked except for my studio and a few boxes full of random things that I'm not even sure we need.

The hard part now is re-setting our life with new routines. I'm a serious creature of habit and I always feel a little lost with out my routines. Fortunately, we are also in a change of seasons and that some how makes it all easier. The sun is shining, the windows are open and we can play outside!

Speaking of new routines. Last night I was able to get the ball rolling on some OTR work. It's been a long week without fiber and I'm really anxious to get my momentum up again. My Moving Sale is now over and I've put my shop on vacation mode. I plan to re-open on May 6th (instead of the 9th). That seems to be the best day for me in conjunction with my restaurant schedule.




I have a whole pile of new yarn that I still need to weigh, measure, and photograph. Today's plan is to figure out my new photography set up. Once I know what that is going to look like I can change the look of my shop to coordinate. Also, I'll have dye pots simmering all day so that I will have more Roving & Sock Yarn to list on Thursday!

So, as always, never a dull moment. If you follow me on Twitter or on Facebook be sure to check in- I'll be posting some behind the scenes and sneak peaks!

Be well, be positive!

rAchel