A few weeks have passed during this crazy spring!  I've spent many hours looking for my beloved (indoor) cat who went through the screen to chase something on the deck, and he still has not been found.......

There are still some openings in the dyeing classes next weekend; contact me to sign up for either at shadeyside@citlink.net.  Saturday, June 2, is the Unraveling the Sock class from 9 am to 12:30 pm, and Sunday, June 3 is the Rainbow Dyeing class from 1 to 4:30 pm.  Both will be a lot of fun and some of my favorite things to do - turn natural colored fiber or yarn into a riot of colors!  You do not need to know anything about dyeing to take either class, and there will be lots of hands on time to experiment!

For any of you who live in the area, the 2nd Annual Central New York Fiber Festival is June 9 and 10 in Bouckville.  Stop at our booth to say hello!

It was so good to see friends from all over at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this past weekend!  But did the crowds seem a bit smaller than previous years?  Or maybe folks looked at the roiling clouds that came in on Saturday afternoon, and - anticipating a thunderstorm - decided to stay home?  Or (the vendors wanted to know) is the economy really affecting fiber artists?

The sheep did decide to let themselves out into a pasture while we were away over the weekend; the goats (always knowing better) have been letting themselves out for weeks.  And it's time for (Border Leicester) Gonzo to come out of the barn, where he has spent the winter in his own pen - separate from 4 By, the other ram!  

I am always glad to be back home and enjoy the beauty surrounding us at our farm. We've been joined the past weeks by Rose Breasted Grosbeaks passing through, nesting bluebirds near our deck, and the return of the herons to the road pond.  And the first bass have been caught - and released - from the house pond.  The best?  waking to the chorus of bird songs - second only to the peeping of the frogs in the evening!