Posts by astrig

Fiber College is an event that crystallized from a fertile mixture of eco-tourism, agri-tourism, cultural tourism and self indulgence. It’s all about being outdoors in the Fall sunshine, learning new skills and techniques related to all things fiber (think rug hooking, spinning, knitting, quilting, needlework, basketry and…so much more) and relaxing with friends old and…

There’s still enough snow on the ground to allow us the luxury of staying inside even though we open in about a month…as they say, there’s no point in fighting with Mother Nature. So today I’ve sat and spun and knit most of the day while Steven finished up some graduate classwork left over from…

“They” predicted 3-5 inches of snowfall as a result of last night’s storm…this is what we got: I love snow days! They’re like little breathing breaks sanctioned by Mother Nature.  Even though I’m an office of one, there’s still a change in the atmosphere when the unanticipated occurs. This morning the phone wasn’t ringing.  I…

The good news is that when you work for yourself, sometimes you can schedule your own hours. The bad news is that when you work for yourself it’s possible to work 7 days/week every moment that you’re awake. But if you’re lucky, it doesn’t usually feel like work. Yesterday couple of us wanted to touch…

After visiting the Beau Chemin Farm on Saturday, my world spun 180 degrees and I was in Boston on Sunday for the Wholesale Gift Show. Shopping for the gift store is both fun and scary. A long time ago we decided that we don’t want the usual stuff you find in a campstore. So we…

Do you walk through life knowing that there’s always a surprise lurking behind a tree somewhere? I do…and I’m seldom wrong…yesterday it came in the form of Spring floods. Like most of the Northeast, we’ve had alot of rain during the past 10 days. Of course the ground is still frozen solid under the inch…