News From Browntown

News From Browntown
Yesterday's plan to get yard work done after work did not pan out. Ended up spending the evening with Barbara - eating and knitting in Browntown. It was fun, peaceful and quiet.

The Maryland Sheep and Wool Show is fast approaching and the schedule of events looks really interesting. Not only will there be all sorts of spinning and weaving demonstrations but there will be lots of activities for those who have no interest in handwork/knitting (Dad). Sheep shearing demonstrations, working sheep dog demos, auction of spinning and weaving equipment, historical exhibits of old spinning and weaving equipment, Celtic music and a special Navajo Nation cultural exhibit that will include demonstrations of Navajo weaving and sheep raising - all that should be enough to interest Gary for a day, anyway.

Progress on the house face lift is going to be slowed down quite a bit as we are heading into a rainy few days according to the forecast. Paint can't stick in the rain. The painters have been chipping, scraping and power washing so that now all around the house it looks like a heavy snowfall - paint chips all over the place. I have no idea how we can remove it but maybe the painters will do that (hope so). Some of it is lead-based from the old days so it will have to be taken up off the ground to keep it from contaminating the planting beds around the foundation of the house.

It takes time but it will be nice when it's done and Dad and I probably will never have to worry about it again.