So, my loyal fans know that I am a goat of high opinion. I don’t pull any punches when it comes to what I think. I realize it has been six months since I updated this blog, but I do have an excuse.

After the two quilt shows in January, wench ramped up her game to get ready for Carolina Fiber Fest. Aunt June and Aunt Patty both came to help, and the display was really special.

As soon as the display was finished, the crew went back to the rental house, had a libation or two, and got the call: COVID-19 had forced the shutdown of the show. The next day, they tore it all down and came home a little defeated. Since that time (March 11th 2020) it’s been sorta like the Twilight Zone. Every single event had cancelled, including the Blue Ridge Fiber Fest, which about broke my wench’s heart.

Face masks became the new thing to do, and everyone got busy doing a few things: hunting for toilet paper, cleaning supplies and paper towels, and making face masks. Wench hadn’t sewn a stitch in quite a few years, but getting out the old singer and doing her part sparked a little sumthin sumthin in her old crafty soul, and now, the dyeing and knitting and weaving and spinning must share the hands that also sew.

The studio, which is now completed, has been put to good use - wench has been dyeing the shirts off our backs, and on Monday she drove it all up to Harrisburg, PA to be made into roving. This is in anticipation of shows actually happening in 2021.

In farm news, we have baby chicks and baby rabbits all over the joint, and today we even had another baby goat! So now there are four littles running around - Gracie’s boy Chunk, Greta’s twins Corona and Lime, and Carmella’s new boy who needs a name.

Wench has set up all the yarns in the studio so she can see what she actually has, and so folks who want to buy something don’t have to root through all the bins and baskets looking for what they want. The on line store isn’t quite updated yet, but, sewing has been taking place.

So she still has a ways to go before announcing a grand opening, but hopefully the on-line store will get updated before long. You can always find our products at the farmers online market, too.

No blog post would be complete without the goat picture, so, I’ll say Thanks for Reading Frankly Speaking - I’m as regal as ever and keeping us safe. Here’s a picture of little Chunk. Now wash your hands.