my wonderful husband:)
Friday, September 29, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006
Shaker Village Wool Day - SAT 09/23
WOOL DAY at Shaker Village - September 23, 2006
Visitors will join the Village in celebrating the fiber arts during Wool Day, a festival focused on every aspect of producing and working with animal fibers; from raising the animals to shearing to creating finished products. Visitors will meet sheep, goats, alpacas and angora rabbits; observe sheep-herding demonstrations and sheep shearing; and visit with spinners, dyers, weavers, lace makers, rug hookers, knitters and over 40 other textile artisans. Visitors can also try weaving and spinning on their own in the hands-on tent. Related children’s activities will be ongoing. The Village’s famous chicken barbeque and buffet will be available in the North Shop and the Shaker Table restaurant will be serving Shaker-inspired meals for both lunch and dinner. View Press Release here.
Visitors will join the Village in celebrating the fiber arts during Wool Day, a festival focused on every aspect of producing and working with animal fibers; from raising the animals to shearing to creating finished products. Visitors will meet sheep, goats, alpacas and angora rabbits; observe sheep-herding demonstrations and sheep shearing; and visit with spinners, dyers, weavers, lace makers, rug hookers, knitters and over 40 other textile artisans. Visitors can also try weaving and spinning on their own in the hands-on tent. Related children’s activities will be ongoing. The Village’s famous chicken barbeque and buffet will be available in the North Shop and the Shaker Table restaurant will be serving Shaker-inspired meals for both lunch and dinner. View Press Release here.
Alpaca Boom - $750k for Stud???
Will Fashionistas Embrace the Alpaca Boom?
by Dierdre Kennedy
Audio for this story will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET
Day to Day, September 18, 2006 · Some American ranchers are banking on alpaca, an exotic animal, to provide the fiber for today's fashions. Some breeders in Ohio swear the alpaca business has boosted their retirement income by hundreds of thousands of dollars. But others worry the trend hasn't caught on with the U.S. public.
excerpt from npr.org
by Dierdre Kennedy
Audio for this story will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET
Day to Day, September 18, 2006 · Some American ranchers are banking on alpaca, an exotic animal, to provide the fiber for today's fashions. Some breeders in Ohio swear the alpaca business has boosted their retirement income by hundreds of thousands of dollars. But others worry the trend hasn't caught on with the U.S. public.
excerpt from npr.org
Friday, September 15, 2006
Sheep Dog Trials at Higland Games
The 12th Annual Open Sheep Dog trials kick off this year’s New Hampshire Highland Games, held Friday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 24th at the Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, NH.
On Friday morning, sheep and dogs start their traditional obstacle course, where the goal is for each dog to run four sheep through five obstacles on the course. Each sheep is worth 5 points and a perfect run earns 100 points. Following an elimination round, the top 10 qualifiers compete to establish the order of victory. The winner of the event receives the Campbell Cup, a silver perpetual trophy donated by the Clan Campbell Society.
The most common sheep dog is the Border Collie, bred for the job centuries ago by farmers living in the Scottish border hills. The dogs are known for their intelligence, physical strength, agility, and stamina. Historically, they have toiled tirelessly to gather large flocks spread over great distances and will go to any end to recover an animal lost from the flock. During World War I, British soldiers depended on the Border Collie to deliver medicine and supplies through trenches and across the battlefields.
“The Sheep Dog Trials are a great event for children and animal enthusiasts of all ages,” said Donald Munro, managing director of the New Hampshire Highland Games. “From sheep dogs to Scottish dance and from piping to pageantry, we offer fun for the whole family.”
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Farewell.............
Irwin Honored at Crocoseum
By WENN| Wednesday, September 13, 2006
HOLLYWOOD - TV naturalist Steve Irwin's public memorial service will take place at his beloved 'Crocoseum' at Queensland's Australia Zoo, his widow reveals.
The announcement is the first public comment Terri has made since her husband was tragically killed by a stingray barb in the chest last Monday. Much larger venues were initially suggested for the public send-off to accommodate the overwhelming outpouring of grief his death has prompted around the globe.
However, Terri insists the zoo Irwin's father set up is the most fitting venue for the reptile wrestler's memorial.
She said in a statement, "I cannot see how a memorial service would work in any other place other than the Crocoseum which he built here at the zoo and of which he was so proud.
"I would therefore ask that everyone please bear with me in this wish and help me to make this happen."
The public memorial will take place on Wednesday. Terri, Irwin's eight-year-old daughter Bindi, his father Bob and his friend and manager John Stainton will all speak.
The event will be broadcast live on television across Australia, the United States and Asia.
Australian country singer John Williamson, one of Irwin's favorite performers, will perform.
A private funeral took place at the zoo on Saturday after his family turned down Prime Minister John Howard's offer of a state funeral.
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