A little delayed, but ready to kick off a new year in style! Today we
talk about the holiday season just past - the good, the bad, and the
aesthetically challenged:
Tragedy: Esther and EliRescue Great Pyrenees? www.txgreatpyreneesrescue.orgShotgun practiceSick alpacasCover article in The Allen ImageSpinning for www.txolan.org Alpaca ShowWinter Fiber Fun Retreat from www.FancyFibers.comNew chickens and Chicken Sponsor Program (http://www.jacobsreward.com/jr_chickens.htm)
Spring picnic with storytelling, date TBA
And a lot of miscellaneous other stuff.
So blessed to have you along with me for a visit in the Little Red
Barn! Pull out your knitting or spinning, and let's catch up...
Jan 8, 2010
51 min
In this episode, three fiber fans visit together on the road home from
the Kid N Ewe Fiber Fest in Boerne, TX. Mary, Laurie and I talk about
lots of things we saw and did during the three-day festival including:
Hokett Would Work: would.work@yahoo.com
Jim Hokett's gorgeous wooden weaving and spinning tools.
575.854.3451
www.SpinningStrawIntoGold.com
Christine O'Hara
www.Spinolution.com
www.Brooksfarmyarn.com
www.FiberLady.com - handpainted bamboo rovings
www.texasalpacaranchers.org
STAR - State of Texas Alpaca Ranchers
www.WylieTexas.gov
Wylie Art Festival, December 5
www.fancyfibers.com
Winter Fiber Retreat, February 5-7, 2010
We had such a great time at Kid N Ewe this year. We hope to be back again next year.
Thanks for listening!!Cindywww.jacobsreward.comwww.jacobsreward.blogspot.comRavelry: JacobsRewardTwitter: JacobsReward
Nov 19, 2009
56 min
Wow. I'm still recovering from our incredible party this past
weekend! I want to thank everyone who made it the blast that it was:
George and Sue Merritt, musicians
Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson, storytellers
(twicetellers.com)
Alta Mantsch, caterer
(tastyeatsathome.wordpress.net)
Emma Telisak, Videographer
Manual Labor of Love specialists: Laurie, Hayden, Jennifer and Donna
Everyone who came and brought food and spinning, knitting, crafting of
any sort, and who soaked up the top-drawer entertainment and sunshine -
friends old and new.
Upcoming Events:
Huffhines Art Trails
(huffhinesarttrails.com)
October 24, 25, 2009
1500 Apollo Road, Richardson, TX
Meet the Processor/Fiber Harvest Day
Sunday, November 1
Lynn, Jim and Deanie Snell
(spinderellas.com)
Kid 'N Ewe and Llamas, Too
Boerne, TX
November 13-15, 2009
Visit our blog: www.jacobsreward.blogspot.com
or our webpage: www.jacobsreward.com
On Ravelry and Twitter, I'm JacobsReward
Oct 21, 2009
39 min
What an incredible fall we have shaping up! In this episode I detail all the amazing things going on around the farm in the coming weeks:Fiber Harvest hand delivered by our processor:Spinderella's Fiber Mill - www.spinderellas.com"Spinning Yarns" Storytelling Day with great food, live music and old Texas yarns told by the Peggy and Gene - www.twicetellers.comThe Kid N Ewe and Llamas, Too Fiber Festival in Boerne, TXwww.kidnewe.com2010 Shares Available: Current shareholders have until October 31 to reserve a share, and then on November 1, all remaining shares will be open to the public.My sound quality needs some improvement, and I could use some advice about that. Hope it's not too distracting.Remember: Life's uncertain - Spin dessert first!
Oct 2, 2009
39 min
This week, you and I do morning chores together, look over what's on my
needles, and discuss upcoming events here at the farm. Let's top off
our coffee, pull up a chair on the porch and enjoy this incredible
weather! Farm on!
In this show I mention these cool sites:
www.kipingitreal.com where Jackie has a cool site and a cool podcast.
www.fiberfarm.com where my mentor, Susie Gibb's awesome farm has a cyber home.
www.Ravelry.com where knitters in the know hang out and party
www.kidnewe.com about the wonderful fiber fest in Boerne, TX (this site has been having issues - sorry if it won't come up.).
And please drop by our sites if you'd like:
www.jacobsreward.com
www.jacobsreward.blogspot.com
God bless,
Cindy xo
Aug 31, 2009
39 min
Another fun sit-down with our friend Mary Berry of www.fancyfibers.com. We discuss:Best Laid Plans- we were supposed to be picking up Mary's new goats,Weather woes,Fun at the Feed Store,Animals waiting all over Texas,Urbanites detached from the natural cycles and seasons,Finding balance with the natural rhythm of life,Fine tuning the business - cleaning fiber,Shearing,Room to grow.Enjoy! Check our our daily updates on the blog: www.jacobsreward.blogspot.com
Aug 1, 2009
39 min
Today I visited with Shareholders Chris Ingle and Carol Waller as we enjoyed the coolness of the Red Barn. We talk about CSAs, local production, and why it's so much fun on the farm. Plus a reminder: Spinning in the Red Barn the third Saturday of every month at 10 AM.
Jul 17, 2009
24 min
I'm joined by my right hand farm-hand, daughter Emma, as we discuss muddy alpacas, dog beds, beaded suri yarn, local farmers, and a teen blog.
Jun 22, 2009
18 min
Thanks for dropping by for our very first "test" podcast episode. In our inaugural episode, Mary Berry and I give a brief account of our trip to Auxvasse, MO to visit Ann Mayes, and pick up our four new suri alpaca boys, recorded live from the road.
Check out these related sites:
Mary Berry's Fancy Fibers
www.fancyfibers.com
Ann Mayes' alpaca farm, Alpacas D'Auxvasse:
www.alpacasauxvasse.com
Jun 15, 2009
10 min