little lamb

albert wrote the best description (see tuesday's post) of our first slow adventure. This little lamb was my favourite.

Alabama Chanin inspired me to find out more about the fledgling slow design movement. I've always loved her work which you can find here and you can catch up on day to day news on her blog.

After the crazy hustle of the fashion world all things slow just seems to make sense. I'm just so excited to be working with albert on this....more slow adventures to come!

oh and albert I just cannot stop thinking about those cookies--today making them is priority number one!

field trip

larry had a little lamp
little lamp
little lamp
larry had a little lamp
la la la la la laaaa {lyrics by hugh}

worsley and i had our big field trip today out to the farm. i have so much excitement buzzing around me at this very moment i feel like i could scoop it up and bottle it!

the farm was beautiful...rolling hills...green, green, greeeeeen pastures...herb gardens...sheep...chickens...cats...barn swallows...mud puddles...apple trees and oh-so-oh-so much more. geesh. i'm practically out of breath just revisiting that part of our journey...

we were greeted by our sheep guru who lives in a wee cottage that smells of lemon verbena and lavender with a touch of cedar. i remarked over and over again how wonderful it smelled...and i discreetly took long inhales throughout our visit.
worsley and i quickly introduced ourselves and it wasn't long until we were talking and laughing with each other like old pals. the shepherdess's philosophy of sheep {actually all animal} raising is inspiring and heroic. and not only is she a sheep farmer, weaver, spinner and felter...but she is also {drum roll please} and expert on dying with herbs {all grown in her very lovely garden}. in other words she is living slow design everyday and is ever so keen on joining our own little slow design adventure.
we ended our visit with lots of hugs and lots of wool to begin lots of experimenting!!
can't wait to share with you more...

I wonder if he's really sorry....

I'm not sure if he's really sorry. It certainly looks that way, but honestly how many times can a dog jump through a screen window and still truly regret his actions? I think it's time to put a call into our local dog whisperer.

In the meantime...this is very exciting...albert and I are embarking on our first slow design adventure--details and photos to come....

progress

worsley and i are gearing up for our first slow design meeting...
i am officially pumped. {and officially a dork for just using the word: pumped}
remember yesterday's picture?
well here she is...felted and looking mighty fine...and mighty teeny.
and keeping in the mind of slow design...i have to add how much i adore the wool from our local sheep. when i knit with this yarn my dry hands are treated with a lovely lanolin rub. it's dee-vine.