Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Granola Bars and Alpacas
In the children's lunch today:
I followed the recipe exactly (First time for everything), I even watched the video while I made it. It was fun, and they are delicious, and believe her when she says to wait before you cut them....
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-granola-bars-recipe/index.html
I took the kids to an Alpaca fiber mill this past weekend. Well, half of the kids. We had a good time, and they offered to give us a tour of the processing machines. Wendy, the owner of East Valley Alpacas, told us to go through the back of the shop and find Jen, who was giving tours. We went in, and an alpaca ran up to greet us! It was a little disconcerting, because I was not really sure how to behave around him. He was not shy. Eventually, Jen saved us and introduced him. He is Jack. He is only 1 year old, and is small for his age because he has digestive problems. He was very gentle, and unbelievable soft. Mirra and Mason were glad to meet him too!
I followed the recipe exactly (First time for everything), I even watched the video while I made it. It was fun, and they are delicious, and believe her when she says to wait before you cut them....
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-granola-bars-recipe/index.html
I took the kids to an Alpaca fiber mill this past weekend. Well, half of the kids. We had a good time, and they offered to give us a tour of the processing machines. Wendy, the owner of East Valley Alpacas, told us to go through the back of the shop and find Jen, who was giving tours. We went in, and an alpaca ran up to greet us! It was a little disconcerting, because I was not really sure how to behave around him. He was not shy. Eventually, Jen saved us and introduced him. He is Jack. He is only 1 year old, and is small for his age because he has digestive problems. He was very gentle, and unbelievable soft. Mirra and Mason were glad to meet him too!Friday, November 4, 2011
Footwear
I have been thinking alot (Damn, was a lot one word or two? Can't remember, and leaving it the way it is and all of this wandering mind along with it is more fun than looking it up. I think one word, beacause "a lot" sounds more like a place you park now that I think of it...)
OK, start over.... I have been thinking alot about footwear lately. For years, I have contemplated making my own shoes. Why I have spent so much time thinking about it, and so little time doing it, I am not sure.
I guess I am afraid that they will look very handmade, and people will think I have gone coo-coo. They could be right.
So, take a class? Expensive! I would like to do that someday, but I am afraid it will be quite some time before I can justify the trip to a shoe making school. Although, there are 2 I have found that I would be interested in:
http://www.shoeschool.com/shoeschool/index.html
Would be my first choice, it looks like a great place to learn, they have videos to get me started in my dreaming, and they are located in Port Townsend WA, which is a place I once imagined living in. They have a kinetic sculpture parade there, and now that I know they also have a shoe school... I feel the wanderlust rising in my soul! (Soles?...lol)
The other one I have found that I like is:
http://www.simpleshoemaking.com/
The website and courses are run by Sharon Raymond. I have not spoken with her, but I can get a sense of her personality through her website, and she seems like somebody who would be easy to learn from. Another bonus to her school is that it is not that far from where I am now. And, I think this would actually be my first choice. I would love to have a reason to go to WA, but I think I would get more out of "Simple Shoemaking" for the beginning. But, they are both just weird dreams, instead of decisions I really need to make...
So, since I will not be going to either of those schools in the forseeable future, not just because of $, but also time and ability to get away for consecutive days without my entourage, I have to think of a new course of action. Figuring it out myself. I checked out a book from the library yesterday on how to make moccasins. I think that will be a good beginning. Tomorrow, I am going to the Alpaca store, (East Valley Alpacas) I am thinking it would be fun to crochet up some slippers, and socks and things like that as a beginning too.
I want to make my own footwear because I think it would be fun, and liberating. I would not have to choose between high cost and low quality. I could buy my materials locally, and feel satisfaction with every step. I am glad I am finally going to make the leap to do this.. Now I just have to get the nerve to begin! :)
OK, start over.... I have been thinking alot about footwear lately. For years, I have contemplated making my own shoes. Why I have spent so much time thinking about it, and so little time doing it, I am not sure.
I guess I am afraid that they will look very handmade, and people will think I have gone coo-coo. They could be right.
So, take a class? Expensive! I would like to do that someday, but I am afraid it will be quite some time before I can justify the trip to a shoe making school. Although, there are 2 I have found that I would be interested in:
http://www.shoeschool.com/shoeschool/index.html
Would be my first choice, it looks like a great place to learn, they have videos to get me started in my dreaming, and they are located in Port Townsend WA, which is a place I once imagined living in. They have a kinetic sculpture parade there, and now that I know they also have a shoe school... I feel the wanderlust rising in my soul! (Soles?...lol)
The other one I have found that I like is:
http://www.simpleshoemaking.com/
The website and courses are run by Sharon Raymond. I have not spoken with her, but I can get a sense of her personality through her website, and she seems like somebody who would be easy to learn from. Another bonus to her school is that it is not that far from where I am now. And, I think this would actually be my first choice. I would love to have a reason to go to WA, but I think I would get more out of "Simple Shoemaking" for the beginning. But, they are both just weird dreams, instead of decisions I really need to make...
So, since I will not be going to either of those schools in the forseeable future, not just because of $, but also time and ability to get away for consecutive days without my entourage, I have to think of a new course of action. Figuring it out myself. I checked out a book from the library yesterday on how to make moccasins. I think that will be a good beginning. Tomorrow, I am going to the Alpaca store, (East Valley Alpacas) I am thinking it would be fun to crochet up some slippers, and socks and things like that as a beginning too.
I want to make my own footwear because I think it would be fun, and liberating. I would not have to choose between high cost and low quality. I could buy my materials locally, and feel satisfaction with every step. I am glad I am finally going to make the leap to do this.. Now I just have to get the nerve to begin! :)
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