Solitude Spring: new shopping cart up, Dupont market Sunday May 1st
Greetings!
Ahhhh, youth! Ohhhh Spring! Things are new and fresh and still perfect.
I suspect it is my own aging and wear that make this not only more evident…but adds a tiny bit of yearning to my observations. Look what I saw yesterday afternoon as I headed out to take photos of the baby goats: A yellow swallowtail (at least that’s what I think…don’t really know). This is so weird in April, this picture looks more like early Summer. Not one bird has yet nipped at this butterfly, its wings are perfect.
In the last week, all three pregnant goats “freshened.” This is a term used for dairy animals when they have babies and begin lactating (another spring event!). The kids are all really cute. Three sets of twins, five does and one buck. They are starting to be active…and in a week or so they will be hysterical. Below is one of the littlest does. She is checking out the new colors of the Suffolk/Dorset boot sock yarn. We will bring these to market this Sunday along with two new handpainted colors (one of them match these solids).
This Sunday Solitude will be at The DC Dupont Farmers Market. We will bring:
the Suffolk/Dorset boot sock yarn. Not just great for socks, also good for sweaters, shawls, kid stuff, etc. This yarn has nylon blended in and is washable (tightly knit socks can go in the machine, not sure about other things…but I’m pretty sure it can be washed on delicate).
The Shropshire double twist yarn
Alpaca/Merino lace weight yarn
honey…and maybe—if I’m extra efficient (?) the new Border Leicester sport weight yarn. If I don’t have it this weekend, we will unveil it at Maryland Sheep and Wool festival next weekend (May 7th and 8th).
And…TA DAH!
the new web site is up…with shopping cart! I don’t know if its perfect, but it’s fresh! A huge thank you for the many months of design and programming labor to Dave Wiseman and John Jackson of Useful Studios to make this happen. With this email/newsletter (!?!) we will be posting it as a blog on the site and sending it to you at the same time. In between broadcast emails we can post more info about what we are working on, farms we are visiting, dye plans, breeds etc. Plus you can leave a comment. We love feedback! Here goes!
Thank you!
Gretchen