Newburyport Here I Come.....

Next Wednesday May 6th, I'll be speaking on COLOR at the Essex County Needlearts Guild Meeting near Newburyport, Massachusetts. I'm excited because this guild is a diverse group of needle artists - many of the members do several different kinds of needlearts. In the afternoon, I'm teaching an embroidery workshop. Should be a fun trip and I haven't been on the North Shore of Massachusetts in soooo long! I love it there!

Since I'm traveling east, I want to mention our lamb business again. If you are interested in buying a whole or half lamb, I'll be staying in Newburyport Tuesday evening, May 5th at Morill Place Inn owned by the lovely Rose Ann Hunter (a talented needlewoman who is involved with this guild and made my appearance happen). I can meet you with a cooler full of farm raised lamb Tuesday evening. Bring it right home to your freezer and enjoy it all summer long! Right now we have one half lamb and one whole lamb available (or three half lambs depending on the demand!). Send me an e-mail at nicholasATvalinetDOTcom and I will forward you an information sheet about prices and what cuts of meat you will get.

Locally, you can find our lamb at Greenfields Market in Greenfield, MA. It's in the meat section and the customer response has been great! Here's what it looks like in the meat cooler.

Lots of fun stuff happening locally here this weekend. The Greenfield and Brattleboro Farmer's Markets open for the season tomorrow. There's a Chowderfest at the Energy Park in Greenfield. And tonight and tomorrow is The Twist Fair - western Mass's alternative craft fair (run by Lexie Barnes - author of Storey's Sew What Bags) at the Northampton Center For the Arts. I don't know if I can get to it all but I'm going to try!