It’s now two days before Mother’s Day and simple is the best way to go. Here are some last minute giving ideas if mom is nearby:
1. Fair Trade chocolates, coffee or tea
2. Give mom a hand in her flower or vegetable garden with or without her—her choice!
3. Go to church with her (if you normally don’t).
4. Take her to a local museum or gallery. (Some are free.) It’s the time together that counts.
5. Visit her on Mother’s Day and take a photo of the two of you together. Mail or e-mail it to her within a week.
6. Swing by the local used bookstore and see how many books she would love. Tie it or them with a pretty bow.
7. Recycle one of your own flower containers or repurpose something as a flower container and fill it with something beautiful for her.
8. Pull 10 or 15 of your favorite recipes (or of the entire family) together and give them to her tied with a ribbon or pulled together in some unique way.
Some ideas if mom is at a distance:
1. Don’t have a card yet? Take 30 minutes to sit down and write her a note. Even if it doesn’t make it to her by Mother’s Day, she will cherish it.
2. If you know of a locally-owned restaurant in her town that would take your order and credit card payment over the phone or online you could have lunch or dinner delivered to her this weekend.
3. Call her on Mother’s Day.
4. If you know what radio station she listens to call them and see if they’ll put you on the air wishing her a Happy Mother’s Day! Even if she doesn’t hear it others might and tell her about it.
5. If your mom is into online social networking send her a special message that way. Dig up an old family snapshot to add to it that her friends can't resist commenting on.
Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Alpaca shearing 2010
We’ve had a busy week of shearing more than 60 alpacas at White Violet Farm Alpacas.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were long days as the shearing crew began early in the morning and worked well into the evenings. At our place, this happens once a year in May and usually takes three days to complete.
As each alpaca is sheared, the fiber is gathered and labeled with the name of the alpaca and the level of the fiber, such as “blanket,” “seconds” and “thirds.”
The shearing takes place at the barn, but the fiber room back at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice was also busy with staff members and volunteers skirting the raw fiber.
Skirting is a process that involves picking out all the bits of straw, hay and other materials from nature from the fleece before the fiber is sent off to be cleaned and carded. After it is cleaned and carded the fiber is ready for the fiber artists to spin into yarn and make fabulous hats, scarves and shawls.
A big thank you to all the volunteers who came out to help! The staff is ready for a weekend!
Click here to see lots of shearing photos from this week.
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