My wonderful wife and partner in life has been up day and night in the Studio Barn making Plaid Potholders for Plaid Friday. She will be selling some and giving some away on Friday in support of Plaid Friday and has got me all cranked up about it. I’ll be at the Battenkill Bookstore on the phone from ll a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and she will be holding an online said at fullmoonfiberartcom. Let’s take back our holidays.
We support Plaid Friday, the hottest growing social movement in the country, and a celebration of independence, individuality, creativity and freedom, a growing effort to reclaim the spirit of holidays, and of community. On Friday, we are celebrating the holiday several ways:
– From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., I will be at Battenkill Books, Cambridge, N.Y., (518 677 2515) to help take orders and say hello to the good people who are buying “Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die”,”Meet The Dogs Of Bedlam Farm,” or any of my other books. Call to buy one of these books, get a free video and Bedlam Farm notecard and help support a wonderful independent bookstore, the kind that needs to survive if our communities offer diversity and connection and so we will not all live inside of a box store or mammoth online corporation. You can order books at anytime from the store – they take Paypal – or call the store anytime at 518 677-2515. We are heading for 1,000 books sold by New Year’s and are at the 700 mark. You can also buy Jenna Woginrich’s wonderful new book “Barnheart” from Connie Brooks at Battenkill as well. It will be out this week and is a wonderful story of a gifted and brave young writer’s passion for her own farm. If anyone is in the spirit of Plaid Friday, Jenna is. Call and say hello. I’d love to meet you.
– Maria is offering some special plaid-themed potholders. They will go onsale at fullmoonfiberart.com at midight Friday and three of the buyers will be chosen to get their potholders free. I think she is making 25, but check the details on her website. I took some photos this morning and this wonderful and beautiful women is on fire.
– At 2 p.m. I will be at Gardenworks, (518 854 3250) Salem, N.Y., to sign copies of “Going Home” and “Meet The Dogs Of Bedlam Farm,” a possible gift for kids or grandkids.
If you cannot take part in these events, please consider supporting independent businesses in your community on Friday, and help affirm the idea that Thanksgiving is not just about mall traffic and bargains, but really is a celebration of the greatest American tradition – freedom and individuality.
