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Susanne with her Madder Goddesses (handspun yarn, dyed with Madder) |
I wish I could be at the reunion but the season has begun here and I can't escape.
Nothing has changed with me since the 35th. Well, one son, Jesse, married to a fine woman, moved to Bangor and expecting! Other son, Carl is a woodchopper in central Maine and will marry his sweetie in 2 years. My dad is 95 and lives with us. Charlie's mom has a house across the field.
We both love our work. Charlie has a new large wood kiln where he fires large vessels. I am growing plant dyes and weaving rugs and tapestries. And teaching. I get great apprentices from Earlham College art program.
My 15 minutes of fame was a calendar,' Wearing Wool,' my spinning group made in 2002. We sold 20,000 and made over $100,000. Gave 10% to breast cancer prevention research. I was Miss August, wearing only a bit of wool.
I'm still singing Shapenote and loving it.
Oh, yes. We have a web page. hogbay.com
Susanne Michel Grosjean <hogbay
acadia.net>
245 Hog Bay Road, Franklin, ME 04634 207-565-2282