Lo-gis-tics
n.pl. … the managing of the details
of an undertaking. (Webster’s New World College Dictionary)
I’m working on getting
supplies, samples, and equipment together for two fiber festivals: Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, and North CountryFiber Fair.
Because I’ll have very little time between the two events, and because
I’m traveling by air to the second event, I need to be pretty much ready for
both events before I leave for the first.
I’ve been reviewing and
editing my handouts, and making sure that I have the right fibers for each of 7
different workshops. My preparatory work
is nearly done. Here is what I’ve got
packed for Wisconsin
Yes, I’m taking 2
wheels. But I’ll be in my car, so no
problem.
The trip to South Dakota
This’ll be the first time
I’ll be shipping my relatively new Lendrum folding wheel for a teaching
gig. I’ve got its original shipping box,
which seems sturdy enough.
I still have to get all the
handouts ready. I’ve got them
copied. Up to now, I’ve put handouts in
thin, poly notebooks. They’ve worked
reasonably well. I do like letting workshop
participants keep notes and samples together in one place. But these notebooks are not rigid, so they
slip and slide on a bookshelf. In
addition, the price of these notebooks, and the pockets I put in them, has gone
up considerably. I’ve been trying to figure out a better
solution, but one that still allows for notes and samples to be kept together,
and one that maintains reasonable materials costs.
This time, for the first
time, I’m going to use expanding folders that can be closed with an elastic
cord. They’re made from paper (partly
recycled paper, and recyclable), and I think the price is reasonable. Let’s see what kind of feedback I get at the
next two festivals.
For now, it’s back to “the
managing of the details of an undertaking”.
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