March Update

 I've made a modest start to replenishing the inventory. 2 runners and 2 placemat sets completed, with another 2 placemat sets ready to hand finish this coming Friday when I will accompany the SO to Saddleback. While he skis I will stay safe and warm in the lodge and happily stitch away. I love the atmosphere of a ski area and Saddleback is close to my heart. I did most of my skiing there and could ski all day and not look at a trail map, a definite plus in my book. But my downhill skiing days are behind me. My equipment is too old, as are my knees. I may still step into the nordic skis one of these days but not this year.

The craft show schedule is beginning to come together. I have yet to hear from either of the shows I have applied to about acceptance but it's still early. Perhaps later this month. And I was accepted as a member of Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen last month so I can apply for their shows. 

Horse racing is ramping up towards the Triple Crown races. No clear favorite yet. Once again, Bob Baffert will not be in attendance at the Derby although I suspect several of his horses will be as he has transferred several to his one-time assistant, Tim Yakteen. All because he was too lazy to monitor what ingredients were in an ointment his veterinarian prescribed for one of his Derby horses, Medina Spirit, who just happened to cross the line first and then was disqualified. After that came the media blitz, with Baffert even appearing on Fox News to claim he was a victim of cancel culture. What an ass! He's one of those persons who is never at fault in his mind. It's always the groom, the vet, etc. that causes his horses to be disqualified. And poor Medina Spirit didn't live long enough to see if his name would ever be cleared. As of today, the case is still pending. Horse racing needs to do better than to a) let cases drag on for years; and b) let high profile trainers continue to train while they file appeals or let them transfer horses to other trainers while still calling the shots.