Summary: <br> Hello from a sunny Cheshire Plain. Apologies for the long delay in re-recording this. Even now, I haven't quite worked out the new mic as I needed to swap to the hand-held recorder for the last part. <br> We have a <a href="http://www.zeemaps.com/228047">listeners' map</a>! Please go on over to pop in a pin - I'd love to see where you all are! <br> <br> On my needles and spinning wheel: Between Episode 24 and the beginning of May, I finished two bears for the <a href="http://www.motherbearproject.org/">Mother Bear Project</a>. I also plied more of the the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/picperfic">Picperfec</a> singles into a 4 ply with a view to making a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/liesl">Liesl</a>. <br> <br> Otto <br> <br> <br> <br> Coco <br> <br> <br> Review: Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders, edited by Judith Durant, published by Storey Publishing. <br> <br> Agricultural Shows: I'm gearing up for the <a href="http://www.thameshow.co.uk/">Oxfordshire County and Thame Show</a> on the 30th July. I also mention the following shows: <br> <br> <a href="http://www.wigtownshow.org.uk/">Wigtown Show</a>: 3rd August <br> <br> <a href="https://www.bakewellshow.org/">Bakewell Show</a>: 3rd&4th August <br> <br> Fishguard Show: 5th August <br> <br> <a href="http://www.cranleighshow.org.uk/">Cranleigh Show</a>: 7th August <br> <br> <a href="http://www.sedgefieldshow.co.uk/">Sedgefield Show</a>: 14th August <br> <br> <a href="http://www.gillshaftshow.co.uk/">Gillingham & Shaftsbury Show</a>: 17th August <br> <br> Hawkshead Show: 23rd August <br> <br> <a href="http://www.poyntonshow.co.uk/">Poynton Show</a>: 27th August <br> <br> <a href="http://www.buckscountyshow.co.uk/">Bucks County Show</a>: 1st September <br> <br> A full events calendar can be found on the <a href="http://www.asao.co.uk/events_calendar">website</a> of the Association of Agricultural Organisations. <br> Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from <a href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune</a>. <br> <br> Feel free to leave a comment here or at <a href="http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/">http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/</a>, or email me at <a href="https://yarnsfromtheplain.podbean.com/mailto:yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com">yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com</a>. We have a Ravelry group <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarns-from-the-plain-podcast">here</a>, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). <br> <br> TTFN, Nic
