ups and downs on the weekend

i don't do much i don't want to do anymore (one of the perks of getting older) and i keep stress out of my life if i can avoid it. when asked to do spinning demonstrations at the west coast fall fair this weekend i agreed - picturing myself spinning at the wheel and interested people coming up for a chat. when i found out late last week that it was really a presentaion - that i would where a mic and the audience would be sitting in chairs watching me as i talked - i didn't know how i could make it work. friday night was difficult. i couldn't feel the audience - couldn't get feedback. i came home deflated - not knowing what i could do to change it and make it work for the next two days. in the middle of the night i realized all i could do was show them how much i love this...saturday i asked everyone to move up to the front rows and i passed out little baggies of different types of fibre - so as i was talking - they were at least feeling the differences of say hemp to cashmere. i also moved into the audience for my talk and when it was time to demonstrate carding i asked everyone to come up and gather round to watch. it workd much better and even better on sunday. there is nothing formal about what i do and this is how it had to be presented...