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That’s the way a native to these parts will refer to a man who works with draft horses.
This is Reggie. He lives in town and has been logging with his horses up the road from us. I see him go by in the early morning, the mist still in the air as the sun tries to push through. On the way home the horses are ready for a rub down after a long working day. Reg has 4 drafts horses and switches them off on different days. It’s a treat to have him stop on the way by to talk for just a bit about whatever comes up. And then he heads on down the road for home.
Reggie reminds me of my brother who passed away back in October 2006. Another hawse man. Here he is at the Deerfield Old Home Day in the summer of 2006.
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What a fabulous workshop…”Dyeing As If The Earth Mattered”.
Not only was the content great but so were the students. From as far as Montana one came, and all were cheerful, eager to learn and willing to work. This is a strenuous workshop between lectures and then hands on dyeing plus washing, rinsing, indigo dyeing and labeling.
Michele is tireless in her teachings. She gives her all and the results show. All the students went home full of enthusiasm for natural dyeing along with new friendships and hopes for next year’s dyeing excursions here at the farm.
Thank you to all who joined us!
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Our first of this week’s two Earthues workshops is finished: Surface Design on Woven Cloth. The weather was beautiful, the students a great mix of talent and personality and the results were spectacular.
Below are a few photos of the workshop including lunch which was also devine each day thanks to dear Liza and Steve once again!
Thank you all for joining us!
Michele giving a lecture referring to her own collection of textiles
Resist techniques which then will be compounded with dyes, pigments, mica and gold leaf
Lunch which was so delicious…Sid only wished
Beautiful results!
Ochre pots
More results with resist and indigo
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Here are Della(eating) and Lucy (looking at me) a day later. All is well. And our rainy pattern may have finally broken yesterday. The air is crisp, the skies are blue, perfect August weather.
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The time has come for Della and Lucy to join the rest of the flock. They have become quite comfortable with the comings and goings and although they are most used to me, they are not as skittish around other people and the dogs as they were upon their arrival.
Everyone got fed some hay and then we brought the main flock down from pasture where we could join everyone at the winter pasture.
There was lots of baaaing and a flurry of ‘who are you?’. But then the main flock went to the left and Della and Lucy went to the right and eventually back to their barn.
That wasn’t going to do, so we rounded them all up with a bit of grain, they all folded together and we led them up the road to a new pasture where they would begin the new routine together. Within 4 hours they were grazing and resting as a flock together, most of the ‘who are you?’ had completely dissipated. I will follow it up later today with a photo of everyone, a day later.
