Do you have these? I love fiber, knitting, dyeing, felting, spinning....all of it. But I am blocked on making anything happen right now. I look at knit patterns, look at my stash, can't make the two meld, think 'oh, maybe tomorrow' and it doesn't come.What do you do...
We ended 2008 with a bitter wind overnight and the thermometer reading zero. The sheep got the royal sleeping quarters beginning yesterday and through tonight. We have a small barn attached to their freestall area which is bedded with straw and sleeps 10. For those...
There are benefits to having chickens but there are also drawbacks. I thought we'd have a handle on the biggest drawback now that we only have 6 free-ranging rather than 18 prior but I guess that is a silly notion!The drawback is they are EVERYWHERE. The rule is in...
Today Jack and I are enjoying a quiet Christmas here on the farm with our friend Mary.This is the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and it is a marvelous and wonderful blessing. Last night when I did the chores and put out the hay for the sheep, I reminded...
Yesterday was the longest day of the past 9. Still no power and yet we had settled into the rhythm of the situation. We had a routine to maintain a level of comfort, order and all systems functioning. It was 10 degrees at 9 AM and not above 15 the rest of the day....
12 degrees, 8" of new snow with no end in sight at this hour...filling the generators for the overnight.See you tomorrow!
So it's all about attitude now. I cannot begin to describe the aura around those of us who are affected by the lack of power. New Hampshire, being typically used to weather crisis, is really pooling all we have to stay cheerful despite the prolonged estimates for...
Yesterday I was soooo sick of the drone of the generator I turned it off for a few hours. It is located in our shed off the kitchen so the room we spend the most time in has become a not so peaceful place.But today I LOVE my generators again! We would be up a creek...
We are still without power...going on day 4 now. Thankfully and I mean THANKFULLY we have two generators and they have been running 24/7. The sheep have powered water buckets, the chickens a water heater, my studio is able to be heated and keep the water line from...
We are having a nasty ice storm in NH. It's pretty wide spread in the southern third of the state. Last night it poured buckets of rain that coated everything with an inch of ice. The power went out last night and we switched to generator power and expect to being...
