I'm headed to Seattle early in the morning....the annual sojourn to work in the studio at Earthues. No pictures tonight..I have just taken a walk with Jack around the farm and bid my goodbyes to all. It is so hard to leave this blessed place. I will be in touch from...
Today is my Mom's birthday. She passed away in 2006 and I miss her terribly.But I find great peace in knowing we had a great run together. This picture is when she served as a Wave in the US Navy during World War II. She was so proud of her service and she was also...
Wishing everyone a relaxing day with friends, family, even solitude perhaps on this most celebrated day in our nation's history! The sheep celebrated early with a trip to new pasture. They have fresh water, hay for snacking, a shed to lounge in and green pasture for...
Just under the wire I completed the Rowan Froth Scarf tonight. It is 36" long and 6" wide. It feels wonderful around my neck, even on a July morning, so I can imagine the cozy feel come October. I found another pattern free on knitty.com (SORRY! Link option currently...
The chicks are moving on...they really made compensatory gains the past week or so and have earned their status as barn chicks. We moved them to the lambing barn today and put them in the lamb creep pen which works perfectly for the next stage. Here they are traveling...
Stepping into some unchartered territory here! My first WIP...Work In Progress on Wednesday. It's a personal challenge, I believe, to report to the outside world some measure of fiber success each week....let's see if I can keep it up amidst the flurry!I had started...
The flock spent the night in the winter barn as I thought the weather was going to be severe and they'd appreciate the roomier quarters in the event of rain. This morning I took them out to the near field, they know the way on their own. Sidney has become an effective...
I was cheerfully cleaning off a big ledge which has wonderful, natural steps against the back side that leads off into the woods behind a barn. It had been a few years and they needed to be cleaned out again. Trees ARE a renewable resource!All of a sudden I realized...
Just a few hours ago the summer solstice began. And although the days actually start their trend to less daylight hours it feels quite the opposite. Long, lazy days and cool, beautiful evenings. The woodthrush are back and in the evening their throaty, fluid song is...
And on our farm we have some chicks....EIEIOJust arrived. Six cute little Buff Sex Links. All now to be collectively known as Buffy. Chickens, a great source of daily entertainment AND eggs!
