I had a wonderful visit from my dear friend Debbie this past weekend. She came up to the farm to help me celebrate my birthday. Jack was off on a deer hunt so we had the place to ourselves. Saturday afternoon she kept me company at the barn for sheep chores. Then we...
This is the title of the hand spun and woven shawl pictured here. A group of women from CT (Anne, Myra, Fran, Peg & Sonya) were part of the Fleece to Shawl Competition at The NY State Sheep and Wool Festival also known as Rhinebeck. This shawl came in 3rd place! Anne,...
Here I am cracking black walnuts this weekend. A tedious job to be sure but great when conversing with a friend or watching the news! The top picture shows the color that can be obtained from dyeing with Black Walnut. My cousin gave me loads of them; enough to dye at...
Georgia wants to offer you a grace or two for your Thanksgiving Day dinner!Lord, behold our family here assembled.We thank You for this place in which we dwell,For the love that unites us,For the peace accorded us this day.For the hope with which we expect...
This is a view from the barn this morning; layers of life from where I stand to the edge of the field...it's been a miserable wet spell again, in fact the weatherman said we are 60% above normal precipitation for the period from September 1st to date with 16+ inches...
A school board member up north was retiring after having served his district for nearly forty years. A young reporter interviewed him for an article. "In forty years," she said, " you must have seen a lot of changes in the way the schools are run.""Yup" he said, "and...
Loved this view yesterday of the flock eating the morning feed. Lots of butts and happy hoofers!
One night back in April of 1998 we heard all sorts of automobile sounds outside on the road, we didn't think too much of it, someone just turning around perhaps. The following morning we found a black lab in our open shed, hiding in the back, not tied, but quite...
I have just gotten back from Newtown Ct....this rug hooking show was the best! The weather today was simply miserable; rain, wind and more rain but the turnout was fabulous. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! Maryann was my cohort and thank you for all...
I am off this afternoon for Newtown, CT to the 5th Annual Rug Hooking Show, to promote Earthues natural dyes. It's all day Saturday so if you are in the area or into rug hooking I hear it is a great place to see, buy and immerse yourself in the art of rug hooking! I...
