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 the Pacific Northwest as the next two weeks unfold…baaa baaa.
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 beautiful in a uniform!
I’ll raise a glass to her today. July 5, 1921 ~ January 18, 2006
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 grazing. Independence!
The chickens are celebrating with independence to and from their coop to the main area of the barn. They have grain, water fresh outside air and room to move. Freedom!
We humans are celebrating by enjoying the freedom of doing what ever we feel like today, no deadlines or timetables. And, as always, we are thankful for those serving in our armed forces who preserve our continued freedom and independence!
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 NOT working!)named Seascape which I instantly fell in love with. I ordered more Rowan Kidsilk Haze in a new color and will start this shawl over the holiday weekend. It is single strand lace knitting and that will be new to me. That’s always good!
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 in a box to parts unknown.
We set up the grain and water and a larger branch to roost on along with the heat lamp at 100 watts. Lately they started roosting on their little log; sometimes I’d check on them and they’d all be lined up on it. It is most amazing to see how instinctive they are.
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 this scarf in May during the NH Sheep and Wool Festival….got way layed, now I am on a roll here. It is a Rowan pattern entitled “Froth Scarf” knitted with Rowan Kid Silk Haze in a double strand on US 8 needles. It doesn’t look it but the length is 36″ here and I am now knitting the froth around the edges. Very fun pattern, goes quickly, shows nicely!
