Vacation week

The middle mark of April break was greatly enjoyed yesterday at friend Chris’ house in Brunswick.  We had a lovely day of food and fibery things.  Not much actually got physically accomplished, but Chris went through two shawl patterns with me because I was feeling a little overwhelmed by them.  I have been knitting for [...]

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Weather and wool

And the weekend is nearly over.  Big sigh!  We had a snow day on Friday and it became a most relaxing 3 days.  As far as the goats go, things seem ok.  Everyone is looking good, although the weather has been very uncooperative.  The rain we had on Friday got rid of most of the [...]

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November already

Another week has come and gone, and we have returned to autumn temperatures again.  It’s been beautiful out!  I wish I could have been out during the day more during the week, but work kept me plenty busy.  This time change has me mourning the end of daylight savings; I much prefer to have more [...]

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End of fall, snow and knitting

It’s so unusual to have autumn leaves on the trees and a significant snowfall on the ground.  I don’t know if I can remember anything like this.  I don’t know how many inches we got here in the midcoast area, but it was probably at least 4″ and was very heavy and slushy.  We lost [...]

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Maine Fiber Arts Tour Weekend 2011

We have been in real need of some serious rain for awhile, but I am sorry it had to take out the final day of the tour weekend.  Not really take it out, but it was so drippy and full of mosquitoes up in the tent near the top of the driveway, that I moved [...]

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Dafka and Raven

It’s that time of year again.  I can say that almost any day of the year I guess, but this time it’s about the end of school and the beginning of some summer r&r.  And farm work.  And trying to play catch-up with all kinds of things.  When I am feeling really stressed, which is [...]

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Farm Market

It’s Saturday night again and it’s raining.  I know that the ground had gotten really dried out, but I am definitely rain-shy after the early spring that we had!  But today was the first Saturday of our newly-hatched Pemaquid Farm Market.  I want to call it the “Farmers’ Market” but am having a difficult time [...]

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Update on oven-dyed yarn

The yarn that I dyed on Sunday is dry and as such, is much easier on the camera. Wet in the sink it made a definite reflection on the camera!  I am ready to do a test swatch on it tonight if I can stay awake long enough.  It’s been a really busy week at [...]

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Oven dyeing Sunday

I have been trying to get to some yarn dyeing.  And I have been afraid that if I didn’t get it done before lambing and kidding that it wouldn’t happen.  (And it wouldn’t).  Our son and grandson were out for the day, so I cleared the decks and got to work.  I have been reading [...]

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Shearing 2011

As usual, I meant to have this post out on Monday.   Sunday was a wonderful and very successful shearing day.  As our friend Pam calls it, the harvest.  It is half of the reason we keep sheep… all the fibery goodness comes to us before lambing, and then our second batch of raw materials are [...]

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