Shearing Day! And new webmaster
Firstly, I should clarify that this post is from the perspective of the farm's owner's son, also known as Nathaniel, or that nocturnal...
A Yarn is Born Part II: A Yarn is Dyed
In my last post, I described what I do to create a skein of yarn. That skein wasn't finished, though; it was still a natural color. And...
A Yarn is Born
My blog has been quiet in recent months, because there haven't been many new events to share. It's been winter, which is a slow time on...
Sheep to Shawl...sort of...
I was about 11 years old when I first saw a Sheep to Shawl demonstration. I was at a downtown arts festival with other people, so I...
WHO are you?
After we sheared the alpacas this spring, they looked different. Who wouldn't, after instantaneously losing seven or eight pounds? And...
Scraps of Synthetic Yarn
I've been knitting for nearly my whole life. My mother handed me a pair of size 8 needles and a skein of yarn when I was about 7 years...
Free With Purchase
We bought new alpacas this winter, bringing our herd up to five. When we had the three new boys loaded in our Honda Odyssey, the sellers...
Maple Syrup
Every year, when I burn the season's orchard prunings, I watch the piles of flaming foliage and smoldering embers and regret that all...
Fences: The Most Underappreciated Farm Structures
No one (who doesn't live on a farm) really thinks about fences. They're just...there. Many times I have been out hiking in the woods,...
Winnie the Pooch
Meet Winnie, the newest addition to our farm family. Winnie is a mix of Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd. Both of the breeds are...
