I got a spinning wheel a month ago for my birthday. It's a "Joy" model, made by Ashford, and I bought it used at my local yarn shop. The Ashford Joy is one of the most popular spinning wheel models made, and almost everyone who spins has used one sometime. I've heard it likened to a Honda Civic in the sense that it's a ubiquitous entry model. I choose it because it offers four different gear ratios, it's portable, I knew I would be able to get parts for it, and, well, it was

I did it! I successfully canned 7 quarts of apple juice! I have preserved fruits through freezing, dehydrating, and turning into jam, but this was the first time I had used a water bath canner. Everyone says it's not hard, and they're right. It isn't hard, but it gave me a sense of pride and satisfaction. To make the juice, I cut up apples (and the few odd pears I had sitting around) into quarters. I took out the mushy rotten parts and some of the wormy buggy parts, but I

Bruno is a curious rabbit. He is friendly, energetic, and completely uncontrollable. Shortly after we got him, we noticed he had an odd tendency for his to drift to the side, then abruptly correct itself. Perhaps neurological issues? He has never consented to sit still for grooming. I hoped early on that he would settle down with age, but it's not turning out that way. He had a couple small mats (tangles) in his fur when he came to us--mostly under his chin and on his che

We got new rabbits. They came from different litters, but they were both born at the end of June....and they're so cute and tiny! This little fellow is Hugo. He's a broken blue, and both his parents were also broken blues. He has an amazing ability to lie completely still and flat. He also sneezes frequently in short bursts of multiple sneezes. It's really cute, but I hope there's no serious underlying reason for it--like, perhaps, an allergy to rabbits. This little fawn