Older Louet- S-10 Spinning wheel for sale

Rest assured this is NOT my wheel LOL I will never part with my beloved Louet.
This is a trade in wheel from an older customer of mine. It is an older Louet s-10 manufactured early 80's under license by Louet by another Ontario company now that is now gone.  The bobbins are very nice -barely used. I replaced the footman connector so it's good to go.

Asking $275 can deliver to Fingerlakes Fiber Festival in  September or Rhinebeck NY in October.
BFN
Kim

Happiness is a big box of fibre!

My SIL has been processing all the lovely Border Leicester fleece and look at it now -here's the first box of it all done and ready for spinning  I mean sale of course silly me LOL

When everything else is going wrong -SPIN!

So things have been chaos around here lately - Daryl ended up at emergency Saturday night with metal in his eye-he's better now but 5 + hours sitting there is enough to make anybody stir crazy. Add other stuff and I need stress relief big time -what better than spinning. Its peaceful and solitary and so fun!! And with fall shows coming up yarn is always a great thing to have on hand.
Here's this weeks works ready for washing - I have another couple on the go as well including this lovely beige cashmere gifted to me from a friend.   I have an idea for a long cardigan when it is done but it could take a while to spin all that laceweight.
HUGS all
Kim

They're only babies!!!

5 weeks old and look at the coats!!! Blue Boy is going to Virginia to be herd sire there. Broken Lilac Doe is staying here. There is also a Black doe(pictured)  and a broken black doe in this litter. Very very pleased!
And the little bundle of tude  aja the broken fawn boy is also staying here -he's part of a litter of 9 and I just could not resist his posturing and foot thumping at me.

Its that time of year again -my life has gone to the dogs :)

Its the annual Kingston Sheep Dog trials again. I LOVE watching the dogs, seeing all the fun and interesting dogs people bring with them, Unfortunately I have to work Friday and Sunday night so that cuts time shorter there but we'll deal :)
I would love to bring Java and the Dutchman there but neither is overly social with other dogs that do not belong to "their" family.
Pictures coming when I figure out where the camera is.
HUGS
Kim

We got a little rain yesterday

Here's a picture from a nearby street just to show how much rain we got. Almost 3 inches in less than 4 hours! It was wild!!! 

Latest project done

Handspun kid mohair and linen - spaced dyed. Needed a quick project to have on display with the yarn for sale so made this very simple cowl scarf. Loved it so much I've started another one as a gift~

Bunnies getting bigger

Look how they've grown :) Getting so big and fluffy.  Will have a hard time picking who gets to stay and go from these litters. Top litter is still unsexed. Bottom litter of 4 is three girls and one boy :)

LOL A friend sent this to me and I had to share!

House Rules

House Rules

1. If it’s not yours…don’t touch it.

2. Remove your shoes at the door.  Not directly in front of the door…off to the side.

3. If the bathroom door is locked, knocking repeatedly will not make it open any faster.

4. Do not use “fair” to describe what something is not.  It is the original “F” word.

5. Balled socks do not come clean…unball them or wear them dirty.

6. If you get too much toothpaste, do not try to shove it back in the tube.

7. Keep your private parts well hidden at all times...and apply rule number one.

8. If the dog’s water dish is empty, fill it.  Or let’s see how long you can go without water.

9. Three drops of milk does not justify returning it to the fridge.

10. If you ask for seconds, you eat every bite.

11. Pretend the rim of the toilet will electrocute you if it gets wet.

12. Wipe every single time.

13. Wearing clothes to the mirror and back does not get them dirty. 

14. Food and shelter are required of me.  Everything else is a privilege and can be revoked.

15. I don’t care what everyone else gets to do.  Whine about it and I’ll throw you off that bridge myself.

16. Money in the dryer is always mine.

17. Touch the thermostat and see what happens…

18. Loaning you something once does not make it yours.

19. Clean underwear at just that…clean.  Sorting them with two fingers is not necessary.

20. Slam your door and I will remove it.  

21. “Bedtime” means the same thing every single night. Do not look at me like I’m crazy when I say it.

22. When you run your toothbrush under the water, I always know. Same thing with the soap in the shower.

23. Everything you do cost money, from turning on the hot water to opening the fridge.  Conserve.

24. I don’t care if you did it. I didn’t ask. I just told you to clean it up.   

25. And once again…if it’s not yours, DON’T TOUCH IT!

Its just so darn hot

Everyday here lately is the same routine. Check to make sure everybody has water, fans are working, sit down to cool off , nap for a few minutes and then head to work LOL. Kids are happy and content with sleeping in the basement, living on popsicles and swimming in nanny and poppa's pool.
I've been spinning laceweight mohair and linen and am trying to get it done for the two big shows coming up. Picton craft show in the 29th (8am -8pm) and then off to the Kingston Sheep Dog trials for three days.

Kids have helped making more cat felt toys for the shows -here's a basket ready to go!! They have also picked a HUGE bag of catnip to roll them into if the customer wants. We have two very stoned kitties here right now :)

Missing you

I told myself today it was going to be okay and it was. 13 years ago you left me and I know it was time for you to go.   Tonight when I went for a walk there were dragonflies everywhere. Just like there was when we said goodbye. I love you always and miss you. I see your smile in my children's faces and hear your laughter on the wind.

Long awaited arrivals

Ever since I had Levi -my first Argent D'Bleu , I have been awaiting the time when I could breed him to make more of this wonderful colour. They are VERY uncommon here in Canada (I have only heard of one other one).

So today heralded the safe arrival of three blues and three champages (black) who will carry the blue gene. They will be going all over North America when they are weaned. I already have a waiting list for these guys :)  That is if I can party with them -they're very special after all LOL
HUGS all

Baby bunnies everywhere!

Okay we have a population explosion going on here::

3 litters of American Chinchillas 4kits,  3kits  and 6 kits
Champage D'argent X Brun - 4 kits arrived with mommy here from another breeder
Argente'D Brun - 7 kits -Callista's litter from the previous post
German hybrid litter - 4 babies -picture here
French Angora litter - 9 kits -picture here

Still to come:

Champange D'Argent X Argente D'Bleu -nesting now
American Chinchilla x2
French Angora
Satin Angora

We also have two rescues arrive here this week -a REW Mini-Rex doe from Tamara's lines (Peggy's niece) and a very nice little tort Holland Lop doe - 4 -her's coming Monday to pick one out for sure  maybe they'll take both :)
Its a good thing I have lots of people asking about bunnies -but they are so darn cute! I want to squeeze them all.

Whirlwind visits

I love traveling and visiting my friends -I just wish more of them lived within driving distance :) Yesterday Daryl and I went down to visit Maggie and her amazing critters :)  I love sheep and especially their wonderful fleeces.
Maggie sent me home with some amazing BFL and merino ones as well as some glorious soap including some of her new Patchouli -one of my favorites.

Look what Callista did!

First time mommy Cliska's Z2 (Aka Callista) produced 7 wonderful babies for her first litter attempt here at Rocky Meadow Rabbits. 7 new little Argent Bruns safe and sound in a warm and soft nest.
Good girl! You get lots of fresh dandelions for dinner tonight!

A wounded arrival at the house

. We had a pigeon slam into the building where I work and so we caught him and put him in a box to take to the local animal shelter.  Well they wouldn't take him so back home he came with me.Next I called the local wildlife rescue but they said they are too full to take a pigeon. He's currently in a modified rabbit cage and is very happy to sit and peck at the seed we got for him.  His one wing is smashed badly and I don't think he'll ever fly again so he'll either stay here or if I can find a better place for him to live we will.
He's actually very calm so I wonder if he is somebody's racing pigeon but he has no band on his leg.

Kids have named him "Crash" LOL

Happy father's day to my beloved hubby!!!

You might be a little goofy but you are the only man I ever wanted to be the father of my kids!  Love you always!!!
Happy father's day to all the amazing "DADS" out there~!

HUGS
Kim

New bunny at Rocky Meadow Rabbits

She arrived Saturday at the CNY fibre fest -an A one world class event if ever there was one!  Stella had graciously allowed me to use her buck Hershey for a litter and I really liked what he threw so I got one of his daughters from Stella's barn. She is a broken chocolate Satin angora and will be joining the lines as soon as she is old enough.

She didn't have a name so the kids decided on Twist of Fate's Destiny :) Love it!

More WONDERFUL wool!!!

Hello my name is Kim and I am a fibre addict. We all know it - I cannot turn down more wool especially not wonderful wool like this beautiful merino wool from Jim Baldwin (Maggie's shearer of sheep) and a STUNNING coloured BFL fleece from Maggie herself :)
Okay everybody wipe the drool off your keyboards.

HUGS Kim

Lindsays AMAZING project!!!

Lindsay had a project from school to make a mobile of her favorite animals. She blew it out of the park with this amazing creation of plastercine and coat hangers. Can you find all the critters?  She used googly eyes on the peacock for its tail and spider has 8 eyes on her body -very creative! I give it an A+++++++++++++!