Guess what I've been doing....

Any guesses LOL

Looking back....Looking ahead

A long time ago in a little church 2 crazy kids started walking the long road together. 16 years later they are still walking together hand in hand.
You are my always -yesterday, today and forever!

Love you baby - Happy 16th!!!!!

Nasty bunnies

Nasty wicked little tricksy bunnies -weeess  hatessss themmmm. No not really but somebody was asking me how you could eat these cute little guys -this is how.  These were some 12 week old meat bunnies not my sweet cuddly angoras.

Maggie

My friend Maggie who graciously allows me to share some of her booth space is amazing!~! She works full time -special ed with highly challenging students, runs her farm, make the most amazing soaps, tote bags and to lust after wool to spin!  She's also an award winning photographer and and a fabulous spinner!

She's the gal I want to be in the trenches with when things go bad!
HUGS!

Now there is no living with me LOL

So I went with Maggie  to the Fingerlakes Fiber Festival in Hemlock Ny and entered some skeins and my shrug into their skein and garment competition -and ....... I WON!!!!!!

I got:

1st and 2nd place spindle spun yarn
1st and 2nd place Singles
1st Place Handspun and Knit Item
5th place Dyed Yarn

and 2nd place in the Special Awards catagory Most Painterly Use of Fiber -and won $75!!!!!

Between than and now being called the Goddess of the Canadas -there is no living with me LOL


Here's the pictures

Barn visitors

New camera and Kim playing round the barn and some beautiful pictures of some visitors.

Best birthday present ever!

Beautiful satin angora bunnies arrived safe and sound this morning!  Mom is REW and dad is broken black.  There are 5 whites, 2 chins and a broken :)

9/11 Remembered

New from the critters

It Nemesis here with breaking news -yesterday the big yellow thing came and swallowed our children up only to return them later -we don't know how long they were gone for as we don't tell time.

All I know is I had the bed all to myself and that's all that matters.  His lord and majesty Shenanigans was completely unfazed by the whole thing and lounged around on his spots all day.

"I could care less as they neither feed me nor pay proper attention to me" Shenanigans was heard to comment. My staff was in attendance all day!

Poor Java was tramatized by the whole affair "It happened again!! That terrible yellow thing swallowed up my children even though I barked at it very ferociously!!"  She made a full recovery when they returned but will again be upset as they leave tomorrow.

Dutch decided that he needed to dig a hole and hide before it tried to take him so the couch seemed like a good place to blend into.  Good thing it already had a rip in it!

And the kids finally came back safe and sound! So all is well -oh no wait it's back again!!!! AUGH!!!!!!! Mommy make it stop!

Here's our missing kids pictures -if you see them tell them to come home we all miss them!. Even Sheanigans though he will never admit it.
Bye all Nemesis, Java, Dutch and his old gumpypants!

Uh oh he heard me RUN!!!!!!!!!

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.