Today’s blog is cancelled due to insane weather.
Just trying to keep everyone alive and as comfortable as possible.
Chickens and sheep have shade and lots of fresh water, but it is so miserably hot out there. I’ve been taking them watermelon and frozen raspberries to try an make it more tolerable.
It’s actually hotter now than when I started the blog and took the screenshot above. 105.3
And tomorrow is supposed to be even worse.
Ugh.
Happy Solstice, folks! Summer is here 🙂
Got a bunch of wool stuff done this week-
Daphne and Dottie fleeces washed-
So that’s all this year’s fleeces washed up, which is super cool.
And, I did some felting. I was going to try and document my process for the blog, but just getting the felt made really took it out of me. Maybe I need to refine my method so it’s not so hard on the back. As it stands, it involves a lot of kneading and rolling and patting and rubbing while bent over our picnic table.
Anyway, I was very pleased with the results- 4 fine layers of carded wool makes for a nice lightweight, flexible fabric that should work well for making sheep puppets.
From left to right- Dottie (dark), Esther, Dottie (light), Daphne, Edgar, more Esther
Also this week I had a vet out to see Felix for his arthritis. He’s been having trouble with his knees for a while, and I wanted to get him something to help keep him comfortable and mobile for as long as possible. So I’ve got him on Meloxicam now. I think it is helping some, but so far not as much as the Rimadyl did when I had him on that a few weeks back (trial with leftover chewables from dear departed Sadie pup). Maybe it takes a while to get the inflammation down? At least I can slip him the pills pretty easily with his alfalfa pellets.
Alrighty- that’s all I’ve got for now. Have good week everyone-
And it’s a cuke!
Two actually. Aren’t they pretty?
I am also unreasonably enamored with my fennel
Wool-wise, I’ve been working my way through washing up Dottie’s fleece
Beautiful shades of grey. Probably two more batches to go. Big fleece on the girl this year!
And I’ve made a fresh start on The Shepherd’s vest. Am almost back to where I was before I sadly had to rip out from my first go. I think I have a strategy for working in a skein that is a little bit heavier weight than the rest of the batch, which should put me over the finish-line, yardage-wise (fingers crossed).
Don’t want to jinx myself by posting a picture yet though. Maybe next week.
Have a good one, folks! 🙂
Cool and rainy weekend here- but veg are still going strong in the hoophouse
I’m really excited about the pretty little melon plants with all their flowers
and we’ve already got a couple of little cukes shaping up!
and a few tiny tomatoes
And after a fresh coat of oil courtesy of The Man, the potting bench is positively glowing
And out in the garden, peonies are about ready to pop
In sheep and wool news, I finally got the last of Felix sheared the other day (yay!), so he’s looking much more respectable now. Wasn’t able to get a good post-haircut pic yet, but I have just finished up about 440 yards of fingering weight Felix 2 ply that I think he’d be pleased with
And as I have quite a bit of yarn and other woolen goods accumulated, I’m thinking I will participate in the Alger Sunday market this summer, maybe just twice a month(?) and see how it goes. First day is July 11. if you’re in the area, stop by and say hi!
