Yarn Farm Bunnies
This is Shawna – German Angora bunny with a coat on. She just got a shearing. This is a picture of Shawn. He is also a German Angora Can’t wait for the fiber to spin. His fiber is beautiful. Her’s is really pretty also. She is not leopard colored she has a coat on because she was just sheared. Got eleven eggs from eleven chickens They must be happy today. Made french toast with some of the eggs this morning. My sweater I am knitting is moving...
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Well today I signed up for my classes at the Ozark School in Mountain View Arkansas. I have been working on making brooms on an OLD broom making machine. I have made one or two but, I need to learn a little more about the wire that we use on these machines and learn from another instructor. I love the old broom corn brooms. I had forgotten how good they sweep. Hopefully, I will get a bunch made and be able to offer them to you. Keep checking back. I was asked how to make the mother...
Read MoreYarn Farm dumpling making
Yesterday was the Meramec Sportsmen Association’s Valentine dinner. Yeah!! more cooking (ha ha). Well we cooked chicken and dumplings. Now if you think that isn’t a long day job think again. I also had to make my 1800′s cake and slaw. I tried to work on my knitting during this cook athon but, didn’t get much done. I must say it was a very nice event. About 80-100 people came. There was a great band and LOTS of food. I figure maybe tomarrow I can clean...
Read MoreYarn Farms Emma’s Big Dance
This is my Grand daughter Emma and her friend going to a school dance. Emma is wearing the shawl I told you I was working on. I didn’t see her dress but I was so pleased to see how Cute the shawl looked on her with her dress of course Emma can make anything look beautifu. This shawl is one that I am making a pattern of to put on my site soon. I hope. This week has been filled with election events. I worked the polls so I had to go and set up Monday at East Central...
Read MoreWhat is Happening on the Yarn Farm
It has been a few days since I have blogged. I have heard from a few of you who say they have missed my fingers talking. So here we go. Today was a day to find a new printer. What could be worse Okay maybe a root canal. There are so many many of them out there. Each one does something more fantastic then the other. Personally I think when they invent the one that dosn’t use ink and dosn’t cost WAY to much I will finally love my printer. Do you think it really...
Read MoreTeach An Old Dog New Tricks at The Yarn Farm
Did the chores early and the chickens had pecked on two eggs. I guess I will be down a little on egg count tonight. The baby bunnies are eating out of their dishes now. They grow SOOO fast. I had two who had one eye not open much to me being a novice bunny raiser someone told me rabbits eyes get matted (didn’t see any matting) and you can kind of pull them open and they would be okay. Don’t think you can’t teach and old dog new tricks. I learn something...
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