tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89307362045067661942024-03-14T10:52:39.691-07:00Baa'dgirl at Cooke CreekJamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-4652193855124393572013-03-23T15:20:00.001-07:002013-03-24T09:43:23.787-07:00Surf's Up!The water heater on <a href="http://cookecreeksheep.blogspot.com/2012/07/plain-jane-my-new-vintage-trailer.html" target="_blank">Plain Jane </a>was an easy fix...well, for me because my hubby took care of that. LOL. He cleaned out the vent pipe that goes through the roof and it had a big nest of some sort in it. Old...because I haven't seen any signs of mice or birds in the trailer. He also took the components out of the element and cleaned them up. It's working perfectly now. No money spent...like those kinds of repairs! Hot water in no time flat.<br />
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Daisy is rallying this week. she is out exploring right now after her weekly bath. I've upped her protein intake on food. That's all i can think of that is helping. More real meat (cooked) and less dog food. Plus my daughter has been out spending lots of time with her and Daisy loves the company while we're at work during the day.<br />
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Okay, so onto one of the highlights of our trip--<b>surfers</b> in Westport, WA. We pulled into a state park (can't remember the name right now) outside of Westport to have a picnic lunch while we were out exploring. First off, the parking lot was completely full and yet not that many people around. Almost turned back out to leave but I told hubby I was starving (this danged diet!) and I wanted to eat before we went trekking anywhere else. Must be a great hike somewhere I am thinking....but soon I am noticing all of these black suited (as in dry suits) people with funny dry-suit shoes and gloves on, just their faces showing. It felt like we had entered another world. Almost everyone looked the same. We found a parking space after a couple of rounds through the parking lot and ate our lunch while we watched these guys donning and undonning these suits, waxing their boards and listened to them talk about the waves, etc. Lots of pot-smoking going on. We began noticing that every single board had a camera on the very front. Hubby asked one of them what that was for and the reply was "vanity" and "my girlfriend likes to see my legs." Ha! We followed a couple of guys up and over a hill and found THIS! In the fog and very cold, brisk March weather....wow. THIS is where all of the passengers to all of the vehicles were. People were there with high-power lens cameras taking cool shots but I had my little Canon digital and it was foggy so here's the best I got. If you look close, you can see some guys wayyyyy out there. They look like they are walking on the water from the distance. This was really a cool discovery. I never knew surfing was such a big deal here in Washington.<br />
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Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-91846812880477974602013-03-15T20:20:00.003-07:002013-03-24T09:42:59.309-07:00Trip to Grayland, WA in the TravelEZEAnniversary time rolled around this year and we chose to take <a href="http://cookecreeksheep.blogspot.com/2012/07/plain-jane-my-new-vintage-trailer.html" target="_blank">my little travel trailer</a> to the ocean. We booked a reservation at Grayland State Park on the Washington coast. The park was very nice with electric and water hookups, bathrooms, showers and pretty private campsites compared to many RV parks and campgrounds. Hubby is an outdoorsy guy who likes wilderness camping in a tent but it's too cold for that this time of year so instead of our usual hotel, we got Plain Jane ready to go. I had never used the hot water heater before, nor the heater, so we decided to test it out on the fly when we got there. We unwrapped her from her winter cocoon and went to flush out the water system of the anti-freeze and first thing...the water line under the sink was split and sprayed water all over. Clean-up ensued and a re-plumbing job. All fixed.<br />
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Got to the campground and started playing around with the heater and it fired up and worked great. The hot water heater was another matter. The flames were coming out of the orifice and up the side and scared us both. It would need a good cleaning and maybe a couple of parts. I'm thinking it might need more. So, no showers were taken in the trailer but the campground had very nice showers available. We had our own path to the beach. <br />
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It was clamming season. We will go back next year to clam and fish for crabs. We watched folks doing this from the docks in Westport. This is a beach that you can drive on which is pretty fun. There aren't too many of those left anymore.<br />
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The fun part of the trip was there was a yarn store right in little old Grayland! It was well-stocked and the owner, "Buhl" (spelling...sounds like bew-el) was a very nice lady with a cute little sidekick pup who didn't like hubby very much at first until he sat on the floor and played ball with her while I looked around. <br />
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It was a great long weekend even with the few glitches with the trailer. Repairs will soon be underway to update the water heater system and I think we should replace the holding tanks too. </div>
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Little Daisy went with us on the trip. She is not feeling well lately. She has end-stage Cushing's disease and we thought we should take her on one last trip since she's been on so many with us..bittersweet for sure. She didn't do as well traveling as in the past. Her stamina for beach walking and hiking was just not there but the upside is that she was happy to cuddle up in her bed in the trailer or the truck while we drove around one day exploring places around. </div>
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It's almost lambing time around here. I have more to post about....lots of fun photos from this trip that I will share and a new Baa'dgirl baa'g fresh out of the studio for all of my knitting and crocheting friends. Here's a sneak peek. They are $15 and are available through our website very soon. We had a contest on Facebook and the name that got the most votes was the All Ewe Need Baa'g....and here is one fabric...more to come!</div>
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-39949723665153190442012-10-18T20:00:00.002-07:002012-10-18T20:04:09.384-07:00It's almost here! National Hug a Sheep Day!I'm busy choosing one but in the meantime, plan your trip to a farm on October 27th for....(drumroll here) National Hug a Sheep Day! Wooooo Hooooo. There are actually a bunch of participating farms listed <a href="http://nationalhugasheepday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-9716683770528301022012-10-13T19:13:00.001-07:002012-10-13T19:14:22.632-07:00Beau in Recovery Mode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beau had surgery a week ago last Thursday and is doing very well in his recovery. He was my little conehead for the first few days but now he's not wearing the Elizabethan collar anymore. He's getting used to being a house dog with a lot of solitary confinement. Trazodone and sleeping pills really helped for the first week to keep him quiet and doped up, frankly. LOL. I'm saving the last 5 sleeping pills for the work days next week. He had an evening of withdrawal symptoms last week when the Trazodone ran out. He sat watching a dying fly (it's that time of year) on our wall and was really spacey acting. It was sort of funny. Then he walked around and smelled all of the furniture in the room like he'd never seen it before. If I hadn't felt so sorry for him, I would have giggled a lot. Well, heck, you know I just DID giggle a lot. He was much better the next day and no more of that oddball stuff. <br />
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He has a follow-up appointment with Dr. Davis on Thursday morning. Then we start some leash walking (more than just potty breaks outside) and at the 6-week mark he should be back to normal activity. That's pretty amazing to think about right now when he's been limping for so long, and is still limping due to the surgery. Not terribly but he is stiff when he gets our of the crate.<br />
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He and Daisy, the Boston Terrier have been sort of hanging out. They
each got a bone stuffed with goodies and have been swapping them and
taking turns on each one. Daisy has the jaws of life and she can really
chew a bone up but these are real beef bones that have been sterilized
so they seem very hard. It's entertainment is what it is. Beau needs
entertainment that is quiet and keeps him lying down. I am fortunate
hubby can come home at lunch and let him out for a potty break. He can
take a longer lunch than me so I am appreciative of his help. Today he
went up for a day long of hunting and hiking on opening day of deer
season. Of course, he never saw a deer but did see a whole herd of elk
and they tracked each other for a long way. He also enjoyed the new GPS
and showed me his "tracks". He is really into this thing. I don't get
it, but that's okay, I don't need to, right? <br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-87790866657359393192012-10-02T18:51:00.002-07:002012-10-02T19:06:41.014-07:00Dogville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've had a lot of dog stuff going on here at Cooke Creek. First off, Sampson started doing an escape maneuver wayyyy to much. He would go on a walkabout shortly after his morning biscuits and though we live 12 miles out of town in what is considered "country", we have a ton of neighbors all around us on 3 sides ever since the population/building boom happened here. Shortly after the Taylor Bridge fire was underway in August and all kinds of people were organized doing animal rescue and rehoming and relocating, Sampson traipsed over to a home across the irrigation canal not far from us and lo and behold, within about 10 minutes his face is plastered all over the animal rescue Facebook page. The people were worried he was a displaced LGD from the fire...he had "muddy feet" and was "whimpering". I don't mean to belittle them because they were sweet to post his mug and try to figure out if he was a fire victim, but this put the last straw in my hat when my daughter-in-law said "I think I saw Sampson on Facebook." Sheesh. So....after retrieval of the poor muddy dog that had gotten into the irrigation canal on his walkabout, I started thinking it was time for Sampson to find a new way of existing here. Over the rest of the summer while I was off work I tried making a pet dog out of him along with a livestock guardian dog. I taught him to come for treats and taught him a few obedience things. He stayed with the sheep at night and got his morning biscuits, locked into his kennel (out by the sheep) and then I would let him in the yard with the herding dogs in the afternoon for some playtime and relaxation. He and Beau became fast friends and wrestled every afternoon. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnfCIaJIZ5hqB3S0PvkyqxsYYbr4hM2bT5XQtGi6TqwgER33IDYd1wqWnAWGLJxVc16Fdi3u6MYHkjK7J2U6-gO9zH315FMEz-ARf7ffqKrUd5kkHEHScwbdKVXeFwcppyyaRCK3OlxY/s1600/sampson+_beau.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnfCIaJIZ5hqB3S0PvkyqxsYYbr4hM2bT5XQtGi6TqwgER33IDYd1wqWnAWGLJxVc16Fdi3u6MYHkjK7J2U6-gO9zH315FMEz-ARf7ffqKrUd5kkHEHScwbdKVXeFwcppyyaRCK3OlxY/s320/sampson+_beau.jpg" width="320" /></a>He still would get out once in a while and this drove me nuts. When we had some folks come and purchase a large group of ewes (new to sheep with a new ranch 3 hours away at the end of a road), we asked if they would be interested in taking Sampson and we were very honest about his antics. They are farming full-time so could really watch him and correct his bad behaviors. We sadly said goodbye to sweet Sampson. We had grown attached, of course. Happy to report, he is doing very well in his new home. It probably helps he is with his flock as well (or most of it). It's been really quiet here at night without him but we've managed to setup a little bit different night setup for the remaining sheep to eliminate the need for a guard dog. It's very close to the house near the other dogs' yard so if lots of barking happens, we check it out to make sure the girls are okay. </div>
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Next up is Windy. We tried our luck at a trial in Arlington in July. It was a training trial and it was fun. I surely didn't expect we would do super great but it was pretty pathetic really. Her outrun is really lacking and she doesn't seem to know her directions. Hmmm. We had been working on directions so I was frustrated about this aspect. She did travel well and was a good girl in the travel trailer, sleeping on one of the dining cushions and not moving all night. After the trial, I was thrilled to see some openings for private lessons with Pat Shannahan in early September in Arlington. I took both dogs and we had an hour of Pat's time. He helped a lot. We got home to yet another huge wildfire that prevented us from working/herding sheep for weeks due to terrible air quality (this fire is still going and is 90,000 acres). Windy did help us bring in sheep for some buyer pick-ups but but dang, she was pushing my buttons in lots of other ways, as in personality BS. She growled at me a couple of times and started being a real stinker about not listening. I called a friend who liked her working style and breeding and could find a working home for her on a cattle ranch as she likes to work in tight and isn't pretty brave and is a gripping fool, if allowed. I was thinking this might be the best solution but they wanted to come see her work again. Last Sunday they visited and we ran Windy through a few paces. He thinks she was just started incorrectly and she's too old to change a whole lot. But then he remembered a trainer he thinks could get her "listen" back on. She's got lots of talent and natural instinct/ability...we just need to harness it better. So, this is going to be pursued. I will be talking to the trainer this week and we'll see how it goes. The really funny is...I had started having second thoughts about selling her before the friend came over on Sunday. I get so attached to my dogs. I told my hubby that she was being all nice to me and loving like she knew what I had in mind. LOL. I've had to clamp down on her BS behaviors and that has helped as well. She's got a bit of a passive-aggressive thing going on which I've seen in many a female border collie. Go figure. So, that's the latest dog sagas. I'll let you know how the surgery goes and how Windy's training is coming along soon.</div>
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Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-4093909940221240172012-08-20T19:15:00.000-07:002012-08-20T19:15:32.507-07:00Fire!We've had a wildfire for the last week. 23,000+ acres burned with over 1,000 firefighters working on it and today it's over 50% contained. Yay. 48 homes lost plus outbuildings. Animals are displaced and fences are burned so lots of rebuilding going on to get critters back home. It's a tough deal for lots of folks but so much is being done to help as well. Great community effort to help those in need. <br />
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Thankful there were no lives lost and even very few animals were lost, from the reports I've read.<br />
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While I was listening to the scanner and staying abreast of where the fire was located, I sewed up a new coat for Socks, the Border Leicester ram. His fleece has grown out a lot and his old one got tight. I got this Sunbrella fabric on sale. It's a little over the top for a sheep coat but he's kinda pretty, isn't he?<br />
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I sewed this on my "new" Singer Rocketeer 500 Slant-o-Matic. What a machine! Wow!! Went through the straps and multiple layers like a champ.<br />
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I've put one for sale on Craigslist <a href="http://yakima.craigslist.org/art/3218360214.html" target="_blank">here</a> that is a very similar model and works great. I don't need two! Pass the word. Pickup only, please.<br />
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This week I'm helping with the sheep producer's fair booth display and a float for the fair/rodeo parade over Labor Day weekend for the Friends of Animals local group. Should be fun!<br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-56367210157713302412012-08-07T18:42:00.000-07:002012-08-07T18:46:36.632-07:00Plain Jane - After PhotosHere are some "after" shots of Plain Jane. See the before shots <a href="http://cookecreeksheep.blogspot.com/2012/07/plain-jane-my-new-vintage-trailer.html" target="_blank">here</a>. She, the dogs and I are taking our maiden voyage this Friday to a herding trial on the west side of the State. It's just an overnighter as we have family coming to visit for a few days, so I need to get back home but I couldn't turn down a "trial run"...pun intended. : )<br />
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I still have a few things to do but the main stuff is finished. I did this redo on the cheap. I only purchased one gallon of paint (most was paint I had leftover from other projects) and the black gingham fabric for the curtains. It's almost packed and ready to roll. Hubby just bought me a spare tire mounted on a wheel, just in case. I'll let you know how it goes when we get back.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Meet my new girl, Plain Jane. I've been busy, busy, busy scraping, prepping, priming, painting her up inside and making new curtains. The outside will remain true to her name. I will take you for a tour after the inside makeover is complete. It's not a remodel, just an update.</span></div>
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I never did show you the Freecycle glider chair BEFORE, but I do have an AFTER to show you. I ended up using way too much black spray paint to paint this chair. 5-6 cans with the primer. Fortunately, I found some extras in my storeroom and I gave up on using the same brand and finish. At $4 a pop, it was getting out of hand. I am sure this was the least cost-effective way to paint it but with the slats it was the quickest. The wind we had this spring held up the painting quite a lot as well. So, onto the cushions. The old ones were toast mainly due to this chair being in a home with a couple of cats that loved to lay in it. One of the few animals I am allergic to are cats, so new cushion foam was in order. Have you ever priced this stuff?? Wow. Even with a 40% coupon from Joann Fabrics, the cushioning alone cost $50. The original bottom was contoured around the arm supports but I decided not to try to cut this stuff. It's messy and being so thick, I wasn't sure what to use to cut it. I don't own an electric knife and I was thinking that would have been an option. The back support cushion is 2 layers of a thinner poly foam. I like how it turned out and it is so different from the original chair. It's a nice addition to the eclectic hand-me-down/yard sale furniture in my guest room. I am encouraged to try another re-do project....a previously painted but stripped dresser in our bedroom. I'll take a before photo of it before I get underway. </div>
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The new flighty girls are merged in with a small group of 2-year olds.
They are so light that I've decided to keep them separated so I can work
Beau on them. This will build confidence and will "dog break" these
ewes who may not have seen a herding dog before? They are all meshed in
with the group of 3 I put them in with. Funny thing...you can tell these
ewes are from a range flock. They really don't graze, per se. They much
prefer hay or to browse. Our pastures are so nice, there isn't a lot of
"browse" except for weeds once we get drier later in the season. Funny
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It was a cougar! How do we know? The mechanism of kill for one thing. You can read all about predation and kill mechanisms <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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Secondly, the neighbor called us about 6 weeks ago saying their dogs treed a cougar across the irrigation canal from our property, so it probably scoped out the smorgasbord we supply here on the sheep farm. We were on the lookout for a couple of weeks after that sighting but we got lazy....as happens to two old shepherds who want their sleep again now that lambing is over <br />
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So, we are again on the lookout. Things have been quiet for the past week. Did hear the usual coyotes calls last night which the dogs love to join in and sing. Beau has a tendency to have this really high-pitch baby bark anyhow...the most annoying, silly thing ever. You want to put him in a diaper or something. LOL!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have received a sewing machine ---and a rack for drying wool plus this chair so far from Freecycle. I've given away a ton of stuff too...and it's surprising what people will want or give away. I fixed up the sewing machine and gifted it to my sister-in-law, who was machine-less. </span><br />
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Geez, new furniture is expensive even when it's cheap stuff. Ya know? I've been looking for a chair for the guest room for a while and now I don't have to back burner the chair any longer! <br />
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So, I need some advice on what fabric to use for the new cushions. I'll be back with the process of fixing up the chair with photos. For now, it's in pieces so I could scrub it and primer the pieces in preparation for painting.<br />
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Wind is blowing too hard to paint tonight (spray paint) so I took a 3.5 mile walk around the block with Windy. She is not nearly as leash friendly as the pup, Beau. But she improved a lot after a couple of miles. It's the first time I've taken her for a long walk like that. <br />
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All finished lambing. Hurray! 73 lambs all told, 38 ewe lambs and 35 ram lambs...well, now a whole bunch are wethers. : ) Lost 2...boo.</div>
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So, I washed up all of the towels and little lamb coats and put them away for another year. Still have milk replacer in the kitchen and bottles because I'm supplementing a couple of lambs from a couple of my old, old ewes that just don't milk like they used to.</div>
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Tonight after work I went out and watched the group have their evening races while the mothers ate their dinner. It's hilarious. They run and split up at one point and meet back up again. It makes me smile. </div>
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So, this is Stella....I named her this because I wanted to go out and yell "STELLA!!! STELLA!!!" just like Marlon Brando. Hey, a girl gets her farm kicks where she can.<br />
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Stella is a twin out of an old ewe . She sort of got lost in the shuffle for a few days until I took off her lamb coat she was all hunched up and sunk in. Now she's filling out and is my sidekick and her mother is acting like I'm doing her a favor instead of tossing Stella into La-La land of bottle fed lambs.<br />
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Okay, it's been a long while since I've posted.</div>
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But...the real baa'dgirls are keeping us busy....</div>
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-11632605651176315572010-06-16T07:20:00.000-07:002010-06-16T07:22:27.683-07:00Wyoming Flowers Inspire The Dyepot<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On the hike up at Happy Jack, were some spectacular blooming cacti and flowers. We tried to name them but, for accuracy's sake, I won't do that here because I am sure we are way off. I was surprised to know that cacti grew so abundantly in Wyoming. I guess they are an adaptable sort of plant that can grow in lots of places. You probably all know this but I had fun being delighted by such a revelation. My simple mind can be delighted fairly easily...in fact, the simpler pleasures I enjoy the most as I get older. This must be why the AARP keeps sending me membership applications, cause I'm getting so old and wise?LOLLL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, onto the flora pics. By the way, I might just have to show you the new roving colorways I was inspired to dye from these flower photos (next post, too many pics today). They will be offered for sale at our booth at the Kittitas Valley Farmers Market this Saturday, June 19th. I'd love to see your shining face there so if you make it, please stop by and say hello! </span><br />
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</span>Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-41144448118099589192010-05-22T18:08:00.000-07:002010-05-22T18:08:04.413-07:00Fresh from the Studio - "Windbreaker" Scarf<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I get plenty of inspiration to create from the sheep and the colors of the seasons on the farm. Also, the weather...not sure if it's inspiration or necessity-- is the mother of invention and here in Ellensburg the wind blows A LOT. Not much in the winter but every other season it does blow much of the time. I don't like wearing a coat so instead I wear scarves and a vest. My arms are free thataway. A girl's gotta be able to move around freely, well this girl anyhow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now I see that every clothing catalog coming in the mail lately, yes, even the summer ones, have the models wearing scarves. Linen, viscose...those look pretty and all but they do not keep you warm. They are accessories, not necessities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Introducing....drum roll.......the "Windbreaker Scarf". Using wool and fabric in a sewing project makes me happy. Added in some different ric-rac trims and it's extra fun. Here are a couple of designs so far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will be listing some soon on the website and on Etsy and they will be for sale at the farmer's market in Ellensburg if we get accepted. I just put in an application. Keep your fingers crossed.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, Socks came alone to the farm and as you know, sheep are not alone kind of critters. They must have companionship to eliminate stress and help them adjust. But, we have a pretty strict health policy around here of a 3-week quarantine time for new sheep on the farm away from our flock. So, we grabbed "Rosebud", a yearling ewe that because of being a bottle lamb is very tame and was easy to catch. Threw her in with Socks and she was not a happy critter! She thinks boys have cooties (I can't say I disagree some days) and his pestering did not help. He's already showing signs of his future job around here...surprised me! DH said...won't THAT be interesting to have fall lambs. Not! I am sure Socks is free of any sheep diseases and in 3 weeks will be put out with the ewes (along with Rosebud) and lambs until we wean in June and then he will go in with the ram lambs. The older rams are WAY too big and ornery for this cute baby. In fact, since being out on pasture they have ballooned into gargantuan rams. My goodness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyhoooo, Socks is going to be bred to all of our old Coopworth ewes this fall in hopes that we will get a nice bunch of BL/Coop replacement ewes next spring. Coops are a breed developed from BL/Romney breeds so this cross is going to be hard to tell from a purebred BL. With our scrapie certification status, it's difficult to find other pure Coopworth ewes to buy. It's nice being certified but it's a pain for bringing in new bloodlines. Hard to always rely on rams to do that for us. Also, BL have wool that is very very nice for sock yarn....can't wait for his first shearing next year and the babies to come!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Got behind in my blog posts. Been BUSYYYYY. Sheared the flock, went on a sewing extravaganza girls getaway and then an anniversary trip to Port Townsend over the weekend. It's the calm before the storm of lambing when I am homebound and can't go anywhere for a while. Great fun though! Oh, and a first birthday for my nephew, River, too! Gosh, it was just too much fun.</span><br />
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</span>Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14501381115729933188noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930736204506766194.post-39998871685298170302010-02-16T21:44:00.000-08:002010-02-16T21:45:42.899-08:00"Tin" Backsplash, finished?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the tiles you can buy and I see these are cheaper than the ones I saw at Dome Hepot, but I'm happy enough with the Paintable Solutions solution. No big commitment and it was a fun project. Happy trails...</span><br />
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