Things that make me happy

I took a break from spinning today and went back through pictures  I  have stored on my computer.   I caught myself  smiling and relaxing.  What makes you happy?  I hope some of my pictures gives you pleasure.

This reminds me of the many miles that I am knitting as Danny and I travel.

My studio, where I play and keep my fiber toys, knitting needle collection, knitting caddies, old and new.

My pets and friends

Gentle Liam, BFL Ram, that gives me BFL lambs that gives me the wonderful fiber that I enjoy so much.

Einstein (above) AND sweet Miss Macy Sue (below)

 Einstein is a play boy, he is always squeaking a toy.  Both of these two little friends are with us most of the time.  They are ready to travel at anytime.

I love Spring and baby lambs

 some of the lambs from last Spring.  I love to go out to the pasture and watch the babies play.

 I enjoy watching Lady and Sadie taking care of their lambs, big gentle giants.

 Jumping with joy, playing in the sun and green pastures.

 Hot coffee and coconut cake...I will need to get my order in for the coconut cake for my birthday.

I smile about all the times that Lexi and I spent together, sharing our love for the sheep and the farm.

 I am thankful for the times that Danny and I have spent sitting together having our hot tea or coffee 

 The collections that I have stored in the beautiful old blue fruit jars.

 Handspun yarns from the fleeces of the Spinning C Flock.

 The fun I have making hats, purses, mittens from the yarn from this farm's fiber.

 Dyeing, spinning, and winding the homespun yarn into balls

 This picture of Lexi and Wyatt that hangs in my dining room makes me smile remembering the good times that I have had with my two oldest grandchildren.  I hope they don't remember me as the Nana that always had a camera in their faces. 

My two youngest grandsons are also a great joy in my life.

 Knitting gives me hours of pleasure too.

I think it is good for all of us to stop and count our blessings and just dwell on the good things.  I praise God for so many wonderful blessings.  God Bless you, dear friends and family.

Beautiful New Knitting Caddy, A work of Art

Look at the beautiful knitting caddy that Angie sent me for my birthday.  She not only sent it but she made it!  It is so beautiful and it is the perfect gift for an old knitter.  She knows what makes me happy!
I am trying to convince Ang to sell these beautiful caddies. 



This is the top of the box. 



I stayed up late last night.  I got out baskets of fiber...the closet, the bedroom, and under my work area...

I listed fiber for sale last week and I was swapped with emails wanting fiber.  The fleeces that I had listed went very fast and I received many requests for fiber.  I decided that I could part with some of the fiber that I had set back for my own persoanl stash but which fleeces can I let go?

I have not made a decision yet...Will I part with China's fleece?  How about Isabel's?  What about the partial fleeces that I have?  A few spinners did not want a full fleece, just a pound or two, that's OK, I will just put the part that did not sell in my stash and spin it up later to make socks or a scarf or a new vest now I think I will ask the spinner's if they are interested. 

I also washed another fleece last night that I had stored in the wool room in the barn.  It is a BFL/shetland cross.  A beautiful long wool. 

I also found Molly's fleece.  She is a polypay sheep.  The last issue of the Spin Off Magazine had an article about polypay fleece.  I personally love to work with polypay and the socks and scarves out of polypay are so warm and nice.  I have not washed her fleece from last year yet but it is on my list.

On a Wild hair, Danny and I got out in the cold misty foggy weather  and cut across the country on old hilly and curvy old blacktop roads to get to the Amish country store about 25 miles from here.  Danny was reading the shopper this morning and saw that the store had a new batch of molasses ...he loves molasses on biscuits with butter. 

 The Amish store owners are building onto their store.  It is going to be very nice when they are done. They have some very nice items for the kitchen on their shelves as well as selling foods  in the bulk.  We have been talking about buying in larger quanities so we will make less town trips with the cost of gas and food going up. I have to get some new air tight storage containers for sugar and flour and rice.   We are also hoping to have a good garden this year to stock our shelves again.  We have ordered garden seeds and part of our order is here.  We love Tendertreat sweet corn and can not find it locally so Danny ordered 2 lbs for the garden...for the next 2 years.  I am ready to start gardening and seeding the pastures!