Meet Max!

This has got to be a first! My husband was commissioned by a very nice lady to create some "jewelry" for a metal sculpture that she was having built. Check out these awesome photos that she sent of the finished product!

Steel My Art on Etsy's Front Page!

My husband's Etsy shop Steel My Art was on Etsy's Front Page this morning with his "Oink, Oink, Oink" little piggy garden art! We are so excited! Please check it out if you get a chance!http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27291678My

Moving Day for The Goats!

Today was moving day for Badger and The Goats! It was really a little unnerving but also exciting for everyone. It took us most of the day to put the finishing touches on "Goatland" including fencing in their goat yard, moving and improving the feeder, and moving some yucky goat bedding so that they would feel more at home...oh and of course we had to move Badger's feeder as well! Boy, was everyone upset when we moved the feeders out of the old barn and into the new. I think they all thought that they would never eat again! But as you can see, we soon alleviated those fears by administering great big "goat treats"! Even Badger got a well deserved peanut butter flavored gourmet doggie cookie :)

Come play in the AppleTree House!

I recently discovered this amazing new doll designer Debra Brucker. Her Etsy shop is called Apple Tree House and she makes beautiful and earth friendly Waldorf style dolls. She is currently making one with some of my yarns which are on their way to her as we "speak". I can't wait to see her latest creation! Here's wishing her continued success and here's the link to her fabulous shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/AppleTreeHouse

It's about Time!

Well I guess it's about time for another post....or maybe way past! Yesterday was another "barnbuilding day" and we finished the lean-to...finally! Next step is gutters and the french drain. Then there's nothing left to do but fencing....YUK! On a more comedic (but also heartwrenching) note, check out my favorite chicken Goldie. She's not so gold anymore! I have never seen a chicken molt quite like this one! Hopefully her next set of eggs will profit from the transformation! Here's a cute pic of Mr. T, after this month's shearing. I left a little fur on his feet since he looked so cute!

Badger on the Mend and Funky Carrots

It's been so long since I've blogged that I hardly know where to begin, so I'll start with some good news. When we first got our new LGD Badger, he was thin as a rail but we thought he'd fill out with all the dog food to himself. I was trying to distant myself so that Badger would bond with the goats and not with me, and with all that beautiful fur we missed how really thin he had become. Apparently he had a nasty case of worms. Thank goodness for our neighbor and big animal vet (everyone needs one of them right next door :D) because he found the worms in time and gave him the cure. Now, thanks to lots of Puppy Chow and the occasional bowl of Chicken and Rice, Badger is acting like a new dog!

Yesterday we had our first "Six Egg Day", and since we only have six chickens that is quite the accomplishment! Everyone got watermelon rinds, leftover salad and last year's canned pumpkin..."Braaaaaaack!" That's chicken for "YUM"!

The barn is coming along very slow but fairly sure. Les has been busy with his business and I with mine, and it just seems like there is never time enough in the day. To top it off, Sugarfoot got a foxtail stuck in her eye (Bless our neighbor AGAIN), and we've been having to catch her three times a day and give her antibiotic ointment (I can't begin to explain how much fun THAT is), and she has decided that she definitely does not like the process. So the majority of my day is spent dreaming up new ways to cajole her into the catch pen. So far "goat grain" seems to be the winner, but sometimes even that doesn't work :(

I don't know what happened to my carrots this year. They are about 2" in diameter, which is fine. But they are also 2" long, so that they resemble little orange legos. If they grow at all, they are REALLY funky, like these two that have grown together. I named them Di and Les... Married ten years and still cuddling...awwwwwwwwwww!

I'm an Autonomous Artisan!

I was lucky enough to be a featured artist in the blog Autonomous Artisans! It is hosted by Lynne of Pirate Pixie Crew on Artfire, which is exciting in it's own right since she has such a fabulous studio! Her shop features the most adorable hand knitted hats and accessories for all those little pixies and mini pirates in your life...and also the grownup ones! Check her out at http://piratepixiecrew.artfire.com/ Oh, and click the logo above to read my article!