PUSSY WILLOWS-ONE MITTEN FINISHED

GREETING

The weather has been crazy.  One day last week we had 3 inches of rain.  Roads and driveways washed out.

Rivers overflowed their banks.  Only a few patches of snow left in the woods.  Maple sugaring season has started.  Buckets are out and steam is coming from sugar houses and yes its mud season here.

PUSSY WILLOWS

  Every year its gets harder and harder to reach the pussy willows. I am trimming them and have started some branches to root in water

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MITTENS

I have started the second mitten  I have made a pair of these before but remember having an easier time with the decreasing on the top .  They are a dense mitten which will surely keep my hands warm.

FIBERuary is over and It was fun and  I learned so much from each blogger and presenter at Sheep and Shawl.  Be sure to check in with Sheep and Shawl and The FIBERuary site for more events that will be happening throughout the year.

CHICKENS

The two coops have merged and things have settled down.  The weather has been so warm that I have taken off the insulation on the door and am letting them out every day.

Many thanks for reading my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day. Carole

 

 

 

SOME FRIGHTFUL WEATHER-THE SPINNING WHEEL SLEUTH-MITTENS

GREETINGS

This winter has been one for the record books  With very warm weather to temps plummeting to more than 15 below.  And the winds were howling and bringing wind chills  close to 35 below.  Last night we had snow and now all the trees are covered in ice.  But the temps are suppose to go up to nearly 50.  With the help of Chris we have gotten through this cold snap with no frozen pipes. What a relief.

THE SPINNING WHEEL SLUETH

This wonderful newsletter about antique wheels and looms is put together by an old friend Florence Feldman Wood.  She and I worked together with many other folks forming the first “GATHERING” a local SOAR type event held in New England.  We reconnected  when I started the FIBERuary Blog.  IF you are interested in wheels  and looms this is the newsletter to have.  There is so much information about upcoming events where to get a wheel repaired and more.

MITTENS

I can’t seem to find any of my mittens  I have  cheap pairs to wear when I am doing dirty chores but my regular ones are missing.  So this year I am making more.  I have done the fleece lined and now I am making a pair of Checker Board Mittens.

The pattern is from The Fox Geese and Fences pattern book by Robin Hansen.  I have made many mittens from this book .

Many thanks for reading my blog today. Carole

 

FROZEN PIPES AGAIN-THE STORM IS HERE-MORE MITTENS- A SOUP DAY

HELLO

FROZEN PIPES AGAIN

I had frozen pipe both yesterday and this morning on the outside kitchen wall.  I got both of them fixed without bursting.  I plan to buy some rigid foam insulation and plastic sheeting and put that on the wall in the fall, that might be just what I need to stop pipes from freezing

THE STORM IS HERE

Yesterday I check my grain supply, picked up what I needed and got some hay.  The animals have good supplies.  It seems all the sheep have been out frolicking in the snow this morning.  They were covered with snow.  They are predicting anywhere from 12 to 18 inches of snow which will turn to sleet for a while this afternoon.  Right now its coming down at a pretty good clip.  SOme places down south had snow coming down at a rate of 3-4 inches per hour.

SAMMY IS WONDERING WHEN THE PELLET STOVE WILL BE TURNED ON!

The birds are all around this morning and there is plenty of food for them.

MORE MITTENS

Another pair of mittens from the sweater.  This sweater is made of 100% Shetland wool.  They are not the perfect mittens yet I will have to work on the sewing part of them and I think there are one more pair of mittens in this sweater.  I washed the sweater and dried it.  I like the style of these mittens with the longer cuff.  I am going to make some CHristmas Tree Pins with some of the sweater and I will still have leftovers for other projects.  This sweater cost $1.00 at a thrift store.  For those of you on a tight budget or if you don’t know how to knit you can still have warm mittens with little cost and time.

IT’S A SOUP DAY

I have soup in the crock pot today.  It is a vegetable soup with left over veggies both in the fridge and in the freezer.   While looking in the freezer I found some pesto that I had frozen last summer.  I froze it flat so that I could break it into  pieces.  I think It will add a delightful flavor to the soup.  All kinds of veggies are in it including celery root, kale and parsnips.  I will add some pasta when it’s almost done and add some shredded cheese when it’s in the bowl.  A warming meal for tonight.

 Most of the ingredients for this soup were in my freezer.  When I opened the package of frozen sweet corn It smelled like the day I froze.  In the midst of this dreary day its good to remember that I will be freezing sweet corn again and probably complaining of the heat!

Many thanks for reading my blog on this snowy day and I hope your day is delightful.  Carole