May 13 2009
episode 71: “Norbert and Gideon”
episode 71: “Norbert and Gideon”
on/off the needles:
-still knitting hats
-mom’s birthday hat
-Ysolda patterns are cute! we liked the Gretel, Urchin, and Verity
babble:
-happy birthday everybody
-first field trip..it’s all about science!
-”go get your tools” and the revelation!
-mothers day
my green thumb:
-picking a tree
-pulling roots, aches and pains, broken cell phone, and the impossible dig
-spontaneous garden:
strawberries, watermelon, pole beans, sweet snap peas, spinach, lettuce (2 kinds), carrots, broccoli, zucchini, cucumber, pumpkin, and tomatoes (2 kinds)
-how to get deals on mulch and dirt
photos of garden to come soon! rain storm didn’t cooperate today
spinning:
-finished up the 3ply
-schacht weaving bobbins and strauch flicker brush on it’s way from the spinning loft (yeah!)
-washing locks by sockpr0n
-washing locks by the yarn harlot
-washing and flicking locks by beth (aka coolest person ever) from spinning loft in her knitty article.
-meet my new babies! i adopted them from little meadows farm
corriedale x jacob
Jacob
Favorite thing:
living (aka alien) plants
Oh, lucky you! The lambs are way to cute <3
They are BEAUTIFUL Boys.
Congratulations!!
Oooh!! I LOVE your lambies! So cute! mmmm
you are right…your two adopted “sons”…aka Norbert and Gideon…are adorable. YOU are right… one DOES look like a cow! So cute! Enjoy…
Eee! Your sheep are too cute
It’s funny you mention flicking the corrie– mine was a small fleece (~3#) and had lots of sections I had to cull out since it was so short, too short for combing. I was thinking about getting a set of 2pitch handcombs for them, but now I’m leaning more towards flicking and spinning. I’ll have less waste and hopefully will end up with a sweater qty… hopefully!
Hi Meghan,
I listen to your podcast when I’m working (cleaning houses and offices). I like how you have it organized. I grew up in Chicago (Hyde Park) so your voice reminds me of “home”.
I had a similar idea about adopting a sheep/goat. I was thinking that I don’t have the land for such an animal but I know there are flocks here and maybe I could own one but have it live with someone’s flock and pay a maintainence fee. Maybe your idea is easier to figure out. Unfortunately all the sheep at Little Meadow Farm are adopted for this year. I’ll look around, maybe there is another farm.