Little Surprises....

Here is what I found when I went to check on my Shamrock plant, whom I thought was going to die earlier this year so I set it outside and voila it came back again.

I found a tiny little yellow mushroom growing then after the mushroom died the Shamrock plant flowered for the second time in two years. 

While we were checking on some fields; we came across some milk weed in bloom.

I also took some pictures of the storm clouds that were left after the rain we have on Wednesday.

I hope everyone has a blessed weekend.  Happy Friday!

Double flyer spinning wheel

I was looking up videos of Finnsheep and came up with this.  I've never seen anything like it.  My DH said it looks like this person is "milking" the flax that they are spinning.

I hope you all enjoy this video and God Bless you!

Mary Had a Little Glove...

Hello everyone,

Today is going to be a short post.   I've figured out a fingerless glove pattern for my DD.  She has very small hands for her age.  The original pattern was from trumped duck for a four year old but was too big for her so I cut it down to make it fit. I've included a link to that pattern. Below is a picture of one that is finished.  I knit it from some of my hand spun BFL. Also pictured is the scarf to match that was knit with the hand spun BFL as well.

My DH and I have been talking about getting some sheep that I can raise organically for both meat and wool.  I have been doing a lot of research on the matter and we have settled on Finnsheep. Below is a picture of some.

From all I've read about they are lovely creatures. I like that they are very friendly, docile and a smaller breed.  If you have or have heard about them please feel free to leave comments below.  I would like to know what are the most common sicknesses they have.

A New Yarn

Hello everyone,

I'm super excited to show you some of my yarn that I've finished spinning.

It is 50/50 llama and Suffolk wool.  It was given to me by my DGIL (dear grandmother in-law) she had her llama and sheep sheared about 15 years ago and it has been in storage since then.  When I took up spinning she graciously gave it to me.  So here are some pictures of  before it was spun.

Here it is spun up into singles.

Washing and rinsing after being Navajo plied.

Then finally drying and I can't wait to start knitting it up into something.

Right now I'm working on a pair of fingerless gloves for my DD using some of my hand spun BFL.  I've finished her scarf and I'll post some pictures of that next time.

These next pictures are some flowers from a plant called vetch.  You can buy it to plant but we have it growing wild here.  The cows love it and it is really good for them too.

So I believe I will leave you with those and I hope you have a blessed day.

Messed up Pictures!

Hello everyone,

I'm sorry about the pictures in today's post.  Some how they were messed up when I put them on the post hopefully these will load better.

I don't know if these are in the correct order or not but here they are.

Thank you for understanding and sorry about the pictures.

Have a blessed day.

Hot Hot Day!

Good Morning Everyone, 

Today was an interesting day.  It started by helping my DH bale hay.  Here are some pictures of the hay going into the baler and then the finished product.  A beautiful big round bale of hay.

Here are some pictures of a plant that we have growing on our property.  It is a poisonous plant that looks a lot like the harmless Queen Ann's Lace but don't be fooled by it's beauty because it is really deadly.  It is called Poisonous Hemlock. 

I've attach a link to a website that can give you more information on identifying this plant. It is poisonous to both people and animals.  Notice we have mowed around it because it would kill our cows if they ate it. 

Then after all that I was able to finish my BFL yarn.  Which has been getting better.  

Here is some 50/50 llama and Suffolk wool signals awaiting to be Navajo plied.

 Below is a really good video showing Navajo plying on a spinning wheel.

I have found out where our chickens have starting laying the eggs now.  They were laying in the girls playhouse.  But we moved that into the fence after it was completed so the babies could play in it.  So we had some unhappy chickens for a while.  They have started laying in between the front porch and the chimney.  We are in the process of getting a chicken house with nesting boxes set up for them.  If you would like some fresh eggs our farm sells organic eggs and much more please visit our website for more information at Mary L Farm.com. 

I'll leave you with some pictures of the roses in front of the office.

OH Lacy is ready for her close up. LOL

Hope everyone has a blessed day.

Hey Hey Hey Happy Memorial Day!

Just thought I would wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day!

We had a wonderful time at my Nana's house yesterday afternoon.  The kids played and played, they were completely worn out by the time we left.

Here are some headbands I've been working on the sell at the farmer's market on Thursdays. My friends from Cookspride Wilfong Farms are selling them at their booth.

The ones with flowers are $15.00 and the ones without flowers are $12.00.

Then I have cotton wash clothes that I'm selling.  There are 4 in a bag for $ 4.00.

Here is a picture of my beautiful friend, Caroline wearing a crocheted headband.  The one in the picture isn't one that I've made but it is similar in the way you are suppose to wear them. They cover your ears to keep them warm.

I hope you all have a happy and safe Memorial's Day.

I'm leaving you with a picture of my youngest DDs watching the girls leave the milking parlor.