Saturday, January 13, 2018

Fleece to Shawl at the Farm Show

They only had three hours to turn sheep fleece into a beautiful shawl that was 78 inches long and 24 inches wide.
Can they do it?



The teams display table.

The team:
2 spinners, 1 plyer, 1 carder, and the weaver (Faith)





The fleece....


This was daddy's oil can that came with his schwinn bicycle many years ago.  Still squirtin' out the oil.....



Meanwhile, I was looking around at the Alpaca store
where you could buy anything from alpaca yarn to socks.



When I came back they were still hard at work.



They finished with a half an hour to spare!


The judges checking it over......

The beautiful shawl....
it was a denim pattern.  Each team had different themes.
Faith's team did a denim theme.


The six teams' shawls.....


Out of six teams Faith's team won second place!!
Yay!!


That evening the shawls were auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Their shawl sold for $475!
Of course, it's a fundraiser for the 4-h.

Meanwhile back in the stalls......
the sheep just chewing their cud....



After the youth finished the fleece to shawl
the adults did the SHEEP to shawl.
They had two and a half hours to shear a sheep 
and then turn that fleece
into a shawl.

They also had different themes and were auctioned off as fundraisers for different causes.



 "You know, a sheep is a very sensitive and odd animal. And you know, a sheep never was asked to manufacture wool. He was asked to bear wool, because he is a sheep. And as long as he is a sheep, he will bear wool, because that’s his nature. And so is it with the Christian church. We were never asked to manufacture fruits. We were asked to bear fruit."
   60-0805 - Bro. Branham







Thursday, January 4, 2018

A Wintry Walk

Come with us on a "wintry walk" and see where it will take you.....

First of all how about going squirrel hunting with us?








Faith's first squirrel.....


This squirrel that sneaks down to our patio better watch out!

And then there's Christmas.....music, gifts, and food.



Our Christmas meal was deer roast, green beans from a Kentucky garden, and mashed potatoes and gravy.  
And we had sparkling cider to drink.

Faith loves her sleeping bag that she got for Christmas!

Of course everyone knows we've been getting snow....
and cold weather.....





We found this big hornets nest in our tree out front....

One very cold and windy day we had to take a 
"wintry walk to waterworks" fire department
because......



someone left for work without something very important.

So we met down at the waterworks fire department.
Our destination:

It was soooo windy and cold!
See Queenie's ears blowing in the wind?
Haha
But we were on a mission!

We must get to daddy and give him his popcorn and hot tea!
(ahem and his wallet)

There he comes!
Hurry!



And there he goes!
Mission accomplished!

When it's this cold it's a big job 
to keep the wood box filled and the fire going hot!


When she's not getting in the wood, she works on her spinning wheel and loom making shawls.

This one is made with sheep fiber.

This one was made from Alpaca fiber..

And this one was made from Llama fiber.

I don't know if you can see this print very good but
it's a bear track.  Yes you read correctly!
We had a bear walking around the edge of our fence.
Didn't get a picture of the bear but we followed it's tracks.
Lots of people in the area had reported seeing a bear.
I guess he was looking for a nice place to hibernate.


For all of you succulent lovers out there....
Faith's Life Saver plant bloomed!
Doesn't it look like a lifesaver candy?

We love browsing through antique/thrift shops!
Faith had fun dialing on this old phone.

Trying to take a selfie with an old camera.


How about this ol' player piano?

If you're ever in Lebanon, PA you should stop by
Shuey's Pretzels and get a pretzel.
702 E Lehman St, Lebanon, PA 17046
They are delish!
Except we suggest getting a small size.
We didn't realize when they say large they mean large!

I'm going to close this 'Wintry Walk' with
an old Irish blessing......

Ya'll are welcome to stop by anytime at our
Eagles Nest!