Random thoughts and happenings here on the farm in in the mountains of Virginia as I tend to gorgeous German Angora rabbits, sell ..
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Finished Object
Published on 2010-08-09 12:32:00
Oatmeal CardiganMore knitting news: I finally completed the Oatmeal Cardigan, which I started, according to my Ravelry page, back on February 26. I don't think that includes the spinning time! This was a lovely, easy knit, though; the hot weather intruded a bit and knitting on a larger wool project wasn't as much fun during the sticky near-90 degrees we were seeing. I tackled this all at once during some cooler days and got it completed. Right now Veronica is getting to
It's just about the garden, mostly
Published on 2010-07-25 13:46:00
Summer GardenThere's nothing quite like a garden. Ours is a small patch, just 30 feet by about 20 feet but crammed with goodness. Lots of bunny poop and diligent tilling and quite a bit of weeding have paid off with beautiful green, green lush plants. We've been getting fresh lettuce for awhile and I just picked the third zucchini off the one plant that we have. Green tomatoes are showing up on all the tomato plants and I'm watching the pea pods carefully as they sw
Summertime Dreams
Published on 2010-07-16 10:32:00
So, do you think that this:Hand Dyed Romney Fleecemight have been inspired by this:Pea Blossom and vinesThe garden is mostly what it has been about for the past couple of weeks, with brief forays into dyeing and lots of spinning. It's almost too hot to knit right now, but I've been working a bit in the early morning hours on the Oatmeal Cardigan. I'm just at the point where I can see the finish line and I can't wait to have it done!We've also been picking blackberries and part of our
