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Monday, May 30, 2016

New fencing

We finally got started on a new piece of property for the livestock to graze.  We cleared it last year and seeded it twice trying to cover up all of the mud.
                                             

                                              

                                              

                                              

         
This spring, I was determined to get it fenced so we could start rotating the animals from piece to piece so they won't eat the grass to the ground. 

       

       

We went with split rail for the front along the driveway and t-posts for the back.  I am trying to get the most for my money and wood is expensive.
                                            
    
       

       

                                         
      
       

The boys are home from school so we have extra help.  The neighbor came over with his bobcat and dug the holes for us.  That saved our hands and backs from digging all those holes.

      

      

      

I like the way it came together and I plan to put raised garden boxes down the front of the fence along the driveway.  I hope to plant herbs, fruit bushes and lots of lavender in them .  

                                          

The arbor that was bought for the wedding last month will go in front of the gate that hubby made and I will plant climbing hydrangeas on it.  I saw them on Pinterest and fell in love with the white blossoms.  We will see if I can keep them alive.  I don't have a green thumb so I need plants that are hard to kill.

      
I hope my vision is one I can pull together.  We will see.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

A little dress

I am getting better at my knitting.  I am much more comfortable knitting in the round and I want to start doing more challenging projects.  I decided to try a baby dress.  I don't have any little girls to knit for as my girls are all grown and I only have grandsons, but my oldest daughter has a friend who was expecting, so she will be my test subject.


         

  I ordered my yarn from Quince and Co.   I absolutely love their yarn.  I decided on a fairly simple pattern that I found on Pinterest and set to it.


         


         

         

There were many new stitches and several mistakes to rip out but I made it through without too much frustration.  The color was stunning and I am very pleased with the end.


                                        

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Little lamb

It seems like I have been waiting forever for Bonnie to have her lamb.  I have been watching her belly grow for the last few months with the hope that she would have ewes so I could grow my herd of sheep.  
        

I was so sure she was going to have twins and every day I would be out in the field looking at her lady parts hoping to see some signs of impending lambing.  Finally, one morning I saw her standing by herself and I knew that she was laboring.  I moved her to the barn thinking it would be a while, but when I came out two hours later, there was a little white lamb on the ground. 

 
        

I really only have experience with dogs, cats and goats having babies and I didn't think sheep could be that much different, but they are.  I kept waiting for the contractions to start up again for the next lamb but they never did.  There was only going to be one lamb.  I cautiously walked over to the little one so I could see if it was a boy or a girl, all the while secretly hoping for a girl and not trying to disturb Bonnie. I couldn't get over how little it was even though Bonnie seemed huge.


        

Much to my excitement, it was a girl.  I am overjoyed that I get to keep this little fluffy ewe.  She is so cute and seems to be very friendly right from the start.  I will be adding three more ewes to the herd next week so she will have a few friends.


          
        
I have been walking around with my camera the last couple of days trying to get close enough to take pictures of her.  Duckie has decided she wants to photo bomb me.  I think Duckie Is jealous of all the attention the lamb is getting.


         


          
Now I need to come up with a name for this little one.  I am waiting to see what her personality shows before I commit to a name on paper.  I will just continue to enjoy her cuteness before I decide.

         

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Sweaters

I have been knitting for a few years now and I have been slowly building my skills as I go.  I decided to tackle sweaters for the boys this year, which would be the first sweaters I have ever knitted. 


    

I found a pattern on Ravelry that I thought I could handle, so I jumped right in.  I was new to knitting in the round, so I found YouTube videos to help me with what I didn't know.  The pattern seemed simple enough so I ordered all the yarn for three sweaters from Quince and Co.

  
    

Before I knew it I had the first sweater completed with minimal mistakes and it fit my oldest grandson with room to spare.  I was so happy with how the first one turned out that I flew through the next two. 

 
    

With these under my belt and with new found knowledge of stitches, I feel confident moving on to more difficult items.
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