Sorry folks, I just am not up to much.  I mostly rant on my other blog about things unrelated to fiber.  Why?  Well mostly because I have gotten so fat that my hands go numb all the time while typing or spinning or knitting so…

I don’t know when the next issue will publish, it lookes like sometime between now, and July.  Not very exact eh?  With my hands bothering me and other issues I am just not up to it.  Everyone has been just great about it and I thank all of you for understanding.

I am doing fine, and so is everyone else.  We are getting used to the new additions, of angora rabbits and goats.  We made goat milk ice cream the other day and it was wonderful!  The milk is quite sweet and very good, if it is handled properly and you take care of your animals well.

I go to a fiber festival tomorrow and I have also set up an Etsy shop.  I am going to offer a luxury batt club, and a spindle club with my stone whorl spindles.  I am also making some other kinds that will be offered there too, I can give you the address when I have more to offer.  I am in the process of organizing and arranging things.

I finally got silk and 16 micron merino ordered, and it shipped yesterday so I should be getting it soon.  I also got optium, and Eco Spun(made from walmart bags and such) firestar and lots of fun fun stuff to blend into batts.  I will be excited to try the new fibers and start making the batts for the club.  I am hoping to offer them at a reasonable price, as some batts I am seeing are as high as $`15 an ounce, and I just think that is ridiculous.  Mine will be about one third of that, or less depending, so very reasonable.

I hope all of you are doing well, and I’m sorry not to write much lately,  only 5 more weeks to go!

ttfn!

We haven’t chosen a name yet, but Ashlin lambed this morning at about 9:45.

This little guy had a rough start.  His Mama was SO spooky that when we walked outside she got so excited apparently her labor stopped.  We didn’t even go within 50 feet of her…But once I started walking towards her she did go into the catch pen.  And once she tried to run through the fence I caught her and stuffed her into a jug with the babies head and feet hanging out.  It had been a nose and two feet for over an hour, so time to intervene before baby gets overly stressed.  So with just a bit of help he was born and even though she was a real pain in the patootie, she is a great Mama.  Everyone is doing fine so far…

I am breeding for spots so, I got some at least, I wish he had been a girl lamb, but that’s the breaks.

Mary L guessed someone would lamb today between 9 and 10. one of each, so she got a 50%, Michelle is still in the lead.  Must be becuase her husband is a vet….  Mary and Lesley, you can guess again if you want.

Anyone else is also welcome to reguess, Mist and Brietta are left to lamb, Mist was due on Sunday, and Brietta was due today.  Mist is a second year lamber and Brietta is a firstimer.

Here is a picture of Mandy’s kids that were born Sunday morning - I haven’t had much luck getting a good photo of them yet.  I’m tired from being up and all.  Soon…

Well, we have 5 new babies for the contest.  Yesterday on March 29, DuClair had twin lambs, a boy and girl at 11:20 am.  As far as I know, there was no guess that was more correct than Michelles.  Donna, you can guess again.

This morning, Mandy had triplets!  Two girls and one boy from 9 - 9:45 am.  I don’t think anyone made a guess that was accurate on her either.  To say the least I was afraid she would kid all night, so I had to check her every few hours.  I don’t have a picture yet, I will put some up soon.  They all look like Mandy.  One girl will stay here with us, and one will go back to the Lady I bought them from.  That was part of the deal.  The buckling is free to a good home.  I have two people who would like to have him.

I don’t need any pet wethers, so I am just giving him away.  On names, (I forget if I explained this yet) I was going to choose Saint names again, but I was informed by the children that they wanted something more fun this year.  They decided to name the lambs after children’s rhymes, songs and stories.  So the first two lambs were renamed Star and Twinkle, and these two cute little black boogers are Peter and Piper.  The one baby girl we are keeping from Mandy will be named Mercy, as today was divine Mercy Sunday.    Yeah well so it’s outside of the theme, shoot me.

I have a lambing jug that I have made out of an old campershell.  The sheep and goats love these because they have windows, and they can see out.  I have been wearing a pair of overalls around for lambing and stuff, because skirts just don’t do well, and none of my pants will go over my huge, fat, lard- butt, cow body  Rubanesque, voluptuous pregnant figure.  Anyhow, I like to make sure the bedding is nice and fluffy-comfy, and I forgot to put some around the edges to block any drafts.  So I managed to crawl in there and Beau took this picture of me, beached testing the jug for comfort.

My children have taken to calling me “Farmer Preggo” since I have been wearing the “preg-alls” that are also Beau’s.  What he uses for height, I use for width.  well, it all works out, usually I wear some jeans or something when working with the sheep or something, but as I said, I don’t have any that fit any more.  The overalls are really more comfortable anyway.

The bedding was very deep and cushy.  I was quite comfortable in there and seriously considered taking a nap.   I was very comfie and besides I would never be able to hear the kids screaming and fighting  playing from all the way out here.  Then I discovered that the sheep needed it more than me, what with having just given birth.  Stupid sheep, sigh.

Of course when I had hauled and wiggled my rear in there, I didn’t really think about getting back out again.  Beau took this picture of me laying there thinking on it.  Well, there is another jug, I could just insist that Beau put her in the other jug, and stay in there until it was time to go to the hospital.  Well, ok maybe just until I have to pee so bad that I can’t wait any longer.