Whir, whir, spin, spin...

"Gold is heavy, straw is thin. Turn the wheel with pixie purr; spin, spin, whir, whir!"

Okay, so NO you will not find me quoting Rumpelstiltskin while I spin; it just came to mind...

I am slowly getting back into my spinning habit. Last summer I spun for about five to six hours every day, but then, I didn't have 6 goats, a cow, and a flock of chickens, like I do now. ;) I'm content if I can spin for about three hours everyday.

Projects that I'm spinning right now are two alpaca fleeces, one Babydoll Southdown sheep fleece, 7 lbs. of Dorset sheep wool, and I might be getting some Coopworth sheep wool soon.

I'm still hoping to start dyeing wool by summertime. I have a whole sketch book filled with what I call "colorways". In short, it's just a bunch of organized ideas for dyed wool. 'Sands of Re,' 'In Dreams', 'Puget Sound', 'Lost at Sea'.... These are all names of skeins yet to come... Yarns dyed brilliant colors, beads plied into the silken strands, lace weights, fingering weights, bulky weights.... The possibilities are endless!

And so, these rainy days go by.... My spinning wheel is getting a workout once again, and slowly, slowly, skeins of yarn are appearing in my yarn basket....

Through The Ashes Of Pain

There is a little spot in the 98 acres that recently got bulldozed (to make entering the property easier for vehicles). That small spot was now a mess of broken branches, mud, and remnants of a small cherry tree. It looked pretty bad.

But despite the wreckage, a small patch of daffodils still came up and bloomed.

Even through the ashes of pain, they still bloomed.

That thought came to me today, when I looked at them.

They reminded me of myself.

These past couple of months have held some painful experiences for me...

But through the ashes of pain, my Saviour lifted me up.

And now He asks me to bloom for Him.

Father God, grant me the strength to bloom, even through the fiery trials of life. Amen.

Where Did I Go?

Yes, I know, I don't blog on here very often. I guess it's because right now, not much has been going on in life that doesn't have to do with farming. Aaaaand, I usually try to keep that over at my *other blog*.

Some of you already know about my farming blog, but I decided that it was finally time to announce it publicly on here. At first, it was merely a way for our farm customers to keep up to date with us and whatnot, but it's morphed into an all-around farming web log.

So, if you haven't visited yet, feel free! You can find the link either on my "blog list" on my sidebar, or you can visit it HERE.