Entries 701

Page 23 of 29

Just a few more days till the next holiday. Imbloc. Its the turning of the seasons where we honor the light coming back. I think we will do some of the crafts on the page. Here is a link for som...

---

So T and I when we want to talk. We text each other. Sitting next to one another on the couch and chair and ill text him, he texts me. Keeps the prying ears out of it. My sister, brother in law, ...

---

I showed the hubby some of the nature center today. We went back to the place we were at on friday. Anyway im not photographer with my phone haha. I need a real camera for that. But a few shots o...

---

Part of being natures children. We collect things. We collect rocks, sticks, feathers, leaves. Anything fun that we find lol. Anyway i was making a headwrap set ( adult and skinny) and realized i...

---

Today was our new biweekly homeschool meet up. This time a park i havent been to yet, ( most of them!!) But i really needed the interaction. Nothing to say about the kids. I NEED IT lol. Im too ...

---

I have a list of things to do today. I need to do my farm chores. Critters need feeding! Need to prep and cook a beef stew! I have photos from the canyon drive this last weekend. I have a sha...

---

I spin wherever I can. If that means on a drive at 10,000 feet up? With a view overlooking the city, Then YEP! I dO! What you cant see is the massive cliffside im on lol.

---

So im pretty good at it. Im not being full of myself. Im actually pretty good. I made a half decent living before i moved with my unique sessions. However here in the states there are a TON of ex...

---

Welp ive finished a skein of the wool from the gifted wool. Its a natural grey fleece. Mostly light grey with some darker grey splashes. For dimension i carded in some of the brown alpaca. Next...

---

Hubby has a start day for work. He starts on Tuesday. He was supposed to start on the 6th, so you know waiting has been so stressful! It means we will officially have to declare ourselves residen...

---

So the sheeps wool i was washing and carding a few days ago is on Starling (my wheel) Its actually a lot softer then i anticipated. Im enjoying the spin. Im kinda not trying to make it perfect an...

---

hubby got paid yesterday. It was about what i expected it to be minus the 2K he had to borrow for bills. So we went to the store and did our grocery shopping. I thought maybe 2-3 hundred… We spe...

---

Im feeling lonely and kinda meh lately… I shouldnt be, but something its just… i dont know. Nagging. First off im having dreams EVERY night about fires. Things on fire, places on fire. Its like....

---

I got tired of using a tv table and other random objects to wind my skeins of yarn. So i picked up the items to make a niddy noddy. Cost, 5 dollars including crazy Colorado Taxes. 2 pieces 5 ft ...

---

Aside from seasonings its nice to know what medicinal properties herbs have. I just wanted to save this :)

---

Ye old mason jar! So many uses. So much love. Fill a mason jar half way with large chunk Himalayan sea salt. Add in a few teaspoons of epsom salts. ( your measurements never have to be exact.) ...

---

So all of the fiber im sharing is all natural colors. Nothing wild yet. I will eventually buy more white wool to dye and card too :) But im kinda broke for now. This wool was all gifted to me. T...

---

I didnt get to plucking frostbite today. I really needed to. He has stringers hanging off him. Stinker… Hes rubbing on his water dish and its just making a mess. Wasting wool that boy! Ill have t...

---

Sigh ok so this one will be deeper… I think my grandpa has early onset… Its been a lot of things since i got here. But things like not remembering anyones names. Mine, my kids, my moms. Hes live...

---

It always amazes me when people say they are allergic to wool or hate wool that its scratchy. There are SO many types of wool. You would be amazed. So many different animals give wool. Angora w...

---

The Hygge group posted this. I thought it was really interesting. Some i couldn’t do right now ( cant send care packages to family if everyone is here, and i cant afford it lol) But some are rea...

---

Its my moms birthday. Shes turning 59 this year. Gah time passes huh. She kept making jokes in the last few years she finally gets that senior discount. Although seeing shes had white hair since ...

---

Christmas was good! My kids really are so spoiled. The 4 boys got electric scooters and hoverboards based on their ages. Little girl got a scooter from great grandpa ( who forgot she already has ...

---

one year ago today i tried to kill myself. Clearly i didnt finish the job. I went home in tears sick over everything. This time this year i feel the same way. I have days where im good and days ...

---

I had my first photoshoot in my new city/state haha. It was a bit handed to me in a way. Or the husband said so. Its a coworker of my mother. I gave her a hugely reduced sitting fee and she has ...

---