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So here is the first attempt at dyeing with marigold. Im really pleased and excited by how this turns out. First off we harvested marigolds. Red orange and gold. I read to dry them, but why dry...

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The one friend i talk to online all the time, has gone offline for a while. She left last friday and popped on to tell me today she wont be around for a bit longer. Im shocked at how lonely i am....

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I want to try my hand at natural dyes. Just for funsies. To start im reading about marigold as a natural dye to dye fiber a sunshiney yellow tone. it says to harvest marigolds at its peak of he...

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Its really hard to find like minded people. people who think the world turns too fast. People who think that you need to take a step back and slow down. People who dont mind throwing clothes on...

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Its 80 at 11 30. It finally peaks around 3-4 pm and then SLOWLY goes down after 9. I have a session at 6 30 today. Hopefully we dont die. I offered to reschedule but the mom is on a time frame. ...

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I lost both my bottle babies yesterday. One escaped and died in the house. We found him later. And the other one went to a foster home and was too weak. We tried. But it just wasnt meant to be. ...

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I probably wont share all the photos i take. But it will be fun to collect some of them. This is the second wool i did today. 4ish oz of merino/ tencel blend. I actually am not happy with it. T...

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I bring my electric spinning wheel all over the place. Figured i could share a couple photos. This is my Daedalaus Starling. An e wheel. 3 d printed. At the Matanuska Glacier. Its in the backgr...

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washed mohair. Possibly dry, ish. haha. very wet mohair, freshly washed and lanolin water dumped out. dried fluffed mohair. see the sheen!! dried mohair in the pot for dyeing. water vinegar ...

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The funny thing about heat. When we have these weeks and weeks of drought and no rain. Its 100 degrees and you are wondering what it was ever like to be cold. But then in winter. we have endless...

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Both babies are still alive. They still dont nurse on the nipple they just lay there while i squeeze the milk in so slowly. But they get chubby, Not fat, but chubby and eventually get tired and s...

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A few groups reminded me that i HAD To get some wool prepared for tour de fleece. Even if im not going to “compete” and just participate. I need to have wool ready to go! It kicks off in 4 days. ...

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Lets change gears here! Tonights dinner is something a WEEE bit new. Not really new so much as cooked a bit different. You will have to adjust the measurements for a smaller family if you want t...

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We drove through the mountains to escape the smoke. Its a beautiful location. We had to stop at multiple rivers just to get out of the heat and into the glacier river! And stopped at the lake a...

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Ok how do you people in the southern states live with tempratures over 90. Seriously. My poor little Alaskan heart is dying! Its 9 pm. Its 89 in my house, 81 outside. Alaskans dont have AC. We h...

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My oil infusions should be ready. I mean the longer they sit the better, But its been a minimum number of days. So here is my take. Mint in coconut- Dont do it lol. It smells so… strange. I dont...

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This little chestnut satin angora dosent approve of me doing anything but pet her! Red and fawn siblings. Yes their color is amazing. and last but not least. hiking essentials.

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I suppose the easy thing about stress, is finding some way to take it out on something else. Thankfully i operate several things with sharp pokeys in them, and for some reason that always helps. ...

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Readers don’t care what happened to you: they care about what it means for them. Indeed, what does this mean for any of us? What universal truths can we take from this, and how can it help us liv...

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So sometimes you just need to be sad in order to get it out of your system. Its a deep ever consuming feeling where you just have to let things go. If you dont let them go, then how will you ever...

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Life is a series of events, in which one terrible thing happens, you start to recover and another one hits you. We got bad news again. Its been less then 2 months since my last bit of bad news. ...

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I was once told that Alaska doesnt get over 80 degrees. Well today folks. it was 95 outside and 86 inside. come to look now, at 9 pm, Its 84 inside and 75 outside lol! It takes hours for the hou...

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Sunday night. Its been a good weekend. We went for a drive some 50 miles north yesterday, Decided to check out a big river and showed the kids. Happened to be a pride festival going on this weeke...

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Today was a day of chores. We did a dump run and tossed the trash. Its been a few months. We do about 6 a year. Some closer together then others depending on yard clean up. We have a LOT of yard...

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Today im spinning wool. Ive got my sweet little daedalus 3 d printed e spinner and some raw merino. Im spinning in the grease. Its really lovely wool. Super soft and bouncy. Im spinning it dirt...

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