Good Sunday Morning raining so much rain! if it would be snow you would not see us for a year.

The good part of the no snow it is way safer for my kids for driving. Today’s agenda after the usual coffee, farm chores I think it should be pictures of the Christmas tree in the Lavender House.

 Bring our Christmas tree in and set it up this part worries me, it is usually my husband’s job but he is off on a road trip.

So I will need supplies of a tree, stand, hammer, wood to level, binder twine string in case I need to tie it up, nails and lots and lots of lavender for calming when it leans too far and topples...

I dream every year how wonderful the tree will look and every year well it kind of looks like someone threw up the ornaments on it.

And, plus it does not help when my children hang half eaten cookies by string or a tooth brush off it :)

I hope you have the most wonderful, pleasant, stress-free Sunday EVER!!

A chill in the air.

Our weather really has been beautiful, we so can not complain.

Last night we started our skating rink maybe a bit premature only time will tell.

Our Grandson's Christmas Stocking I made for him

Our Grandson's First Birthday

And, we have been dealing with this for a month :)

 

As usual the time is flying by. This poor blog is on the back burner but no fear we are still here.

Sheep are doing well they seem quite content, they are enjoying roaming around picking at the fields but are steady at the hay feeder.

Little Salem the lavender Kitty is growing like a weed, a bad weed.

He is full of happiness and badness.

The work load is slowing down on the farm which is nice.

After our crazy intense summer we need it.

 

The days are changing we have had quite nice weather compared to other places. The last few days quite a bit of rain has hit us. I have been using my time moving gravel. The walk way to the lavender house is in progress. If I could only get those pine needles to leave.

 

We have removed quite a few but it really is never ending.

The Ram was put out with the Ewes in October, we will be wintering a total of sixteen. As soon as we moved the sheep into a nice green field the rain started so that was short lived, they were not sleeping under the trees for shelter. We moved them back and the field they are in now is where they will be for Winter.  I would love more but it is the hay feeding that keeps that number down.

Sam has been busy with hockey it is nice with him being the only one in minor hockey. He has been traveling a lot with his Uncle as my husband is on the road a lot and lately has been hardly home.

The last year has been a blur for us Allan a way all the time. For me I just keep working really hard so my mind stays exhausted and I can't think too much.

Salem kitty is growing up! He is really cute and quite bad. A very happy little guy.

I hope he finds out he wants to catch mice. The mice are on the move again so we have been working with that.

Well I must run Kids have dentist appointments today and I watch our Grandson today. Yes, that means dribbles, wet kisses and lots of love.

Today I took some photos of the Lavender house with my Iphone so I can have some fun with them.

 I will post them up over the next while.

As the weather changes and the lavender sleeps I will not have as many wonderful garden pictures so I will try to be creative.

 I picked up an Antiquecash register that is at around 60 years old and about 75 pounds it is amazing, awesome and oh so wonderful.

 I had wanted to paint it but my kids think I should leave it as it is in all its antiquey glory!!

Pictures soon.

 Have the most wonderful night

We finally found our rain.

I bet the trees, plants and Lavender are inhaling it! It was amazing how dry it was. When it is daylight I will go outside and see how everything made out.

Today I will finish labeling the fibre we have Mohair, wool, Alpaca, wool blankets & wool socks. Our yarn is in 2ply we have some locks of Mohair (Angora goat) in colour to add to your spinning or crafts/felting.

We have some nice cotton. I will add more to the shelves as I get more organized.

 The fibre is in one area on the loom in the Lavender house. Another area is culinary, and then bath/creams, one area for soaps.

 It is hard to know how to set it up.

 

I am planning on turning out the Ram after a few more frost, I will wait to make sure he does not bloat on the grass. We also need to be finished in the fields as the Ram has turned into a jerk over the summer.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Turkey dinner for us with mashes potatoes, carrots, salad, gravy, spice muffins and ice cream.

We are squeezing a hockey tournament in for Sam he is playing on league up for the Midget Reps.

The day is warm, sunny and so beautiful.

I just came in from hunting around my Peacock pen for feathers. I wonder if I could paint a picture of them?

Have a wonderful weekend

 

Count

your

blessings.

 

Oh my goodness it is amazing how fast the time is flying. I have been away from the Blog for ages and yet I have been no where but here! All my outside projects are slowing down, garden planted soon it will be time to roll up the hoses.
I still have an amazing amount of weeds to deal with.

Uhh you should see the pine needles wow they are crazy...

Yesterday I was talking to the sheep, looking them over and do they ever look Great. Big healthy Ewes. I feel confident about them going into the winter.
I have not decided when I am turning out my Ram, he has a bit of a bunting streak so I am stalling until we are finished in the fields.

Here is Salem he is growing nicely.