August already!!

We've had a busy summer! I can't believe that's it's almost over!

We now have confirmation of pregnancy on all four females currently at our farm.  Opal was away for her breeding and is now pregnant.  We will be bringing her home in 2 days.  Debbie at the other farm has reported that she is just as sweet and loving now as she was when she arrived there.  So often, the girls get very testy when pregnant.

The first yarn I spun on my Majacraft Susie spinning wheel

My third yarn

A day at the Draper Merc farmer's market

Our chicken coop is at full occupancy now.  I saw an ad on Craig's list for some chickens and it was such a good deal and good timing that I couldn't resist!  I added 2 barred rocks and 2 aracaunas to the mix.  Only one of the new girls are laying so far but they should all be laying within the next 2 weeks, I hope!  I have only named 1 of them so far.  The other 8 girls all have names: Rosie, Annie, Joanie, Lucy, Thora, Alice and Moe.  The one new one is Gracie.  I'm open to suggestions for names on the 2 barred rocks.

I have been to several farmer's markets to sell product and promote the farm.  My eggs always sell out quickly.  The rovings and yarn attract a lot of attention but I haven't sold much of it yet.  The felted soaps are totally gone now so I'm in the process of carding 2nds from this year's shearing so we can make more felted soaps for the fall and holiday season.  I have brought my spinning wheel to the market with me for demonstration purposes.  The spinning wheel draws most of the crowds.  I even had someone ask if she could take a photo of me!  Glamour magazine here I come!!  NOT! Oh, well ...

I have posted a few photos today: 2 of the yarn I have spun so far and one from the farmer's market.  The highlight of today's posting is a brief video of a day at a farmer's market.   I am spinning alpaca fiber in the video.  I'll post some photos of the soaps when we get another batch made.