Lambing Season
So many lambs!! We are up to our eyeballs in absolute, pure, snuggle-able cuteness. We have one mama who adopted two rejected lambs to bring her count up to six nursing babies…she will forever have my respect. However, with all this beauty comes a doubling of the workload! And, in the midst of all this chaos…I am surrounded by piles of gorgeous, soft, lustrous yarn as payment. Not too bad a trade, I say.
Winter on the Farm
Awaiting the arrival of the first lambs, I thought it about time to share some farm updates! Of course, these updates come in the form of photographs for me. I am such a visual person, and I think they can tell a better story than my words could. There is lots of general fiber busyness at the moment; skeining, washing and dyeing yarn in preparation for the upcoming Boston Farm and Fiber Festival on February 9th.
I absolutely love dyeing yarn! Because every batch is hand-dyed using either farm-grown, foraged or sustainably sourced botanical or insect dyes, not one is like the other. It keeps the job so exciting and satisfying, and I have such pride in seeing a product from our animals through to its finish as a beautiful skein of yarn.
Farm Yarn - Naturally colored Cormo with Suri Alpaca
‘Phinela’ yarn in three natural shades
‘Phinela’ yarn, ‘Mary’ yarn, and 85% mohair/15% finn yarn all naturally dyed with Avocado pits
Farm Yarn - Natural colored super-soft Cormo with Angora Bunny
Farm Yarn - Natural colored Cormo with Suri Alpaca
A cone of white ‘Phinela’ awaiting skeining.
My greatest helper on the farm…
The ducks have started laying!
That time again!
Come join us this year for Christmas on the Farm! As always, the support of our customers and friends enables us, and other small farms like ours, to keep moving forward. Besides, what could be better than animals, holiday cheer and local farm goods all in one place?!?
Shetland: Part I
Yes, it’s been that long. Almost a whole season has gone by since I’ve posted anything. I suppose sometimes those breaks are necessary, especially during what amounts to the busiest time of year here. This year, the garden took a bit of a backseat to our trip to Shetland, and boy does it show now. However, this trip that we fundraised for for over a year, finally happened. All that busking, all those benefit dinners and concerts and auctions amounted to one amazing fiddling trip of a lifetime.
Not only did we fall in love with the Islands, but being a part of such a rich musical tradition (however briefly) solidified it in our memories as a trip we will never forget, especially for our children. We could never have done it without the help of many friends and family members, and for that will be forever grateful.
