Another set of lovely twins was born this weekend. Once again it was a ram/ewe set. This is good as it keeps the numbers even (though we always wish for ewes here). This is Abigail and her twins were a little different than usual. The ewe, who is dark, is TINY. The white ram is …
So yeah, I made another pair of thrummed mittens. I bought a new coat and needed some mittens that matched them better than my old ones. I also wanted to make a few changes to how I made the mittens to make them work better for me. The first pair that I made a few …
The last couple of weeks have been all about learning about and getting used-to the new members of the farm. The sheep are getting not only used to us, the humans, but also to the other animals. They are fascinated by the farm cats and will start a small stampede following one of the poor …
We are down the road from Kadoka by the time the clock read six am. The sheep had their water removed (it would spill all over) and another half-bale of hay given to them. South Dakota went by very quickly thanks in part to their eighty mph speed limit on the interstates. We crossed the …
Today I used something that I purchased a bit ago and hadn’t had a need to use. I live in Iowa where these aren’t considered…..unfashionable, like they are in other places. I got myself a pair of Berne women’s insulated overalls. Not sexy, but I was toasty when I was outside shoveling the walk:-) I …
This past week my friend (and former roommate), Elise, has been back in the midwest. She is currently working on her PhD at LSU in animal science specializing in goats. She was back in the midwest to attend and present at the National Goat Expo in Illinois and to see her family. I wanted to …
So, yeah… I get the addictive nature of the Monkey socks now. I already want to cast-on the next pair and I’m not done with this pair yet! It’s sort of like when I was still smoking (yes, I used to smoke. I quit. It’s bad for you, don’t start it!) when I would want …
I finished the pink and grey monkeys shortly after I finished the last post. My sock blockers have been getting a lot of work lately, a lot more than they are used to at least! There wasn’t a huge amount of yarn left over, but it only take about 5 or 6 grams to make …
Today I went down to the Lamoni Produce Auction. My goal was winter squash and boy did I succeed! I put the CD in the picture to give it scale. Otherwise the squash looked like little ornamental gourds! These 8 butternut squash weigh from 7.5 lbs to 8.5 lbs! Huge!!!! On the other end of …
Here at Iowa State, much like at other US universities, graduate students often get an office in which to work. The higher of a rank of grad student that you are the more elaborate the office usually. In my case, I actually share an office with four other people. Two of whom I’ve yet to …
Sarah Jane Humke 