Happy Birthday Nan!!!

Nan With Greatgrand Children

Today is Nan's 90Th Birthday. Wow!! I always think of all the changes they have seen in their life time. They were young during the depression, had children and kept homes long before washing machines and micro waves and disposable diapers. Saw the first air plane travel and a man land on the moon. Anyway, we had a good time yesterday and ate too much and had a great cake and lots of fun.

Spin on..................................Sheena

Shawl done atlast.....Also Freckles is Finished.

My Danish tie Shawl is finished at last. The pictures aren't that good, but it is really nice. The pictures are of the shawl and a close up of the colors. It is very cozy too.

Today is Memorial Day so we have some people over. My SIL and her family came. We will fix some hot dogs and hamburgers and also have cake and icecream for Nan's 90th birthday. Everyone is excited for the cousins to get to play together. Our Neice and her kids are coming too. I know Reese will be happy to have a boy to play with.

This is the yarn I spun from "Freckles" It turned out really nice. The first picture is the real color. It was hard to get a close up with out a bad glare. I am still learning to use my camera.

I have somemore to ply and then it will be time to find a sweater pattern that will be just right. I think something with cable.

I want to keep the natural color for this time, I have lots more where this came from.

Maybe I will dye some of the rest. For now I am really happy with this.

spin on................................Sheena

Winter in May!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I can't believe we got so much rain. It doesn't rain this much when we are having rain. It even snowed in the Lagunas on Friday. It was cold and gloomy all day and we finally got some sun in time for it to go down. We went to McDonalds anyway, just to get out of the house. The big kids went to their Dad's and the little kids spent the day with us. We really did have a nice day. The kids have been working on a "Club house" so Chloe and Reese got to have it all to themselves.

They worked really hard cleaning out all my yarn and machine knitting stuff. (I'm moving to a new studio. ) It's not done yet, but oh well. They have a tv and a small couch and a table and chairs. Everything you could want. The frig and freezer is just around the corner. We were running the air and now we were looking for a heater. This is crazy weather.

I can't wait until it warms up again. I hope it will be medium, not too hot and not too cold. We have baseball stuff to play if we get a chance. Aunt Pat and Tina and Albert and the kids are coming up on Monday. We will be celebrating Nan's 90th Birthday. I know Chloe and Reese will love seeing their cousins and having some other kids to play with. We will cook some hot dogs and some hamburgers and all the fixin's. It is suppose to be sunny by Monday. I sure hope so.

I finally finished my Danish tie Shawl. I love it. It is warm and cozy. I will have to take a picture to post. I also finished the last of Freckles last night and hope to get it plyed tomorrow. I'm not sure if I have enough to make a sweater, but I will try.

Spin on.........................................Sheena

A Boy loves dogs.

Smile Butch you have a friend. Reese and Butch have become best buds. Butch get hugs every time he turns around. He loves having his own boy.




The chickens we have from last summer's visit are still really friendly and nice. They love people, especially the kids. So now we have really happy chickens too.
Here we have Autumn, Chloe and Rebecca holding last summer's Chickens

Now we have to see what happens next. We are very busy playing and playing and playing.

As for me, I haven't got much done lately in the knitting spinning world. Too busy setting up for the San Diego Fair.
Spin on............................Sheena

More Chickens and more swings

We have new baby chicks. Chloe and Reese have new baby chicks. There are nine new baby chicks. I already have 16 from last year so now I will have a whole heard of chickens. That means lots of eggs. We like eggs and everyone in the family has eggs.













We also have new swings in our oak tree. Lots of new swings. It has been really hot for a few days and a long lazy swing under the oak tree is just the ticket. Thanks to Papa everyone has a new swing.

And as for me I have lots of lovely sock yarn. Isn't it pretty? I think it looks better than a bowl of fruit. In fact it is now a decoration on my table and I'm not sure it will every be socks. Well, maybe. This is "Happy Feet" and I got it on my last trip to Newton's. It was "ON SALE" and who can resister. Karalyn tried to make me put it back, because she know how much I needed more yarn, but I got past her when she wasn't watching. I will have to knit some of it so she won't nag me next time.


That's all for now.

Spin on..........................Sheena

THE KIDS ARE HERE!!!

We went to Phoenix and picked up the kids. What a great time we had. They were staying at a wonderful Merriott Resort Hotel with the best pools I've ever seen. They even had a lazy river that I really enjoyed. I wish my hubby would make me one. We have room and he has a trencher to dig the ditch, and I've seen him move water around, so I know he could do it. Anyway we had a good time and a good visit. We even went to a movie while we were there. We saw Speed Racer, what fun. I really enjoyed that movie.



After all that it was load up the car and head back to San Diego with the 4 kids and all their gear. We were pretty loaded. We only stopped twice, once for a potty break, and once for dinner. That was a nice break and we ate McDonald's again, which we had had for lunch, but no one seemed to mind. They had a great play toy and we did play a little, and it was back in the car. The little kids (3&5) fell asleep and the big kids (9&12) watched a movie.



We got home at about 1:00 am and the first thing the kids saw (everyone is awake now) was "Bandit" the horse. That was a hit. Then we pulled up to the house and Butch (golden retriever) walked up and Reese (3) says, "There's a Lion" We all cracked up. Needles to say, Reese and Butch are great buddies. Everyone is having a great time and I am at work now, but I hear there are nine new chickens at my house. Can't wait to see them. I'll take pictures later.



Last night right after I got home the Fed Ex truck brought my wool to me. It seems like not that long ago that I sheared the sheep and really didn't expect to get it back from Morro Bay until later in the summer. Wow, I have a lot of wool. I don't think I can spin it all before it is time to shear again in Oct. It is all white too, so I will be dying some of it for sure.



This next weekend is my last weekend off, but I am kind of anxious to get going on the fair. We will start work on the 20Th. We have a lot to do in a short time. I hope we have enough people hired to get the job done.



I bound off my "Dutch tie shawl" the pattern is in the most recent Spin Off magazine. It turned out so pretty. I will take pictures when I get home. I still have to make the ties and finish the edge.

That's all for now,
Spin on..............................Sheena

Another shearing done at last!

We got to shear our last sheep today. Well, now it was yesterday.
The weather was cloudy and over cast and that made it perfect. Every thing went really well and we were done in and hour and a half. That made it our easiest yet. We still need to work on the stantion because it doesn't fit the different breeds that well, but we are still learning so I think we can get it right before the next time. In October the three long hairs, Dolly, Gabby, and now Ebony will need to be sheared. But in the mean time we can enjoy the fact that it is done for now.

We are getting ready for another trip. We are going to Phoenix to meet Dana and the kids. We are bring the kids back with us. We are all very excited. Ron hasn't seen the little kids in over a yea and a half and the bigs ones since last summer. We will have a big time. I know Reese doesn't even remember being here and we babysat him three days a week. Ron took care of him and Grace (both now three) on the days I worked all by himself. We relly miss all the kids being here. We were very fortunate to have them all here for so long, I know. We were just spoiled.

The pictures are of Gabby before and after the shearing,, but I can't seem to get them to stay where I want them. I am tired of trying.

I worked on my lace shawl again last night and it is coming along very slowly. I can't imagine ever getting done, but I will keep trying. I am more than half way through clue 1. Ther are 5 clues, so I have a long ways to go. I am learning a new skill so I really need to be patient. Easy to say, hard to do.

I wound a bunch of sock yarn to get ready for knitting at work when the phones are slow. I am trying a pair on #2's this time so that will be slow go too.

Spin on...........................Sheena

New family members and other critters

Introducing: Bandit the newest addition to our place.

Here is the latest member of the family. His name is Bandit and he is an old fellow who is gentle and sweet. He was owned by a 90 year old man who was ready for a new horse. We are in the process of fattening him up and this is Tess riding him. He actually belongs to Rhonda and Tess and the perfect horse for them. They just want to go trail riding and Tess is just getting interested. If Dana looks at this, this is a surprise for Rebecca and Autumn, and the other kids too. By the time they get here he will be ready for pony rides. This picture was taken the first weekend he was delivered and he already looks better. He doesn't seem to mind the sheep and the dogs like him too.

These are the ladies from out back............................and Ron and his dogs, Butch and Honey. There are others, but I don't have their pictures handy. I'll have to take some of the other dogs and the numerous cats who live here too.

I am still struggling with the lace shawl and will not give up. and I am almost done with the Dutch tie shawl I am working on. And of course I have started another pair of socks.

I continue to spin "Freckles and have about 1125 yds of yarn so far. I don't know what you need to make a sweater, but will spin until I finish all of it from last years shearing. (I hope to be done before this years shearing comes back from the processors. )

Spin on....................................Sheena