Adopt a pet! what fun. I think I'll keep her.

This is such a fun thing. I am adding a sheep to my pets. She will be a companion to my Llama.
Isn't she cute?

adopt your own virtual pet!

Chix with Chicks, Little eggs.

These are the cutest Chixs with Chicks I've ever seen. We have chickens so tame and sweet that you can believe it.

Some really good pictures taken of the girls before they went home. Also some of the chickens and the girls together. They are the tamest and the sweetest chickens I have ever seen. They just come up to you to let you pick them up. It takes 30 minutes to feed them because they want you to hold them. We really had a fun summer with the kids here and I know they had a good time too.

I got new coats for all the sheep, so we will be putting them on next Tuesday. They sure need new ones. The lambs haven't had a coat yet, so they really need one.

Still knitting on Freckles. Had a major set back. I was using the wrong size needle on the ribbing and cables, so tore it all out and am back to the starting place. Oh well, this is truley a learning experience.

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

New Lady, new eggs, what a summer!

At the fair this year, I got to go to the Fleece Judging. I saw how they judge them and it was very interesting. I also bought a fleece to split with one of my spinning buddies, and I couldn't resist this beautiful new baby.

We have a new member of the flock. Her name is Molly and she is the sweetest ever. She is about a year and a half old and is 3/4s Morino and 1/4 Rumboule. Very soft and very wonderful. She is such a pet and very tame.













We also had a surprise when we went to collect eggs this morning. A little bitty egg from the new
hens that the kids raised this summer. I can't believe it. I'll have pictures tonite.


I'm working like a crazy person on my sweater out of Freckles. I am on the ribbing and cables of the body area. It is so cool, I can't wait to finish it. It will be really warm, I will probably have to move to a colder climate. It's big and beautiful and I can't wait to have it finished so I can start another one.

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

Races and Roses

The opening of the 2008 Del Mar Races has happened. The grounds are covered with lots of beautiful flowers and everything is transformed from when the fair was here. The only thing is it really smells like horses around here. Also the flies are back too. Ha ha. Opening day was really big. 43, 456 people came and had a big party. I'm glad that's over with, but there were lots of beautiful girls in there very finest dresses and highest hills and lots of fancy hats.

We have so many flowers in the office. People who have had box seat holders for years send flowers to Arlene, our office manager. She takes good care of them and they send her all kinds of goodies, including See's candy. Yum she shares with us.

I took a couple of pictures of the horses coming through when I had a chance. This was on the way out to my car after my shift. We were so busy in will call that I never did see a race, and I went to lunch at 4:00. Things have settled way down now and the phones are even calmer.

I am finishing up some socks I started before the races and a couple of other UFOs when I have a chance.

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

OFF TO THE RACES!!!

The Farris Wheel in the infield at the Fair. This picture is of Weird Al in concert at the Grandstand doing his Anican song to the tune of "American Pie". I love that song and all my grandkids know all the words. That was a very fun concert.

well, the Fair is over and went pretty well. Very fast and furious. I have some great pictures and will add those later. All of my contests went well, and were a lot of fun. My favorite helpers, Valerie and Nancy were AWESOME as usual. I really enjoy some of the people I work with at the Fair. They make it fun. Karalyn and I worked really hard to keep positive even those this was the most negative Fair I have worked in so far (5 years)

That said, I am back at the Del Mar Races and loving it. This is a supper fun job. We are on the phones selling tickets to the races and most people are so glad to have a real person to talk to they are very nice. They are also excited to come to the races. As well they should be, because it is such a fun place.

The kids are still having fun and getting ready to go to camp next week. Rebecca, Tess, And Autumn are going to Camp Cherith with our church group. This will be the high light of the summer for them I am sure. They leave for Alabama on the Monday after they get back. We sure will miss them, but they are ready to go home. They miss their Mom the most and their little sister and brother.

With me working everyday, Ron is in charge of everything on the home front. Today he takes his Mom to one of her many Dr's appointments. They are both still doing well. We have someone from a service coming to assess them next week for some help part time.

He also takes really good care all all my babies with a little help from his right hand man, Elvis, (also known as Autumn.) They have great fun.

As for my knitting and spinning. I started my "Freckles " sweater and am plugging away. I am about half done and found some more of the yarn I spun so I think I have plenty. I will take a picture as soon as it is done. By the way, that is Freckles in the picture with Ron. She has been sheared and I have her wool all processed and lovely.

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

We have had so much going on around here. The girls have been having a ball. Here are Rebecca and Tess. Our next door neighbor's grand daughter got married today and we went to the wedding. The last picture is of Paige (oldest grand daughter) graduating from High School.

That's a lot for one June.

I'm still working at the Fair and am really ready for that to be over with. It's fun, but very long hard days. I hate to say I'm getting too old, but maybe I am. Really most things are going fine, and the weather has been perfect. It is so much hotter at my house than at the coast. It really is a good thing to be by the ocean.

I have been knitting on my "Freckles" sweater like crazy. Can't wait to finish it. I was hoping to get it done by the end of the fair, but I think that is too much to ask. I even think I will need to spin more yarn. I really have no idea how much a sweater needs, but I am almost out of yarn and haven't done the sleeves yet. Sooooo I will be spinning more "Freckles." I have lots so that's not a problem. Infact she lives in my pasture, so I have all I want!!!

Back to work tomorrow. I only took a day off to go to Angel's wedding.

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

Back to work at the Fair!

Well, it is that time again. The San Diego County Fair is in full swing. It opened on Saturday the 14th and will run until Sunday July 6th. We are hard at work to make the Fair a fun happening.

After three weeks of taking in entries and setting up and displaying we are open for business. The Llamas were there just for the weekend and I missed them. I think the sheep and all come in today. (monday my day off). I am taking it easy and getting caught up on laundry and all that jazz.

The kids went to be with their Dad for the weekend and Ron came to the fair and I took him out to dinner for Father's Day. We shared alot of goodies and waited for my Mom to get off work. Then we all drove home and I almost fell asleep on the way. Only two days of the fair and I am already tired. Probably from setting up and getting ready. It has been rather stressful this year. The place we usually use for the oneday contests is not available for us so we have moved it all out to the patio. There are more challenges there than I had hoped for. Oh well, we will manage and all will have a good. time.

Here are three new members of our flock. The black one is a Border Leister and her name is Coacoa. The others are half Ramboulet and Columbia. Their names are Sweater (on the right) and Soxs (on the left) They are all sweet and Ron loves all of them. We now have nine in our spinners flock and I am told that is perfect. I agree and am now in Wool Heaven.

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