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I was cleaning out the barn last Friday in anticipation of my shearer, Stephen Franco, coming to shear my goats.  I swept out the barn aisle so the...

We sheared the goats this past weekend.  This is at least a month earlier than we normally shear.  It's not my first choice to shear this early but...

It's hard to explain how weaving works to someone who know nothing about it once you get beyond the one or two sentence description.  There are lot...

I love purple martin houses.  I love that they stand tall and regal out in the middle of pastures by themselves.  They are lone sentinels that call...

We have lived here in Texas for a very long time.  It will be 34 years this coming February.  It's understandable that I've gotten used to winters ...

The Christmas tree has been taken down and stored till next year.  The lights have come down off all the buildings and the decorations have been pu...

We lost Gloucester this past weekend.  None of the animals we love and use live very long at best.  For goats, 12 years is a good life.  For llamas...

We check fecal samples every 6 weeks or so on all the fiber animals.  The goats are particularly susceptible to parasites.  The llamas are less so ...

I'm taking a short break from year end inventory to talk about what's on the weaving horizon.  I have three floor looms and they are all actively i...

Yes, welcome to 2020.  It's been a very busy winter so far.     Ladies Night Out was the first week of December.  We had the same booth as last yea...

I was getting ready for bed one night last week and when I went to take my earrings off I only had one of them on.  Well, rats.  I love these earri...

This is a funny time of year.  We have already had temperatures below freezing but it's 70 degrees today.  It's supposed to be colder tomorrow but ...