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Worming Smokey
by Penny Nelson
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 ...
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What's on the Loom for 2020?
by Penny Nelson
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...
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Happy New Year - 2020!
by Penny Nelson
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...
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Lost and Found
by Penny Nelson
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...
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Fall into Winter
by Penny Nelson
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 ...
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Feeling Rich
by Penny Nelson
I have talked about feeling rich in the past. For me feeling rich means being able to go out for a strawberry sundae and not having to share, havi...
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Liendo Plantation Civil War Reenactment
by Penny Nelson
This coming weekend is Civil War weekend at Liendo Plantation in Hempstead, TX. Friday is open to school groups who come to study the history of l...
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Counting Heddles
by Penny Nelson
Each of my big looms has eight shafts, also called harnesses. Each harness has lots of heddles. How many heddles you need on each harness is dete...
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Today's Adventure
by Penny Nelson
My husband and I were able to schedule a quick getaway this past week all made possible by Peggy's availability to come and feed the animals. We d...
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Fall
by Penny Nelson
The word "Fall" reflects what the leaves do this time of year. They fall off the trees and shrubs onto the ground. Here in the upper Gulf Coast o...
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Saturday Dye Day
by Penny Nelson
We appreciate when our customers remind us of what we forget. Thank you MaryLynn for reminding me that we needed more BFL/Silk dyed. Yesterday wa...
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Parking in the Shade
by Penny Nelson
Our summers are long and hot. Lots of accomodations need to be made in order to function reasonably well in this climate. The biggest accomodatio...
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