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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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Cotton Picking Time
by Penny Nelson
I was out and about this past week and realized the cotton fields are bare. I'm usually more in tune with this season but somehow it slipped past ...
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The Kailyard Shawl
by Penny Nelson
I'm very happy to say that Denise Bell is a friend. I would have bought her lace pattern books even if we weren't but it's so nice to love what yo...
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Sweatshirts
by Penny Nelson
It was 93 degrees here yesterday. This morning it was 69 when we got up and has been dropping ever since. It is an amazing breath of fresh air, q...
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Tipping the Loom
by Penny Nelson
Of all the steps in the weaving process, and there are many many steps in the weaving process, the part I like least is doing the tie-up. That usu...
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Blue Tongue/EHD
by Penny Nelson
Blue Tongue and EHD, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, are two viral infections I'm sorry to have learned about. It looks like one or the other of th...
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