This is my first attempt to blog for Maybelle Farm.  Lets see, I had my regular flu shot and the H1N1 both on Thursday.  Yesterday I had a headache and just felt a little off, but today I have chills,headache and feel just crummy.  I believe its a nice day for a nap.  At about 1:45 p.m. I moved my 23 ewes from a pasture across the road from the farmhouse back to the barn.  We got a little snow storm but it didn't amount to much.  I just feel better when the sheep are close to the barn. Oh yes, now I know what I can blog about!  This summer my friend Jenna put in a beautiful dye garden at Maybelle Farm for me.  Three weeks ago I got large glass pickle jars and picked marigolds, zinneas, jewelweed and golden rod.  I put the plants in the jar to the top and then filled them with water.  You then let the jars sit in the sun and I was beyond thrilled!  Wow, look at me, I'm solar dyeing.........time to open the jars, drain the  liquid and throw away the plants. Holy, moley I have never smelled anything soooooo bad as opening those jars.  Where was my gas mask when I really needed it?  Well I managed to put the liquid back in the jars with mordanted yarn and seal them up for more solar dyeing.  Time to open the jars and pull out the yarn....ugh.  I washed the yarn in wool wash, a 2nd time in hair conditioner, 3rd time in avon skin so soft and i can just about stand it to put it on a wooden drying rack and let the yarn dry.  Is this really worth it?  I will let you know when the yarn is dry. This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.