Here it is the last day of January and it is soooooo cold. I worked Friday night doing private duty and when I went out in the morning to start my car it was 2 below zero. The wind has been just terrible and Thursday night it was the wildest wind I have ever heard up here on our hill. I've lived here 62 yrs. and truely thought I was on my way to Kansas! I didn't even have on my red shoes! Oh well, I'm hoping that Feb will be a milder month. I did not even open the barn for two days because of the wind chill. Today has been a play day for me. I needlefelted a cute multi-colored dachshund that was a special order. I made one for a lady that saw my work last week-end in West Dover at the Mountainside Photo Gallery. She took my business card and e-mailed me. I sent her pictures of her finished dog Moxie and now her daughter wanted her dog Bailey done. Yesterday the same lady e-mailed me to order a yorkshire terrier for a friend that saw the picture of Moxie. I really enjoy doing the animals and trying to get a nice facial expression.
My son came up to the farm with the Kioti tractor and moved a huge pile of manure away from the barn. Now I can have my helper come clean out the whole barn as soon as the temperature is decent. I also will have to bring in another 100 bales of hay with-in the next week. Hay is expensive but now-a-days what isn't expensive. I am very grateful to have a new job taking care of a very nice elderly man. I took care of his wife about 4 yrs. ago so its always nice to work in a place that is familiar. I am also teaching tap dancing and it is really nice. I have very nice students and they love to dance and look forward to the costumes and recital in June. They start at 2 1/2 yrs. old (my grandson) up to age 11yrs. old
I am pretty well burned out as far as the fiber business goes and have decided to just take a step back and not try to plan anything for the next few months. I am going to get the fiber out of the barn as we will be shearing the end of April. I have to close for now and go fix some supper,go do the chores and then I'm going to plop down by the soapstone stove for the evening a read a good book. Goodnight from Maybelle MaM
My son came up to the farm with the Kioti tractor and moved a huge pile of manure away from the barn. Now I can have my helper come clean out the whole barn as soon as the temperature is decent. I also will have to bring in another 100 bales of hay with-in the next week. Hay is expensive but now-a-days what isn't expensive. I am very grateful to have a new job taking care of a very nice elderly man. I took care of his wife about 4 yrs. ago so its always nice to work in a place that is familiar. I am also teaching tap dancing and it is really nice. I have very nice students and they love to dance and look forward to the costumes and recital in June. They start at 2 1/2 yrs. old (my grandson) up to age 11yrs. old
I am pretty well burned out as far as the fiber business goes and have decided to just take a step back and not try to plan anything for the next few months. I am going to get the fiber out of the barn as we will be shearing the end of April. I have to close for now and go fix some supper,go do the chores and then I'm going to plop down by the soapstone stove for the evening a read a good book. Goodnight from Maybelle MaM
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