Spinning

A few weeks back I decide I was going to learn to spin my own yarn.  No easy feat, I might say. I looked at several options and ideas. Hubby and I decided that a spinning wheel was out as we have been running out of space here so I opted for a drop spindle.

There are 2 kinds of these as well. A top whorl or bottom whorl.
Sadly, no where in town had these. So off to ebay and esty and I was able to get a drop spindle and some roving from a shop in Sydney. The roving is hemp which is a little coarse but has been a great learn tool. I also found out the you don't just take the yarn of the spindle and use it. You have to set the curl/ twist. With the hemp I have been dunking it in hot water for about 5-10 mins and then drying it vertical with some coat hangers to weight it down.

Next part will be dying it!

Chickens!!

Mother Clucker

Harriet

 This week we got our chickens. They are Barred Rock Hens, both are about 4-5months old. The girls have settled in nicely and have put both cats and the rabbits in place on who now owns the backyard.
I can't describe the joy I am getting from looking after these two girls. The kids are loving it too.

Odin about to get scared off by the chickens

Harriet's first egg on the right.

Miss Leah, even thou she is scared of them has enjoyed the sight of them. Commenting on how they walk funny, which she now has incorporated into most of her dances. The other children have been watching for Harriet to lay an eggs. She's the older of the two and we have had eggs about every second day.
Even thou the eggs have been small the shells are very tough and the eggs are richer than the store ones. We've made cupcakes so far with them.
Miss Marina has also taken it upon herself to inspected the chickens and the rabbits alike as we are waiting on Gimili's newest litter to pop out of the burrow and say hello.

100 Beanie Drive

The link down below is for the 100 Beaning Drive. This drive is for getting handmade beanies for adult cancer patients. It's being done by Jess and today I donated 2 hats that I had made sometime ago. This morning along with several other jobs I made a dash to the post office and posted them off to QLD.
 100 Beaning Drive