We have had a Orioles all summer long. Mamas, and Papas and wee little ones, too! They have lapped up at least 5 jars of grape jelly! If it were not for the bees taking over I would still be feeding them!
Summer of our Baltimore Orioles!
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Spring at Yellow Dog Farm!
Finally, spring is here! The daffodils are opening up all around our property. Today is goat shearing day – a true sign of spring!
Mary Lake, will trim up our Angora goats and gather their fleece. Jim and I will scoop it up, skirt it and get it off to our favorite mill, Stonehedge Fiber Mill in Michigan. There, Debbie and her crew will blend the mohair with wool and will then spin it up into yarn for me to dye.
The nights are still chilly, so the goats will sleep in what we call a “puppy pile” at night now that they are sans fleece. Each goat will shear 4-6 pounds of mohair fiber- instant weight loss! And they are often unrecognizable to each other after – so they usually do quite a bit of head butting to figure it all out!
Yup. It is spring at Yellow Dog Farm!
Winter is Coming!
The days are shorter and the nights are longer. Cold, wet, and stormy. Welcome to Vermont. Our chickens have begun laying eggs and finally I can no longer pick raspberries – my freezer is full!
Bluebird Kind of day!
It is beautiful today in South Hero, Vermont. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the sky is blue, blue, blue. And yes, we have bluebirds!
Bluebirds bring good luck, they radiate happiness. Now for an appearance of a plucky Baltimore Oriole, life would be perfect.
Tis the Season…to KNIT!
That’s right I am knitting. More. oh my!
2020 kind of got to me. I needed lots of mindless easy patterns to knit. LOTS. That said I have made use of old lace stiches to create some lovely scarves and button shrugs. I figure I have increased the insulation value for my whole house!
Thank you to everyone who shopped at our Etsy Shop this past year! The response was amazing. Such fun to hear that “ka-ching” sound on our phones as the sales kept coming in. Now that you know where we are, we hope you will continue to purchase items from Yellow Dog Farm, https://www.etsy.com/shop/yellowdogfarmvt!
And my latest adventure has to do with ROCKS!
