Plains Song on Etsy

I spent the better part of my evening setting up an Etsy shop so that I can start selling my needlefelt sculptures.  I have a lot to learn about Etsy and selling in general, but getting this stuff posed is a start.  I have a few rabbits and a lamb that I am hoping I can sell for Easter, and two of them are the ones pictured here.  This is the link to my shop; go check it out! .http://www.etsy.com/shop/Plainssong

Spring Break

Joseph is on Spring break this week.  Yesterday he got pretty board, so I was kind of dreading what the rest of the week would be like.  However, as it usually goes when I dread something it turned out pretty OK, and actually ended up being a fun day.  While Tommy was at preschool, I took Joseph and Theo to the hardware store and craft store to get some supplies for my sculptures.  While at Hobby Lobby we happened upon this set of three little sail boats.

The Wind in the Willows; not just a story about Animals

 I am reviewing all of my previous posts and I wrote this a long time ago and never published it. I liked what I had written, so I decided to preserve it.

changing play

This is another post that I just found that was a draft that I decided to keep.  Joseph must have been about 2 and a half.

When in Rains, it pours.

I really ought to wright more here. I can't believe the last time I wrote anything was in November. Part of why I write here is that I am really bad at keeping a journal the last few years. Well, hopefully I am back now.

Joseph fell in the bathtub tonight. He was standing on one foot washing the other, and then he just tipped. He had to get 6 stitches or so (I wasn't there, so I didn't see.) Poor thing.

I had a car accident recently, and Tommy just had stitches on Monday. I am crossing my fingers that nothing happens to Jim.

Study

Last Friday after I got my haircut, I was finally able to finish up with my study. I have finished sorting all of the books and found places for all of my knitting and sewing materials, and also all of my other things. It feels good to have finished this and its great to finally have a work room of my own after all of these years. Here are some photos.

This is a wonderful room for a study. I have had dreams of having a cabin where I could study and create, and so I love that the pin Oak branches outside look like they are hugging the room. When the tree is full of leaves it really shrouds the view of the street and so I fell quite separate from the outside world. Here are some photos of my view while I am writing this.

Next year's garden

Because of the forward thinking person that I am, and also because of the success of this years garden, I can't wait to get started on next years garden. So, I decided not to. I prepared one of the garden beds with mulch and manure to get it jump started for next spring. I went to a horse stable to get manure, an Joseph came along to help collect it.





















Tommy and Spot waited in the car.

Joseph had a lot of fun. He really had a blast scooping manure; I guess its those Frisian roots, or maybe just that he is a four year old boy. Here is a video.