It took us until 3:30 in the afternoon, but a carpenter friend and I finally accomplished one of my goals! The ceiling in the studio is UP. It needs paint, it needs trim, it is NOT finished, but I’m celebrating that it is UP! He put them up differently than I had planned, so where…
The Ultimate Pysanky Post
I taught another evening of pysanky class… since most of the people were at my last class, I changed it up a bit, and decided to do a free hand vine design. Each successive layer was simply a darker shade of a color, created by leaving it in the dye for longer periods of time….
Kicked to Grass
We interrupt this beekeeping/crafting/traveling/whateverthedailyproject blog to bring you: Life: Back on the Ranch! As the last of the calves are being born, it’s time to kick some of the older ones, and their mothers, out on green grass. The few nice days we’ve had, have started the grass growing… and in this pasture, there’s also…
Pop Can Heater
I don’t know how I stumble across these things… but I’ve found a couple of great ideas that I thought I’d try on my Bee Barn. It seems to be cool in there, with no direct sun, the bees aren’t as active as they were in my open shed I had them in, so I…
Just Waitin’
Spring storms… gotta love ’em… when this leaves, the grass will shoot up! Before this hit, I spent some time with my bees, removing more of the cross combing. While some beekeepers have suggested I continue into the depths of the hive to see if my queen is laying… I still haven’t made it that…
Easy Enough
I helped Brandon move his cows this afternoon. It wasn’t much of a move, so we did it with a pickup (loaded with their breakfast), my mini truck, and by foot! The calves were ZIPPY… enjoying the open space and new country! Brandon and his brother-in-law, B., walk behind the cows down the highway. And,…
Bottle Baby Video
Cattle don’t usually give birth to twins, and we’ve found that it is best to leave just one calf with its momma, and take the other one away. This one will be bottle fed until a new mother can be found for him. He’s always very insistent and you have to be careful! He will…
Eggcellent
I held a pysanky class tonight at Circle J Camp up in Ten Sleep Canyon. Four enthusiastic ladies managed to create these: Aren’t they great?? They had so much fun, they’re coming back to next week’s class and maybe bringing some friends! That will be eggcellent, because we MUST keep the evil monster at bay…
Gorgeous Country
It was unexpected… the sudden switch from high mountain plains to moist Pacific forest. The trip started as expected, Montana sharing her Big Sky and rimrock views. It took a short tour through sadness and random luck created by last year’s forest fires just outside Lolo, Montana. Most houses were right at the edge of…
Lost at Love
Well, I’m back… didn’t miss me did you? Sheila guessed it a few days ago, (good job!), I took a little trip to see if Miss Dally couldn’t hook up with a boyfriend! Little. Why did I use THAT adjective? This trip wasn’t little! Vernon and I drove to Kooskia, Idaho. It was supposed to…