Wednesday, December 25, 2013
O_o
Well those of you who know me well will laugh when you hear what I got for Christmas. I was given a tablet for Christmas. Yes. I Christin, who was quite excited when she got a 150 year old sewing machine for her 21st birthday, is now the pleasantly surprised owner of a tablet. This will definitely be a learning curve for old-fashioned me but it promises to be a lot of fun. :-D
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Legoless
*****WARNING!!!! Facts of life are herein discussed. Viewer discretion is advised.*******
Fact of life # 1- We live in a fallen world. Been that way since Adam. Things happen that we do not like because of this fact.
Fact of life #2- Because we live in a fallen world things get hurt. People, animals. It happens.
Fact of life #3- Animals will eat other animals.
Now that we have that out of the way I will tell you about my duckling named Legoless.
Legoless is from the first batch of ducklings to ever be hatched on our farm. Their mother was a gift from a friend. Almost all of our ducks are to one degree or another wild. They do not get messed with by people that much. They are here to add ambiance to the farm. But of all the ducks that we have, this particular duck is WILD! The other day we were pleased to find out that she had hatched 8 ducklings. We were determined to give them the best chance of survival. So we got our largest rabbit hutch and proceeded to make it as predator proof as possible. We managed to get all 8 ducklings in the hutch but catching mother duck was a whole 'nother matter. When we got close enough to dive in and grab her she took to flight. We could NOT catch this duck!! So we decided to wait a couple of hours until it got dark and catch her once she went to roost. Then we would have ducklings and duck in a safe place were they could grow up fat and happy . Good plan right? We thought so. But mother duck did not go to roost. She hung around the general area but whenever we went out to get her it was the same story. She had absolutely no intention of being caught. At some time during the night one of our numerous farm cats decided that she/he wanted duck dinner. When Linnea and I went out to give the ducklings to their mother (we figured they had a better chance of survival "in the wild" with mom more then if they were cooped up in a cage without her, not to mention both parties were stressing out) we found a duckling without a leg. We brought it inside,cleaned the wound, and put golden seal powder on it. Some time during the process Linnea quipped that "well now we have Legolas." The name stuck. That was early on Tuesday morning. Legoless is now settled nicely in a box in my sewing room with two of his siblings that we managed to obtain for him as his companions. We have discovered that he does NOT like rollie-pollies or black caterpillars. He loves the green variety though and he'll eat flies when we can catch them. We kept him out of water until his wound formed a scab. We did not want him to get sick from the wound getting infected from dirty water. Earlier today we allowed him to go paddling around with his two buddies who we have named Gimli and Aragorn. Any one noticing a theme here? ;-) Legoless has a very healthy appetite and like most youngsters he finds the greatest enjoyment in messing with his boo-boo. We will see how he does with just one leg. As was hinted at gently by my mom we are not sure how he can live a very long life with such a handicap, while my brother was a little more blunt . "He's gonna die." Now I know that there are some people out there who are thinking "It would have been more merciful to put him out of his pain". This was also said to me by a member of my family. But we are told quite clearly in the Bible that we are to take care of the creatures, as well as of every thing that God has given us. The way that I see it is that if God wanted this duckling to die early on that Tuesday morning and thus end the duckling's pain then He (God) would have allowed it to before Linnea and I found it. And it is likely that Legoless might die in the near future. Due to complications appertaining to his wounds or from any other occurrence. Only God knows what is in store for this little creature of His. But in the meantime God has given me this charge to take care of to the best of my abilities. And I will.
I enjoy taking care of animals. This duckling is no exception. So this is the story of Legoless the one legged duckling thus far.
Fact of life # 1- We live in a fallen world. Been that way since Adam. Things happen that we do not like because of this fact.
Fact of life #2- Because we live in a fallen world things get hurt. People, animals. It happens.
Fact of life #3- Animals will eat other animals.
Now that we have that out of the way I will tell you about my duckling named Legoless.
Legoless is from the first batch of ducklings to ever be hatched on our farm. Their mother was a gift from a friend. Almost all of our ducks are to one degree or another wild. They do not get messed with by people that much. They are here to add ambiance to the farm. But of all the ducks that we have, this particular duck is WILD! The other day we were pleased to find out that she had hatched 8 ducklings. We were determined to give them the best chance of survival. So we got our largest rabbit hutch and proceeded to make it as predator proof as possible. We managed to get all 8 ducklings in the hutch but catching mother duck was a whole 'nother matter. When we got close enough to dive in and grab her she took to flight. We could NOT catch this duck!! So we decided to wait a couple of hours until it got dark and catch her once she went to roost. Then we would have ducklings and duck in a safe place were they could grow up fat and happy . Good plan right? We thought so. But mother duck did not go to roost. She hung around the general area but whenever we went out to get her it was the same story. She had absolutely no intention of being caught. At some time during the night one of our numerous farm cats decided that she/he wanted duck dinner. When Linnea and I went out to give the ducklings to their mother (we figured they had a better chance of survival "in the wild" with mom more then if they were cooped up in a cage without her, not to mention both parties were stressing out) we found a duckling without a leg. We brought it inside,cleaned the wound, and put golden seal powder on it. Some time during the process Linnea quipped that "well now we have Legolas." The name stuck. That was early on Tuesday morning. Legoless is now settled nicely in a box in my sewing room with two of his siblings that we managed to obtain for him as his companions. We have discovered that he does NOT like rollie-pollies or black caterpillars. He loves the green variety though and he'll eat flies when we can catch them. We kept him out of water until his wound formed a scab. We did not want him to get sick from the wound getting infected from dirty water. Earlier today we allowed him to go paddling around with his two buddies who we have named Gimli and Aragorn. Any one noticing a theme here? ;-) Legoless has a very healthy appetite and like most youngsters he finds the greatest enjoyment in messing with his boo-boo. We will see how he does with just one leg. As was hinted at gently by my mom we are not sure how he can live a very long life with such a handicap, while my brother was a little more blunt . "He's gonna die." Now I know that there are some people out there who are thinking "It would have been more merciful to put him out of his pain". This was also said to me by a member of my family. But we are told quite clearly in the Bible that we are to take care of the creatures, as well as of every thing that God has given us. The way that I see it is that if God wanted this duckling to die early on that Tuesday morning and thus end the duckling's pain then He (God) would have allowed it to before Linnea and I found it. And it is likely that Legoless might die in the near future. Due to complications appertaining to his wounds or from any other occurrence. Only God knows what is in store for this little creature of His. But in the meantime God has given me this charge to take care of to the best of my abilities. And I will.
I enjoy taking care of animals. This duckling is no exception. So this is the story of Legoless the one legged duckling thus far.
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| Legoless. |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
I Forgot
I completely forgot. One thing that I forgot in my resolutions post is my hope chest.
In the next year I would like to repair my hope chest and start filling it up. :)
In the next year I would like to repair my hope chest and start filling it up. :)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
New Years resolutions 2013
A new year, new resolutions. :) But first let's review last years resolutions.
1~ Read the Bible every day.
2~ Brush my teeth every day (I know, that sounds weird ).
I think that I've done pretty well on brushing my teeth every day. Not so much on reading the Bible.
I also put a list up of different dresses that I wanted/needed to sew in 2012. Here is the list of "wants":
Susan's red battle dress from "Prince Caspian".
Eowyn's green dress (aka the stable dress).
Susan's purple traveling dress from "Prince Caspian".
Eowyn's shield maiden dress.
I did not do Susan's red dress, or her Purple one. Nor did I do Eowyn's Shieldmaiden dress. But I did do Eowyn's Green dress (aka stable dress). It is the dress that she is wearing when you first see her, running up the steps to Meduseld. It turned out exactly like I wanted it to. I was and still am, excited about it. It fits me perfectly. :) I plan to do it again at some other time. It is in the March 3 and August 9 posts. Now for the list of "need to" dresses.
Linnea' ball gown.
Sara's ball gown.
Grace's ball gown AND camp dress.
My camp dress/ ball gown.
Yes I got Linnea's ball gown done, as well as Grace's camp dress and ball gown. No I did not get Sara's ball gown completed. She wore it to the ball but it was pinned on. ;) We still need to put fasteners on it and the trim. I did not get my ball gown or my camp dress done. This is my fault because I was given the most beautiful forest green cotton taffeta that any seamstress would be thrilled to work with. It was given to me by a very thoughtful and loving sister with the plan being that I would have a ball gown to wear at the ball. But I decided to use it for a medieval costume to wear when we went and watched The Hobbit. :) I guess I'm hopelessly lost when it comes to medieval or fantasy style dresses. :) And I am planning on making a day/camp dress for my self in the next two to three months. The problem is that there are so many different styles to choose from. I also put a goals/jobs list on that post as well:
1~Clean out the storage shed behind the house.
2~ And there was some thing else that goes under this category, I just can't remember it.
Yes I got the shed cleaned out. Yeah!!!! You can read about it in my February 28 post. And the other thing that I couldn't remember was learning to play the piano. No I do not know how to play the piano. Because our piano is broken. :(
So now that I have you updated on last years resolutions let me tell you what this years resolutions are.
1~ Read the Bible daily.
2~Be a better daughter and a better sister.
Goals/ jobs for the year
1~Finish fencing in the property.
2~Blog twice weekly. Hopefully more then that.
3~Learn how to play a musical instrument.I don't know what instrument,but I'll figure that out later.
So there you have it. My new years resolutions. If you read my blog or are my Facebook friend please, PLEASE ask me every now and then how I'm doing in regards to my resolutions. The more you ask, the harder you will push me to keep them. Thank you! :)
1~ Read the Bible every day.
2~ Brush my teeth every day (I know, that sounds weird ).
I think that I've done pretty well on brushing my teeth every day. Not so much on reading the Bible.
I also put a list up of different dresses that I wanted/needed to sew in 2012. Here is the list of "wants":
Susan's red battle dress from "Prince Caspian".
Eowyn's green dress (aka the stable dress).
Susan's purple traveling dress from "Prince Caspian".
Eowyn's shield maiden dress.
I did not do Susan's red dress, or her Purple one. Nor did I do Eowyn's Shieldmaiden dress. But I did do Eowyn's Green dress (aka stable dress). It is the dress that she is wearing when you first see her, running up the steps to Meduseld. It turned out exactly like I wanted it to. I was and still am, excited about it. It fits me perfectly. :) I plan to do it again at some other time. It is in the March 3 and August 9 posts. Now for the list of "need to" dresses.
Linnea' ball gown.
Sara's ball gown.
Grace's ball gown AND camp dress.
My camp dress/ ball gown.
Yes I got Linnea's ball gown done, as well as Grace's camp dress and ball gown. No I did not get Sara's ball gown completed. She wore it to the ball but it was pinned on. ;) We still need to put fasteners on it and the trim. I did not get my ball gown or my camp dress done. This is my fault because I was given the most beautiful forest green cotton taffeta that any seamstress would be thrilled to work with. It was given to me by a very thoughtful and loving sister with the plan being that I would have a ball gown to wear at the ball. But I decided to use it for a medieval costume to wear when we went and watched The Hobbit. :) I guess I'm hopelessly lost when it comes to medieval or fantasy style dresses. :) And I am planning on making a day/camp dress for my self in the next two to three months. The problem is that there are so many different styles to choose from. I also put a goals/jobs list on that post as well:
1~Clean out the storage shed behind the house.
2~ And there was some thing else that goes under this category, I just can't remember it.
Yes I got the shed cleaned out. Yeah!!!! You can read about it in my February 28 post. And the other thing that I couldn't remember was learning to play the piano. No I do not know how to play the piano. Because our piano is broken. :(
So now that I have you updated on last years resolutions let me tell you what this years resolutions are.
1~ Read the Bible daily.
2~Be a better daughter and a better sister.
Goals/ jobs for the year
1~Finish fencing in the property.
2~Blog twice weekly. Hopefully more then that.
3~Learn how to play a musical instrument.I don't know what instrument,but I'll figure that out later.
So there you have it. My new years resolutions. If you read my blog or are my Facebook friend please, PLEASE ask me every now and then how I'm doing in regards to my resolutions. The more you ask, the harder you will push me to keep them. Thank you! :)
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Where Did It Go To?
Where did 2012 go to? Wow! It went by fast, didn't it? And what happened during this past year here at the farm? Thankfully it was full of quite changes. No wild fires, no evacuations. Quite but none-the-less big changes. We've had a movie filmed here. Katie went to New York again. She also went to Colorado for the National Dairy Goat show. And she went to Idaho for the National Dairy Goat convention ( have you figured out yet that she loves doing dairy goats?) We have made new friends. And done things that we hadn't done before. Like going to the Renaissance Festival. This year I've also done more sewing then in any other previous year. In the space of two and a half months I have sewn three Civil War ball gowns, a Renaissance costume, a Civil War day dress, a cape, and a medieval dress for my self. In the last ten days I've sewn two night gowns, and a cloak for Judah. I love to sew!!! :) My sewing room has gone through several "transitions". I've had the sewing room for a year now. In that time it has been messy, clean, messy, clean. But almost always there is a project being worked on. It sure is nice having a dedicated space for my sewing. So yes. It has been a year full of blessings.
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