New Toy and more......

Well, it's further after the storm, I've gotten in touch with pretty much everyone for whom I had some concern regarding 'ol Ike. All is well, aside from some still with no power and torn up neighborhoods....but all are safe ;-)

I got myself a drum carder! For those of you who are not fiber freaks/artists ;-), you wouldn't know what that is, and frankly, you wouldn't care, lol
I'm already so impressed with it, though I had the chance to try the same model out at the same time that I went up and met my llamas:) I got a Strauch Petite as advised by some friends and ordered it from Copper Moose. It arrived a day earlier than expected and I am happy!!!
I've started just hand brushing my fleeces after washing them and them placing into nice little piles, and can spin from those, but it's so much easier to have something similar to roving/batts, to spin from and that is my first objective...then on to the FUN stuff....blending fancy batts!

And, my DH was just called in to pick up stuff (laptop, ticket....) to go out of town on a job, so I'll be on my own for awhile.....don't know how long, and dadgummit, I have nothing to get me into trouble....LOL

I'll take some pics and post yarns, etc when I get some done.....I am working on spinning up some targhee to dye just now, so have nothing exciting to show you.

Take Care friends, and I hope that none of you had Ike troubles, since that dangedy storm stayed strong clean across half the country!!!

Laters,
Suzanne

After the storm! We made it!

Howdy ya'll:)
Ike has come and left and we fared quite well, compared to others! We were hit with only the west side, not even the eyewall:) Had some tree damage and small damage to our roof via a tree banging against it, but other than that, lost power for a day and a half and phones went stupid for awhile, but all is better now.....just time to pray for all those who lost so much!!!

God Bless,
Suzanne

On a much better note;-)

I do have cool stuff for you to see, and some news; 1st, I've decided on the breed of sheep to raise; targhee! Will also have some shetlands:)
2nd, here are some pics of my grown up llama, communing with her pal;
Sassy and Pearl, girlfriends:)

Take a hike, Ike!

Yikes!!!
God has spared us any real connects with the hurricanes in the 6-1/2 years that we have lived in SE Texas, but I think that this time there is no way we will slide! However, Rita was supposed to do just as Ike is predicted to and turned at the last minute! Not that I wish any more on those folks, but I wish the danged thing would just run out of steam and be much less destructive than they expect.
Am I scared? More worried about having what we need if we lose power, but then, we live in a double wide mobile, tied down, but still.......we are praying that things will be ok! And, I ask ya'll to join us in our prayers til Ike has done it's thing.

God Bless and keep us safe!
Suzanne (shakin' in my boots, if I had any on!)

It's Monday......

And a sorta blahhhh one for me,.....not sure why, but my mood is on the down side......I guess one cannot be so chipper all of the time!
I did find a new goodie and hoping to post it here......and if a cute little animated llama shows up, I was successful!

Everyone have a super Monday.....I'll have some really cool llama pics to share later on!

Blessings,
Suzanne

adopt your own virtual pet!

Ain't She Sweet?

Well, here are a couple of pics of my new baby, Dusty:)
6 mos. old here, she's about 11 mos. now.

Llamas, llamas and wonderful friends!

What a cool weekend I had while the hurricane threatened and then thankfully avoided us later on!!!
I went up to Nacodoches to meet my new friend, Sara, and her llamas! And to choose and solidify my choices in llamas that will be part of my little farm in Missouri, when we have it;-)
First, I have to say that Sara and I had such a blast with fibers, talking, cats, talking, dogs, talking and llamas.....oh, and talking! Plus, I played dulcimer quite a bit on Sat. evening and again on Sunday (hymns and gospel tunes for Sunday worship:) Next time I'll take an extra dulcimer and start teaching Sara to play!

Llamas! I had already decided that I wanted one female whose name is Sassy, a deep red/auburn color with thick and soft fiber, who is due to have a baby in the spring. That choice held when I met her:)
My 2nd choice turned out to be a bit different than I had "planned"; instead of another adult, I chose the most lovely little girl with a cute little nose/muzzel and bangs! She is appy patterned, white with red spots and has a ton of freckles on her face.....in short, she is GORGEOUS! And, I'm not a prejudiced new llama mom....ha ha:) Her name is Stardust, we call her Dusty:) She is also a very smart little gal and I am going to have a lot of fun working with her!

Well, I had to share this, and also give praises to God for keeping Gustav away from us and for making my travel this weekend as uneventful as it was.....which means safe road trip:)

Take Care ya'll,
Blessings,
Suzanne (and critters;)