Fibery Friday

I had such big plans for this years Tour de France Fleece. I was going to dust off my bicycle spinning wheel and dedicate myself to getting in shape turning all that wool from my sheep

Carnie and Mac in the front. Leo and Hassie behind.

 into lovely yarn. 

But then June happened with it's sorrows and delights and my heart was focused on relations and emotions and the page turned to July before I even thought about getting that dusting rag out.

As it should be. 

So I am a week late for the tour.
 

Spinning in motion

But working hard today and catching up nicely.

Just as soon as I get another three hundred yards of Carnie in skeins, I will hopefully be carding more of Mac on the Paul Brittan drum carder I picked up From the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

 

My plan for the TdeF was to spin this roving along with some mohair I won in last year's tour.

We will see.

 Not quite sure if that's the best course. 

One secret project is ever so slowly coming along. 

The other is hibernating so well that I am not even sure where it is.

My indigo plants are doing well. Doubled in size already. Big bunches of leaves should be ready to harvest in the fall. You good people will have to remind me to save time to play with dying what with this happy event going on and all. 

I hope you have a fun and productive day as well

Happy Friday to all.

It's a beautiful day here at Lindenberry.

I have tried to get some of the pretty gardens even prettier this year. They are coming along nicely.

 

The veggie gardens grow well too.

 

It is quiet here.

Nice for a day or two, but then I miss 

my helper. 

Sheep counting is really important!

 

and all the grands.

Lucky for me one will be back this weekend. 

We will have so much fun.

One Papa, Four Boys and the Railroad

Cass, West Virginia

 An old saw mill company town and now home to a scenic railroad excursion.

Long on Papa Fritz's bucket list to do with some of the grandsons for a while now,

{and I am quite sure there will be a return trip with Tucker and his family some day}

discovered on our bike trip along the Greenbrier River Trail.

 

 

I do believe it was a successful outing!

My Kate and her family start their journey to their new home this weekend.

So happy for all the time we've had with them.

Safe travels my loves.

Red Stone Glen

We journeyed three hours up the road over the weekend to the Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center open house. I was in need little fiber inspiration now that I have all this wool from my very own sheep. Husband was a trooper volunteering...even insisting.. to drive me despite a long list of farm chores to get done.

The open house was pretty low key but it was fun to see some fiber animals of different sorts.

And fiber equipment of all sorts.

Flax processing equipment or fiber arts torture chamber?

But my sought after inspiration was natural dying with plants.

So I came home with and promptly planted 12 indigo plants.

Another adventure awaits.

As we were leaving Red Stone, Fritz mentioned that there was another open house nearby that he just happened to know about...

He has a street bike. He has a trail bike.

But apparently he needs a trail bike that is street legal. 
Duh.

The competition continues.

Lynne, in my Garden

~ A Garden is a friend you can visit everyday ~

I have been blessed.

Connie in my garden

By women close to my heart,

Jean and Kathleen in my garden

Who have shared plants 

 

Hester in my garden

from their own gardens with me.

Lynne in my garden

It is a pleasure ladies, to visit with you everyday.

~Joan 

Yarn Love

A few secret projects in the works,

And Carnie's yarn is beginning to take shape.

I am a bit more pleased about that than he is.

Rainy Days and Mondays...

But here's a little good cheer from the recent lone Sunny day: