Kick in the Butt

Like many folks sometimes this gal just does not wish to get going on the mountains of responsibilities and work that stands before me. Some may not wish to get into their cars and drive to a job that does not appreciate them. Some may not wish to have that discussion one more time with their spouse or child about what they are not doing right. Others may hear the news and figure why even bother because we are all going to hell in a hand basket no matter how many things I do right....

Well, those thoughts do not escape this gal... Saturday was such a morning and I struggled to find the get up and go to get up and get going. I need to trick this gal into a mind set that would get her out the door, into the bitter cold and get on with the work that is needed to care for 80 four legged furry family members. After much delay I had the answer - now this is going to date me so get ready.. I went to my selection of music - No it is not on an Ipod it was on CD, heck I still listen to cassette tapes too.. Back to what I was saying - I went to the bins that housed my music and let me fingers do the walking. Yes, another clue to how old I am.

I landed on a great one, CHAKA KHAN - Yes and the track I played over and over again was "I'm Every Women"... I played it full force in my ears - yes I know that is not good for the tiny hairs in the ears but this gal really needed that KICK!!! Thank Goodness I live on the Funny Farm because here I was singing at the top of my lungs as I pulled the huge sled of hay across the mushy snow covered pastures to my awaiting friends. I even found myself dancing in the fashion that this gal dances as I carried the buckets of water back and forth more times then I can count. As I realized that I was giving myself just what this gal truly needed - JOY!!! A way out of the round and round mind set and into something of pure JOY!!!

Far too often we just get the things done in life that we are suppose to without giving a thought that maybe we can do it with JOY! Maybe even if the job does not appreciate me I can appreciate that for this moment I can find purpose in what I do even if it is tiny in other people's eyes. Maybe if we thought we needed to have the same conversation with someone who has not heard us before - what if we decided to spend that time and energy in giving to someone or something that might what to hear us. What if you give thanks to yourself for doing the things to help the planet and who knows, someone may be watching our actions and through that they change something they are doing..

My Point Is - Do Your Thing but do it with JOY!!! Who knows, you may find yourself listening to just the right music to make you Dance!!

Gratitude Giveaway

To Say "THANK YOU" to all my followers I would like to giveaway a lovey special Batt...

Last night I created this batt while thinking how blessed I am to have so many wonderful readers of my blog. It has hand dyed bold pink German Angora Bunny fur, hand painted multi shaded berry LFF Alpaca, kettle dyed LFF Mohair baby lockets in many shades of reds and a soft raspberry Mulberry Silk... Yummy!!!

Here is all you have to do - just write a comment under this posting of a " LFF story post" that touched you, tickled you or made you think... I know many of you read my blog who do not post comments but I would really like to know what effect my blog might have on you..

On Wednesday Feb 22nd at noon I will draw the lucky name from the hat... You can enter as many times as you wish but you must be a follower of the blog.... I know but I really want to reward those who have made the commitment.

(If you do not spin - I can spin this for you - no worries there, just tell me in your comment) This batt would also felt amazingly.

I Thank You for your stopping into my blog and I thank you for your comments... Hugs and Good Luck

Follow the Fence

"With all this WHITE I am so confused..." Wished I would have remembered my sun glasses!!

Quick - She Not Looking

While I was working at the dye pots Thursday afternoon when I got this feeling like I needed to look out the front window. Sure enough there was a sight to see...

Since the many snow storms have hit the farm - The dogs do not have their normal access to the parts of the farm that are their territory. This spot is where Sophie normally resides. I worried that the drifts had been growing too high to reach her so I brought her to the horse trailer. That was tons of fun, controlling a wild girl jumping thru waist high drifts with me on my snow shoes. Really this is an art form not to kill myself or break something. For about a week and a half no one has attempted that area of the farm. There has not been one animal track there - they are not stupid. Today the four does walked in the belly high snow to get to this spot under the big Pine tree in the front. Nibbling on the tall grass that now shows a bit and standing on hind legs to reach up to pluck some pine needles. I felt for them because the snow is still having the farm creep at a very slow pace. The goats have not even ventured out from the small area outside their barns. The Llama girls finally stopped walking in my foot prints and walked slowly into the pasture but not too far - still worried that the llama babies would get stuck.

I hope soon everyone will be back to some normal activites - at least as normal as we get here at the Funny Farm.

Creating our World thru Color

What color brings joy to your spirit?? Mine is coral - something about that color just puts a smile on my face no matter what is going on in my world. I found in times of stress, distress and such I put coral in my view and I can see my thoughts change. I never really noticed this during most of my life but over life's bumpy road it seemed to be something that was so natural. It was like a small voice pushing me in the direction of coral. Last night I needed to feel the comfort of this color so the dye pots had been sitting on the counter waiting for me for several days but I just was not feeling it up until that moment. I gave into the calling and so I fired up the burners and let the universe do it's work. I watched as the dye played with the yarn. I stood still and quite while watching the shades appear like magic. When I took the skeins out they took my breath away - there hung a variegated coral which spoke such peace and love to me that my thoughts soared....

I would love to hear what you color is??? When did you know that this color had more meaning to you then just a crayon in the box??

Troll Trekking

It soon will be here - Troll Trekking Season!!!

One of my favorite times of year. With my gear gathered up and my camera battery charging - soon the snow will start to melt in the forest and I will be off to see what those devil may care guys have been up to during the Winter months.

While waiting on that special time of year I thought I would make a batt celebrating the lush greens that I will see while sneaking around as quite as a mouse. This batt is 100% Organic Alpaca from my boys and it has over a dozen different shades of green in this smooth, bouncy, huge batt. There are countless projects that this batt would lend itself too including inviting your own group of Trolls to you little piece of heaven.

So Happy Troll Trekking - Don't wait too long to snag this batt!!

Change - I Believe

I believe Spring will be here... I believe Spring will be here... I sure do hope Spring will get here. Yep, it was so cold last night and the fog and ice so heavy I had to create something on the carding machine that would show me that Spring always comes even when we are to weary to believe it.

This batt has some of my best Alpaca dyed by these two hands along with some Merino/Silk roving that I hand painted with the same colorways. I is hope of change in a lovely fiber batt.

Up now for sale in my Etsy shop www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com