I LIKE PINK BUTTS AND I CAN NOT LIE

I hope everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving. Here at the Funny Farm I had a peacefull yet chilly day. It was the first Thanksgiving without my sons but I had a mouth watering meal and most of the day I spent in the barn watching PINK BUTTS.... That is right - I said it! With the big change in weather I was concerned that it might threw my expecting Angora and Cashmere goats into early labor. It was tons of fun. All week I assembled the items that are required during an assisted birth along with my reading table, lamp, tea kettle and book in hand I sit in the birthing barn watching and listening. As you could guess no one likes to have people watch their butts especially when expecting so it takes a special skill to get a peak without getting them scared. Years of doing this has provided me with skill sets that you do not get in your college classroom or out of a book. Who would believe that this is one of my JOYS in life but it is - I just love being able to help if they need it. No babies right now but I will keep you posted. I can tell you this sure beats football or standing in line with the consumer crazies but that is just me. Give THANKS for all those things in life that make you happy, mine is pink butts!

Take the Pledge

The Weather is Frightful

It is the day after Thanksgiving and the malls are filled with shoppers - Not this gal..... Colorado is known for the changing weather - Monday it was 70 and today I have 20 with a wind chill of -4 degrees. All the weird change has got me worried about my expecting mother goats. It has been common place for animals and YES humans to go into labor early because of such weather changes. So yesturday I spent most of the day and night in the barn watching butts.... That right BUTTS! It is not as easy as one might think - they really do not like you to look there. It is a real art to catch a look without them knowing but 11 years have taught me many tricks. I did not learn any of that in college.

As the weather turns worse and the snow is falling again I have placed some handmade felt snow people ornaments on my etsy site along with my best black felt sheep too. Come and sit down, pour yourself and hot cup of something and enjoy the weather. For those of us awaiting the coming of new family members - think of us in the cold, dim lite barns watching butts. Who says I don't have an exciting life?

Time To Gather Your Nuts!!

Now that Fall is here we are willing to share our nuts with you!

These are my creation and I think Mother Nature would be proud of me.

I take my smallest of silk cocoons, dye them with plant dyes to achieve this golden color, affix a real acorn cap on top and there you have it "Funny Farm Nuts" I have used these tiny creations in jewelry, felted purses, embellishments to hats, altered art projects and yes I have just placed them in a bowl on my Thanksgiving table. There is no end to what you can do with these and I assure you no one's nuts are this special. You can purchase these on my etsy site www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com I place four (4) per packet. GO NUTS!!!!!

Destashing My Fabric

O.K. I admit it - I have WAY TOO Much FABRIC!

We all know that some of us just go wild in the fabric stores - so of us have rooms full of fabric and still we bring home more! What is wrong with that?? Now I just have to admit it is time to go thru them and find new homes for some of them. PLEASE help me clear out my stash.

I will be adding fabric to my etsy shop so please, please, please tell your friends because I will be selling them at half their purchase price. Here is the start.

What do you do in the FULL MOONS LIGHT?

Howling at the Harvest Moon last night from my back deck! You know it is fall at the farm when the animals play in the glow from the moon and love is in the air. It is breeding time for the Goat Girls around our pastures and as the saying goes "Everyone looks their best in moonlight"

This is Ebony, she is my senior Cashmere girl (15 years old) and one of my dearest friend. She came to me from a kill auction where she was slated for meat. She was a mental mess and the owner hated her. She was expecting but when she came here she threw herself against the side of the barn until she lost her baby. I wondered what I had gotten myself into. Many breeders told me to send her back to the kill auction but I knew she just needed love. A year of slow steps to get her to trust me and then her first baby here (BeBe) a top of the line billy which I delivered because he was a butt first presentation. After I cleaned off the baby and handed it back to her we made a bond that has lasted all these 11 years. Each year she wants me right by her when she delivers even though she has never needed my help since. Our long looks into each others eyes while the contractions grow let her know that I am in it for the long haul. Each morning when I step on my deck she is the first to give me a shout out. It is amazing to me that my plan for this farm NEVER included goats and now they are the only animals I raise. I howl at the moon and give thanks for what life has given me and my four legged family.

Let me know what you do in the Harvest Moon!

Fresh from the Dye Pots

The colors of nature are turning and my dye pots have been busy. I have posted many new items and colors on my etsy site this week. If you have the time please stop in and let me know what you think. I have been thinking of new ideas for the cocoons and one new project is Christmas ornaments. I may just have to have a contest on that subject!!!

Thanks for stopping in and have a happy fall weekend.