Sorry all–I know it’s been a while. The lull has chiefly been courtesy of Winter Storm Jonas. While you’d think that being snowed in for four days would be a golden opportunity to create, alas, no. Mostly it was a golden opportunity to weight lift, one shovel at a time.
First, the roof. Those who owned the house before me saw fit to create a wonderful addition–downstairs bedroom, bath, and pantry space. Great! Except for the flat roof part. So, every time it snows more than five inches or so, I shift into panic mode, shoveling off that 15′ by 45′ space each time it accumulates two or three inches. This time that took 22 hours and 15 shovelings.
Next, the boys. Alpacas do love the snow, but maybe not 32 inches all at once. They gave up and went inside at about 2:00 am. (How do I know this? See above: shoveling.) The sheep never came out in the first place, and then they couldn’t. They are Shetlands and only 30 inches tall. Thank heavens for snowshoes! After the storm had subsided we all (three alpacas, two sheep, a goat, and me) trooped around playing follow the leader and making paths through the drifts. (My ancient dog also thinks snowshoes rock, since she can ride on the backs!)
Then, the driveway. Two more days of shoveling and the car was free. I raised a small but heartfelt cheer and went to sleep for a very long time.
Since then I’ve been making up for lost making stuff time–check out the new posts for a great new bag and some yummy handspun yarn on offer!