by Dick | Feb 17, 2018 | Fiber Projects, What's New |
A little over a month ago I posted a blog entry which, among other things, talked about a new blanket project on my loom. Since that time the weaving was completed, along with the finishing touches for the blanket. We decided that we liked the new pattern enough that... by Dick | Jan 18, 2018 | Farm, Fiber Projects, What's New |
15 January 2018 At Whitefish Bay Farm, like much of the Midwest in December and January, we have found ourselves in the deep freeze in terms of temperatures and buried in various depths of snow. Locally we have been spared the truly dangerous temperatures, but so far... by Dick | Apr 8, 2017 | Fiber Projects, Fleeces & Wool, Sheep, What's New, Whitefish Bay Farm |
Oh how we have struggled trying to cope with a slow, questionable spring! Since shearing it has been cool (often cold) and damp. We have had rain, snow, some ice, lots of wind and occasional sunny days. Despite the calendar revealing that we have reached spring, it... by Dick | Sep 10, 2016 | Fiber Projects, What's New, Whitefish Bay Farm |
It is now September and in certain ways we seem to have turned the corner and entered the beginnings of fall. Bird and butterfly migrations have begun. In other ways we seemed to be stuck in summer. It remains warm (often hot) and humid (often rainy). Getting a late... by Dick | Aug 29, 2016 | Bed & Breakfast, Fiber Projects, What's New, Whitefish Bay Farm |
Summer is hanging on tendentiously at the farm. Some of the earlier days were just too hot and humid to risk field work. We managed to find pastures for the sheep in which they could either find shade and/or cooling breezes. For a time, we ran out of rain, to the... by Dick | Feb 15, 2016 | Fiber Projects, Whitefish Bay Farm |
The weaving narrative has fallen way behind. The project was completed some time ago. A number of things have gotten in the way of the completion of the narrative: snow removal, time spent with good friends, caring for a couple of older ewes who had problems during...