It’s been awhile
After Jonesy… after Puff… I just needed some time. So now. What first? Still have a test knit that I was generously given more time on. Nothing to see here. The Steve Report. He’s great! He’s healed well from the surgery and is ready to start radiation next week, then chemo sometime after that. He will be better. There is no way he can’t be better. Pat sent him to an acupuncturist- she’s hedging all bets. He was told no more caffeine. As if he weren’t grumpy enough! I told her she could come stay here for the next week if need be. His response to that was that he would always have a cup of decaf

Sweet baby Jonesy
I’ve lost another sweet pet. Genevieve’s little buck, Jonesy, broke his neck by getting his head caught in the hay feeder. This happened last Friday while I was at the festival in NC- my kids found him when they got home from school- ugh. Their father was with them, so he very nicely stepped in and buried him for me, and my poor daughter called to tell me. This happens more often than it should- just about every larger farm that I know of can tell one or 2 tales of this. Still. I’ve gotten rid of that particular hay feeder, and am using the smaller one that they can’t get their horns through, and also just plain putting some hay on the ground. Messy, bu

Just a quick hi
I’m just passing through. Last weekend was Rhinebeck- which was beyond wonderful! More on that later, cuz tomorrow early we leave for SAFF. (again, I’ll be with Kid Hollow- if you’re there, come see me). So I’ll have lots to tell later. I just wanted to stop in and tell you all thank you so much for all of your kind words over Puff. He was a very sweet little bun, and we all miss him here. And thank you to Charcoal for saying what I just wasn’t able to that day. In the near future I’ll put up some pictures so you can see just how wonderful he was. In the meantime, Fluff wants you

A sad message from Charcoal
Hello, friends of Mindy. It is Charcoal here, spokesmodel, handdyeing muse, and Facebook page star.  I am here for a very sad purpose today. Mindy asked me to tell you all that her dear bunny companion of nearly a decade, Puff the Magic Rabbit, has passed away to the great organic vegetable garden in the sky.  If I sound a little goofy writing this, it is because it is never easy to lose a dear friend, whether that dear friend is an animal or a person.  One of the things that stinks the most about being a bunny is that one’s life expectancy isn’t nearly long enough.  (I guess it’s the trade-off for being so cute.)  But Puff had a good long

Am I coming or going?
If you know, please tell me- I’d really like to know. Actually- come Thursday, I’m going. To Rhinebeck, that is! I will be working at Kid Hollow Farm’s booth- and in general having a great time. So, if you’re there, please stop by and say hello. Hopefully I’ll be back up to regular posting afterwards- I’m sure I’ll have much to tell. For now- the Steve update. He’s doing great. He was at the Mount Pelier festival with us more than Pat wanted to let him be (we don’t want to expose him to germies right before he is to start radiation). He