Sampson

A couple of weeks ago, Rueben went down the hill to feed the sheep. When he got there, he saw that Sam was inside the feed trough. Apparantly, he had been there all night. I guess he had been trying to nibble up the very last morsel of food in the trough when stretching his neck was just not enough. He must've put one front foot inside, then the other. As he was reaching for the very last morsels, he must've walked inside and then, just didn't know how to get out. I didn't see it first hand, but it must've been so funny. Rueben ran back up to the house to get the camera. The sheep had to wait to eat. Then, Rueben had to turn the trough on its side so Sam could get his feet between the slats. Once Rueben put it all the way down, Sam could walk out. He hasn't gotten stuck in there since. Maybe he learned his lesson?

It's almost Spring, but snow AGAIN!

Next Friday it will be Spring! But I was so surprised this morning when I woke up and there was about 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground! It continued to snow for another 3 or 4 hours. It was so beautiful. Even the animals look good in the snow. By late this afternoon, most of the snow in the drive and in front of the shop was gone. Everywhere else is still white, though.

Sewing Expo

On Thursday and Friday, Mom and I went to the Sewing Expo in Puyallup. Michelle was able to join us on Friday. We had a great time. We all saw lots of things we would love to have and got a lot of new ideas looking at all the great exhibits.

I got a book on felting. It gives a lot of instruction on different methods. I never realized how many methods there are. I will experiment since I have many fleeces that I can work with. Now, I need to learn how to dye the fleeces so I can have colors to work with. Another thing I bought was a CD of machine embroidery patterns. Mom helped me with a sample I sewed out on a piece of scrap fabric. It turned out so well, I think I'll make it into a pillow cover. Mom went home yesterday morning and last night, I decided to practice with the embroidery patterns some more. So, I sewed out a few of the patterns on the corner of my table cloth. It turned out very nice. I think I'm going to like this. Next, I want to use the pattern in a manner similar to the table cloth on the front of a skirt that wraps around the front. I will put the corner piece on the botom of the skirt and embroider up the edge and across the bottom. I'm not sure yet if I will embroider all the way around or only as much as I did on the table cloth. We'll see how I like it.