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in review ~ 2017 ~ we love our animals
January 23, 2018

From the second half of 2017, our animals are part of our family….

Feeling so grateful for all the critters on our farm and the love they inspire

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in review ~ second half of 2017 homeschool
January 20, 2018

Homeschool learning takes many different forms...  ~tinkering with old mechanical bits and making eclipse viewers ~ ~ practicing piano and setting up a peppermint cafe ~ ~ lego and botany ~ ~ knitting and woodworking ~ ~ jam bands and …

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in review ~ 2017 garden photos
January 19, 2018

From the gardens, since June 2017... lollipop dahlia wild tansy for the dye pot the best raspberries grow out of our compost beside the creek lollipop dahlia watering is fun when you have the right tools teenage blueberries lily cottage garden this is how …

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in review ~ 2017 animal photos
January 17, 2018

 A few favourites from the farm... Nyla, at 10 years old, is our oldest and most gentle dog on the farm Delilah, Posey, Flora, and Stella Blue (Sugaree is missing from the photo) Eggy Pop...our punk rock Polish …

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in review ~ 2017 favourite photos
January 15, 2018

A whole seven months has passed since I sat down at my keyboard and opened up my blog.  This is the longest absence from this space in the nearly eight years I have been blogging.  …

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in the gardens ~ early june, 2017
June 3, 2017

Six weeks ago in the garden... Today... Our life came to a grinding halt six weeks ago when the ground became workable after such a long winter.  Homeschool work was abandoned, as was housework for the most …

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in the gardens ~ mid april, 2017
April 28, 2017

A month ago in the gardens... Mid April, 10 days ago, in the gardens... So much change in 3 weeks.  And now, with garden expansions happening, I need to use a wide lens on the whole garden... Suddenly, …

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    Jules Hello out there, I'm happy you stopped by! My name is Jules and I am grateful to share my family's homegrown adventures here...from homeschooling to homesteading. This space is my own reminder to savour the beauty amidst the chaos and messes of motherhood...to see the extraordinary in the everyday ordinary. Thank you for joining me.
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    Our Shetland ram, Argyle, is fairly busy lately. Our Shetland ram, Argyle, is fairly busy lately.  We finally started breeding the Shetlands and then we added Stella Blue and Little Luna.  We will be lambing a bit later than usual this year, in early June.

Here, Argyle is demonstrating the Flehman response, a behaviour of most mammals.  The curling lip helps transfer the pheromones of the breeding ewes into a scent organ behind the front teeth.

He might make us humans giggle, but the lady sheep are doing the cha-cha-cha in circles around this handsome fella.
    I couldn’t resist the Bern. So good. I couldn’t resist the Bern. 

So good.
    Beginning the year with a requested Danish Tie Wra Beginning the year with a requested Danish Tie Wrap Shawl for my sweet Sunshine.  This is her Cross Canada souvenir from 2019 when we drove our Skoolie @adventures.with.gladys across the country.  We stopped at fibre mills in each province and I collected yarn.  Sunshine chose these colours herself and wants a cozy wrap for snuggling under. ❤️

Sunshine chose Maritime yarn : the pink and purple are from a farm in Nova Scotia called Lismore Farms and we saw their sheep and shopped in their big barn converted into a lovely studio, the black and blue yarn was purchased at Brigg’s and Little mill in New Brunswick which was fun to visit the oldest Canadian wool mill, and the white is from PRince Edward Island’s MacAusland’s Woolen Mill. 

The shawl is now at the point where it is a little slow going getting one row done.  But steady steady, I’ll get ‘er done!
    My crafting mojo hit rock bottom last year. I man My crafting mojo hit rock bottom last year.  I managed to knit one single hat that took me months because I kept setting it down.

But like everything in life, there is a season and I am ready to dive into some projects again.  I thought an inspiration board might keep me going ~ has anyone made these before?

From left to right, top to bottom :
~ Estuary skirt (shown is @katiescarlettmakes) by @sewliberated
~ learn to punch needle like @bookhou 
~ vest like this one by @meditativemasker using my own lambs wool yarn that will be back from the mill in early autumn hopefully
~ a quilted vest inspired by the quilted coats made by @brittney.frey 
~ chamerion poncho by Christina Danae shown here by my dear friend @loritimesfive 
~ finish my quilt for my daughter
~ sew a few skirts like this one from @tworoadsvintage 
~ fade shawl like @lauri_is 
~finally make a pair of socks and I would like to make these from @yarnharlot 

This seems a bit ambitious but even if I can be inspired by one or two things that would be wonderful.  Any projects you want to make?
    A bluebird day is a great day for snacking on the A bluebird day is a great day for snacking on the Christmas tree. 🐑🎄🐑. We had stood the tree outside in the yard for a bit after the holidays, enjoying its evergreen boughs.  But the time came to treat the flock.  Lilac didn’t seem to mind the pokeys.
    Our wee little pond sunk twelve feet because the w Our wee little pond sunk twelve feet because the water table dropped...as it does every winter.  If we had lined it with plastic this wouldn’t happen...but plastic isn’t an option for our family and so we deal with seasonal fluctuations in pond depth.  I say it is part of the charm and aren’t we lucky!  Meanwhile, the kids had one glorious day of ice skating on our wee little rink.  Oh, so very Canadian.  Now we will fill it up again to support the ice layer and hope for more perfectly bluebird rink days. (The kids put the branches across where the ice crackled fiercely...their own protective buffer).
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