Today’s projects here include some time on the computer and some working with tools. It is a cloudy day and we are not getting any heat on the front porch, so whatever I do, with the bitterness of the cold outside, I’d prefer to work in the house. The next three days will be warm…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
Chandelier Making
I have made progress on this today. I also put a decent cut into my finger on my left had using it as a chisel stop. Not something I did on purpose. It was purely accidental. But making this chandelier is not an accident. It is a prototype. I was intending to paint it black,…
Happy New Year 2025!
From my little farm to you, no matter who or where you are, I wish to extend the hopes of the New Year, and the wishes for good health and joy and growth all the year long. May you and yours find happiness and success in this year. And may its seasons offer you the…
Lost Hope
We got four of the ten chickens out of the coop today. All of the chickens have been living solely off what is put in their feed bowl up till now, and the cost of it for animals that are no longer producing eggs for the winter, and unlikely to in the spring due to…
The Online Farm Shop Updated and Open
Most of the products re listed and have photos on the shop now. I have a couple of more to do, but I can easily and happily call the shop open right now. There are candles and tool wax in it. There are candles mad in molds, six and nine inches tall. There are candles…
Fixing Up the Back Yard
The other day I had some time around the house by myself, so I fired up the tractor and roamed around the back yard with the box blade hanging down to the ground, pulling along sticks that were left from the felling of the tree, and leveling down the high spots in the area around…
Missed Markets, and Why
We have had a tumble and missed the market on Monday and will miss Saturday’s as well. Missus has had a nice little visit to the ER, then the ICU and is at the moment I am typing this working on getting downgraded to a regular ward in the hospital, then sent home. But that…
Preston Festival of Gifts
We went to the Market in the Senior Center today in Preston, initially under the misunderstanding that it only went till 1PM, so we were sure surprised when our daughter-in-law came in and corrected us on our close time when she said it went till 4PM. So, we got three hours more than we thought…
Hairpin Lace Loom
Missus wanted about 20 hairpin lace looms to sell out of her shop. These are a simple tool consisting of two shafts held at a comfortable distance apart by two bits of wood at the ends. One end is fixed, and the other slides off, allowing a woven piece to come off when it is…
We Lost Aspen, the Llama Today
Over the last couple of days, I have noticed one of the llamas seemed a little aloof from his pen-mates. Nothing too serious, but he did not come last night at feeding time. Instead, he just sat over where he was and that is about it. Again, nothing really noticeable or different in his behavior….