It’s been a hot summer this year here in southeast Idaho, and very dry. Yet there’s been no talk of drought so far as I have heard whenever I have been in town. The river appears to be running at normal levels. The hot temperatures finally broke in the last few days. That is encouraging…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
Live From Preston Farmer’s Market
We are here! It’s the Preston Farmer’s Market! The booth is set up and arranged. It took the whole hour and a half with four of us doing it, but here we are with loads to sell. There is giftwrap… Fiber samplers… We have laser cut wood items such as fiber combs and looms and…
First Farmer’s Market
Preston Farmer’s Market, Preston, Idaho. Today from 5:00P till 8:00P. It is early in the morning on a big day for us. From 5:00PM till 8:00PM today we can be found at the Preston Farmer’s Market selling art and supplies that Missus has created. I cannot even list everything she is offering, but some of…
A Pretty Strong Breeze
We had a pretty decent wind blow through here today, and it is worth noting. It hit a speed we have never recorded before. I think our old record was around 45 mph, but today we hit 48.4 miles an hour. Our trees looked like they were really taking it, but the willow out front…
July 31, 2024 5:00PM – 8:00PM
We will be at the Preston Farmer’s Market in Preston, Idaho. Look for “Antiquary Artisan!” We will be selling bookmarks, coloring boards, weaving tools, yarn, fiber, drop spindles, wire flowers, coasters, gift tags, fridge magnets, artistic prints, decorative paper clips, Dewey buttons, stickers, plant signs, keychains, beeswax candles, and soy candles by Savanah Warner, and…
Preston Farmer’s Market: July 31, 2024
Today we got an e-mail accepting us to the Preston Farmer’s Market. It is our first market and will be a learning experience for us. We will be selling weaving tools, bookmarks, prints, and various other items as well as beeswax candles and soy candles to start off with. We are going to see what…
Lavender Starts
This weekend we visited a Lavendar Farm on the south end of the valley. It was a truly special and beautiful experience. The farm is well developed and well thought out, and so was the event they were holding where people could visit and enjoy the environment and buy the flowers right from the field….
Scythe Work
Cut grass on the side of the road, and the long grass in the foreground. I only cut the first strip on the side for the day. I keep the fresh grass growing rather than cut and store it. I think it has been about ten or eleven years since I bought the scythe from…
Sinking Money into a Boat
In a desperate act of financial irresponsibility, I bought a used boat this weekend. It was only $1,500 as compared to the prices boats can reach, but it was also the fulfillment of a dream sparked many years ago when sailing off the coast of California with friends to the Anacapa Islands. I did it…
A Roman Workbench
On Wednesday I cut a four-inch-thick slice off the big pine log that has been sitting on the mill. I rotated it first from the single straight cut, putting that on the side of my resulting board, and also moving a split in the log to run parallel to my cut, assuring none of the…