After pigs....

comes cows of course!



so soft and furry, when they are tiny. I love to scratch their tiny little heads!



just look deep into those liquid eyes. aren't they gorgeous?



there is nothing better than cow noses. I know they tend to be really wet and kinda messy but I can't resist. The cow tongue is also quite an experience. Super strong, alas no photo.

Today, I will be busy in my studio trying to finish up a few things to add to the shop this week. Look for a shop update on Monday!

Happy Saturday

my piggy addiction

by now you may have figured out that i really love pigs! what do i love about them...



well, how about the cute little noses,


if that doesn't do it for you, how about the tiny little pig butts?


or the fabulous piggy sleeping piles?



To get my piglet fix, thing one and I went on down to a local demonstration farm to view the newest litter of piglets. Oh man if i didn't know how big they would get i would have tucked at least one (maybe even two) into my pockets!

with a pig at home it is hard to believe that i still need to go out in search of pig love, but there you go. true addiction!

The only thing that comes close to my pig love is maybe cows!

can you define shenanigans?

Shenanigan (noun)

Pronunciation: [shê-'næn-ê-gên]

Definition: (Colloquial) A playful or mischievous act; a prank; a
secret scheme or machination.

Usage: Today's word is more usually used in the plural: "Keep an eye
on Chastity; she is always up to some kind of shenanigans." It is an
orphaned oddity in the language with no other words that would admit
to kinship.

Suggested Usage: This is not a word used in formal English but is
common in colloquial English. Shenanigans are usually something people
are up to, "Will we ever know what sort of shenanigans the financial
officers of Enron were really up to?" When anything of value is at
stake, shenanigans are something you would want to cut out: "Cut out
the shenanigans with the cards up your sleeve, Sharkey, and let's play
poker."

Etymology: Although the word sounds a lot like "she-nanny-goat" and
even though goats are associated with prankishness, there is no
evidence of any association between these words and today's.
"Shenanigan" was first recorded in 1855 in California, which has led
to speculation that it is related to Spanish chanada "trick" or the
German schinaglen "to trick." In all probability, though, it was
another word brought over by our Irish brethren: Gaelic sionnachuighim
"I play the fox," which is to say, "I play tricks."

crafty night!

last night was the weekly meeting of the dragonfly artisans! A lovely collective of mama crafters, we get together to eat, drink and make stuff. The food is always good and the company divine! sadly no photos of our group last night but I can show you what I was working on. This is going to be a sweet little lavender pillow for my swap partner on swap bot.



Almost done now that the french knots are complete. They are a bit messy, I wish they turned out better but practice, practice, practice. I have another one in the works for the shop as well as a few wall hangings. I plan on finishing the butterfly and the dragon with some edging and bamboo hanging rods. I am very excited to see how they turn out!



stay tuned for the completed pieces and a shop update. and go check out all my crafty pals. they are listed in the sidebar under dragonfly artisans!

I love mushroom toast!

oh how I love mushroom toast. It was recently posted by angry chicken as an easy supper and was it ever. We had a vegan friend of ours over for dinner so I tweaked it a bit to have it be non-dairy but still so tasty. We paired it with a salad and the most luxurious cream of cauliflower soup from the book How To Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. I have to say if you haven't checked this book yet, you need too! It is amazing. I am tempted to take on one of those crazy challenges and try everything in the book. We will have to see about that but I highly recommend the book.

Too Hot!

it has been so warm here that all of the garden is out of sorts. none of the plants can tell what season it is.

all of my summer and spring plants are flowering.

The ladybugs are hatching way early and the bees are freaking out on our giant tree in the yard.

It is covered in flowers and it sounds like a jet plane is over your head, the bees are so loud. Not sure what will happen now. the rain is back and colder temps seem to be on their way. who knows what the garden will do next.

new addition to the family

oh how i love my new washer! sad really when you think of how happy it makes me, but what can I say? I love appliances! Unlike many of my friends, the new washer will not be named. But I will sing its praises nightly as it toils away, silently cleaning away the dirty evidence of our life!

everybody is getting in on the act.
Thing One is obsessed with all the new buttons to push.
Thank goodness it has a control lock!