Dogs on Thursdays...DOT!

Fuji has been very naughty with her rawhide bones this week. She's smiling and showing her teeth tooo much to the kitties!:( Time out for Fuji!

"Is my time up yet Momma? I'll be a good girl with my bones!"

Happy DOT!

Whiskers on James!

There's a group called Whiskers on Wednesdays like the Dogs on Thursdays...but this is

Whiskers on James!:) Who can get closer to him...Trouble or Cosmo? Cosmo is just going to sit right on Trouble!:) All we need is Q-Tip to come join the dog pile!:)

Award & Bricks!

I have been nominated by the sweet, Rhoda! Thank you, Rhoda. :)

If you receive this award these are the rules:

You must pass this on to 11 other bloggers you think are fantastic!

You must also link back to the person who gave it to you. This is also a great way to find new blogs to follow! So without further ado, here are the bloggers who inspire me...

Rhoda; Sara Beth; Kim; Wendy; Veronika; TN Dawn;

Dolores; Alana; Jeanine; Courtney; Nichole;

My sourdough bricks...A friend last week gave me a sourdough starter and recipe/directions. Well it usually helps to read all directions first....I proceeded to make it, perfect overcast day to bake....I added too much starter to the flour, thought "oh crap" so doubled all the other ingredients....kneaded it for 20 minutes (well the kitchenaid kneaded) then let it set for 30 minutes...in the mean time I'm calling my aunt and mom to see if they have extra bread pans because I only have two, mom came to the rescue and brought me all they had. Then I notice the recipe says it has to sit for 15 hours...WHAT? Couldn't even bake it till this morning...and I got these sorry looking lumps of yuck. If I threw it against the wall it'd break the wall!:( This is the second time I've tried to make sourdough and with a complete different starter/recipe. I don't think I'm destined to be a bread baker!

Weekend Fun...

Stitchin' Saturday at lys!

Fun times with Dolores, Jackie, Dawn Rene, Nancy, Angie, Marlene...nice to see Sue and Liz who dropped by. Enjoyed Chris the glass guy's goodies he brings!

James working on the front yard, planting grass! ...hard to photograph the area because of the width!

So much to do...poor guy!:)

I made some butterscotch cookies and ran some errands...

Fresh from the Cauldron minis...from a swapless swap I bought over three months ago.

Very beautiful colors! Fun looking through them!

Friday FFF Dye Day!

Nicole (FreckleFaceFibers), Sarah (Limejuicy), and Me (Knittinwolf) :)

Nicole showing us how to mix the dyes...

Nicole putting the already prepared fiber (was in a bath of Dawn) into the dye baths.

At this point she has poured one of the dyes into the trays already.

Nicole pouring one of the shades on top of the roving...

After this is on it, it marinates for the day...then its rinsed..spun in the washer...put in a big steamer....hung to dry...braided....then ready for you to buy!:)

Some yummy merino/tussah roving in the colorway Cherry Season I bought!

Going to turn this into an Ishbel!:)

Some more gorgeous FFFiber in bombyx/merino called Marigold.

Restrained from buying green and one called California Poppies..very hard because all of her rovings are soooooo drool worthy!:) You can go get yourself some on her etsy site...FreckleFaceFibers! Her fibers are the only ones I have spin and knit with and they are just as wonderful to work with as they are to look at!

Nicole's such a sweetie...she knows I'm working on the never ending scrappy happy sock blanket and gave me some of her mini sock skeins! You're the best Nicole....thank you so much for "teaching" us! Look forward to hanging out with you again soon!:)

Dogs on Thursdays...DOT!

Mama's babies....

This was what makes Mother's Day fantastic!:)

Happy DOT!

Scratch n' Sniff

Fresh strawberries picked at Wolfe Farms!

So sweet and yummy!