This past weekend we spent time preparing for the arrival of our last critters (who should be here tomorrow), finishing up the portable chicken coop, and the kids learned how to card wool.

First I would like to say, that it is a miracle that I didn’t break anything in the process of putting the roof on top of this coop, given the very limited space I had to stand on, over five feet up on the air 

  Sorry for the shakey panorama, I just like to give my readers a first person view sometimes. The roosting bars on the left, are none other than tree branches, and while I have been known to climb the maple in our front yard & relax with a book, those branches are just wee bit bigger & sturdier. To the right I am standing on thing plywood, the cover for the food storage. 

Toph on the other hand, had strong nesting boxes to help hold him up

It is own ready for chickens, I know what your thinking, “why didn’t you use the ladder outside the coop?!”, well folks, sadly the ladder didn’t fit on my side of the coop.

I spent the rest of the day recovering by teaching my kids how to card on my….

Super cool new drum carder *jaw drop* my wonderful husband and inlaws went in on my birthday present together and got me the Strauch Finest model 405 Drum Carder, and yes, I am still freaking out!!! It is better than I ever dreamed it would be!

I showed my kids and got their curiousity out of the way, either they will want to help or they will no longer care and therefor they won’t touch it and either get hurt or break something

I am so excited about my new drum carder that I even did a tiny renovation of my craftroom to ensure there is a spot for it

Of course when winter comes & we use the wood stove, this room will have to change. However it will be changing even more tomorrow, as our couches are due to arrive on Wednesday, so I have two comfy chairs that will make their way down to the basement with me…if I ever get those last 163,345,833 boxes unpacked, I may take a picture and post it.

And I know what you are thinking, did you finish the throw for the couch, no…I did not BUT I made three quilt tops today!

So while I may not have finished my own blanket, three newborns will receive blankets made by me and I’m just as happy.

Toph took a free fence workshop in southern NH this week and came home with fencing for the three critters that we should be getting tomorrow.

Yes that’s right folks, Straw, Sticks, and Bricks will be enjoying the lovely portable pig shelter with the portable waterer and pig feeder. We have enough fencing to move them over without worrying about them escaping somehow. 

And now folks, I will leave you with pictures of what you really came here for (I know because I gain followers and have a rise in views when I post these hehe)

Have a great night folks! 
P.S

It’s late so sorry for any typos, I’ll come back sometime within the next month and fix those 😛