His room has become my weaving studio and I've gone wild with it.
I've been able to decorate, spread out, and stock to my heart's content. It's a very calming room to be in and I have a great dual aspect view, one from each loom. Tartans and Rugs abound in the room, not to mention oodles of cones of yarn.
With no one working from home (except me) I decided in November that this was the year to tear out the Master bathroom and FINALLY remodel it. The supplies were sitting in the garage and basement waiting since January of 2020. I was able to make all the noise I wanted without disturbing anyone.
The dangerous, giant, unused tub, had to go.
The before and after, from opposite sides of the room.
It's now a much nicer place to be in. The 50 square feet of unusable tub space and the storage tower that was useless had always driven me around the bend.
The alpacas are older and still just as sassy. Two full years of extreme drought conditions has taken its toll on our pasture and hay field, but we still managed to harvest hay last year, even if it was only half of our normal harvest. We still had hay from the previous year banked, but we can't keep up that low yield for too long. So wish for rain for us, in normal amounts, over time, please.
There have been projects.
A new barn square was installed by the road - a Scottish Thistle, or at least my take on it.
I built, what felt like, a million birdhouses to be sold with the giant tomato plant sale. Leftovers were donated to the state park below us.
The garden greenhouse suffered UV damage to its cover and I converted it to a herb and flower garden for the bees, bugs, and hummingbirds.
Tomato sale, of course!
The front door was painted.
Owl houses were built.
We lost half the orchard to extreme drought, despite in ground to root irrigation, and therefore removed dead trees.
I finally finished drafting a farmhouse shirtd-ress pattern that is "quick" and easy to sew. So when I can, I make myself a new dress for daily wear.
We've done battle with and excessive number of outdoor rodents and a Badger.
And electric utility vehicle was added to the team to speed up my work.
We've spent long nights watching the Northern Lights light up the sky.
Storms have been weathered.
A new steel postbox has been installed.
MOUNTAINS of snow have been plowed.
Hay was tended, cut, baled, and stored.
Manure gathered and spread with a new mini manure spreader.
Entries were made to the State Fair and brought home ribbons.
Hens were chased and eggs gathered.
The chicken run was updated to make it easier to deal with our wild weather swings-80'one day, snowing the next.
I refurbished an antique washing machine to use on the Tartans. 
All that plus regular insanity, projects, and things that we all get into on a daily basis.
Always, gratefully, busy here.
I hope you all are well.
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In Memory:
Merriweather 4 July 2013- 12 January 2024
She was a good girl.
