http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog City folk moving to the country - like Green Acres without Eva Gabor! Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're on our way to Montana, taking our time to get to Eureka and their fabulous fiber fest. (Yay alliteration!) I expect to see tons of fiber beasties, and hopefully you, too! http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=304 What?  Two posts in one day?  I wanted to move the last post below the fold as quickly as possible, so I'm posting these out of order... The Fiber Arts Festival at Bonanzaville was absolutely fabulous!  Bonanzaville is a recreated pioneer village in West Fargo, North Dakota, and it made a ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=294 I was going to come up with a flashy title for this post, but I didn't want to give anyone a nasty surprise.   I promise there are no gory pictures and anything explicit is after the cut...  If you want detailed instructions, I used Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens and ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=292 The shop is on vacation while I head to North Dakota's premier Fiber Arts Festival at Bonanzaville!  If you find yourself in Fargo, North Dakota, stop by and say hi! http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=289 Thank you everyone for the supportive emails and comments.  All of your love has made me a bit bashful, but I'm s-l-o-w-l-y responding to everyone.  Until I get to you - I love you! Enough gushy stuff!  How about some chickens? [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Evil Little Dinosaurs"][/caption] We bought ten Red-Sex Link ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=287 I'm sorry I haven't been around lately.  It's not just the blog; I've been avoiding Facebook, Ravelry, and even real life.  I've been fighting depression for decades, but these past few months, it's been kicking my ass.  Honestly, if it wasn't for the kids, the dogs, and the chickens, some ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=285 Well, we made it!  Actually, we've been in North Dakota for a couple of weeks, but it's been a little chaotic... The boys and I spent a leisurely week driving from Florida to North Dakota.  The weather was with us most of the way, but there was some white knuckled driving ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=283 Ahhhhhhhhh! *gasp* Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Oh, sorry about that, I got a little carried away.  I'm just a little excited...  Because we're moving in January!! We realized it was either move after the new year, or wait until June, and really, why wait? That means *everything* in the shop is on ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=281 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Óskýr Mörk Sport Weight Yarn"][/caption] Óskýr Mörk (Icelandic for fuzzy edge) is a deliciously soft blend of Suri Alpaca and Merino fibers.  Each generous skein of sport weight yarn is approxiamately 100 grams and 320 yards and will retail for $18.00. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Óskýr Mörk Soul ... http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=277 It's family vacation time!  The shop will be closed from July 1 - 7, 2009, while we play in the woods.  Any orders placed during that time will ship when we return. Mark your calendars for July 8th!  I have a huge update planned for my return to civilization! http://www.turtlecovefarm.com/shop/blog/?p=275