tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post5436896404390336480..comments2023-07-24T09:38:09.361+02:00Comments on artsy ants: fisherman knitting and farm readingsylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06663728252462007148noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-9716016098762108022012-01-13T20:54:36.688+01:002012-01-13T20:54:36.688+01:00I knit a fisherman's pullover in puffin and th...I knit a fisherman's pullover in puffin and thought the pattern was a little lost in the bulk of those puffy stitches. But it is cozy...too bad my son doesn't approve of it. :( <br />I enjoyed homesteading books/memoirs recently, too. I enjoyed the Dirty Life. This Life is in Your Hands was good but I found it depressing so I didn't manage to finish it. The Self Sufficient Life and house full of jayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971459785834136465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-82368459838261425482012-01-12T05:14:29.280+01:002012-01-12T05:14:29.280+01:00The Bucolic Plague is a fun read. I picked up a Ca...The Bucolic Plague is a fun read. I picked up a Canadian novel published in the 70s called "And So They Bought a Farm"...in it, the couple buys a 200 acre farm with barns, a brick house, and a creek for $13000 CDN...boohoo! I wish we'd been around then (I was born in '74 so too young to buy a farm!)...The Knitty Gritty Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890656094078973552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-72849624435385068212012-01-12T05:09:32.624+01:002012-01-12T05:09:32.624+01:00I really like the look of that yarn! Think I woul...I really like the look of that yarn! Think I would enjoy working with its texture, if it's anything like in real life how it looks in the picture.<br />JNCL<br /><a href="http://eclecticismjncl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Beauty of Eclecticism</a>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370649604625989367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-2389930222218831192012-01-12T01:10:45.998+01:002012-01-12T01:10:45.998+01:00I can never resist recommending a good book, and I...I can never resist recommending a good book, and I just finished Folks, This Ain't Normal by Joel Salatin. It very much made we want to go out and buy a farm -- or at the very least, a chicken coop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-6179892802324941772012-01-11T23:41:33.784+01:002012-01-11T23:41:33.784+01:00funny how the colors on the book cover match the y...funny how the colors on the book cover match the yarn :)<br />i think barefoot mama is right: you should have a farm in the future. you'll have the chickens and we move in next door and raise goats (they're cute and we love goat cheese). how fun would that be!simonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666859949065117637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-21787653248046068902012-01-11T23:02:19.964+01:002012-01-11T23:02:19.964+01:00Beautiful yarn and Yay for being so close to being...Beautiful yarn and Yay for being so close to being done. I read the Dirty Life and found it very interesting (I do not live on a farm).karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-57383662298507051132012-01-11T17:42:23.935+01:002012-01-11T17:42:23.935+01:00I just ordered The Self-Sufficient Life and How to...I just ordered The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It. I've heard great things about it. I'll let you know how it is:))barefoot mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029104188222200619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-53928962254320396562012-01-11T17:40:07.834+01:002012-01-11T17:40:07.834+01:00love that yarn...such a great color:)) The books s...love that yarn...such a great color:)) The books sounds good! Hey, you never know, maybe you have a farm in your future:))barefoot mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029104188222200619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-64610269950983650122012-01-11T16:14:52.613+01:002012-01-11T16:14:52.613+01:00That book sounds like it would be funny? as well ...That book sounds like it would be funny? as well as educational? The color of the yarn is perfectly named and appropriate too for winter weather...yum, split pea soup!Ellenhttp://www.hurrayic.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-53623972648972735822012-01-11T11:59:28.647+01:002012-01-11T11:59:28.647+01:00Sylvia,
Check out the book Coop, I think it along...Sylvia, <br />Check out the book Coop, I think it along your subject matter. I just received my copy so I haven't read it, but hear it's wonderful.<br /><br />I love the Quince yarn too and already want to order more!Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970602023726350617.post-35984088230663742022012-01-11T11:52:28.657+01:002012-01-11T11:52:28.657+01:00That yarn makes me smile! I've got two little ...That yarn makes me smile! I've got two little men (both sick right now...) that would look handsome in something like that. I'll look next time I'm out.Kaylanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093113911143784696noreply@blogger.com