christmas came wooly early this year.

santa couldn't wait. he knew i had some last minute hand-spun yarn orders. so, he decided to drop off some presents early!!!!!!!!!!!!! i got a niddy noddy (a device you wind yarn onto after it is spun). niddy noddy.... first off, i love the name. it's fun to say. and secondly, it works so much better than the back of a chair (which is what i have been using to make skeins for the past year!). i also received a whole collection of drop spindles. different weights. different sizes. with a kick ass display stand! and, as an extra bonus, one killer spinners t-shirt. i'm so happy i could implode! and by the way (cover your ears kids), santa is my dear husband.

oh, you're a niddy noddy!

behold, my spindles of glory!

get it?

october means...

1. i've been a farmer for 2 years now.
2. it's getting chilly.
3. we got sheep to shear.

yes, we have kindly adopted 3 icelandic beauties from a friend's farm on nebraska/iowa border. being icelandic, they have been given appropriate names: nanna (goddess of the moon), hulda (fairy maiden), and einar (lone warrior). you can learn more about them on jason's blog. i'll just add, that they have lovely wool. i've already started spinning some from one of their aunties (graciously donated by their former owner, sherri).

nanna being coy

hulda with dark and careless make-up

einar, the lone warrior