MV Fiber Farm another chance to win

She is having another chance to win some great books just pop on over and read the interesting post, pass the word, and leave a comment as to where you posted the info...simple as that
and don't forget to turn on the lamb cam as the new little ones are a week away from arriving
(ps I jacked her pic ) don't ya just want to kiss that nose!!

Sap update.....

To date I have boiled a total of 24 gallons of sap and have 8 pint jars on the back shelf........and the little 1/2 pint bottle along with some pre packaged pancakes (from Market Basket ) will be on their way to Iraq for my son who is currently on his second deployment....just a touch of home to remind him that we love him

I am thinking of giving candy a shot this year too....but that is still a thought in progress!!

I have entered a contest

I have entered a before and after contest at http://quiltotaku.blogspot.com/2009/03/quilterknitter-photo-contest-let-games.html
Before shot(left) was taken in the house on a white cloth....the after shot (right) was taken outside this morning on the snow...

so this is how it works I post my before pic then read her quick help guide she has written and take a second pic...the after shot..
the pic is of an item out of my pet line...its a door sack to hold all the treats and toys ($5.00+s/h)
fish shaped for the kitty and I also have bone shaped for the doggie of the house
I would love any and all feed back positive or negative

It's Boiling Time

Well the spare fridge is now stocked with 15 gallons of sap and the trees are being very kind with giving the sap so we started the boil process...mind you we are no large operation here....just 10 pails and a gas grill, but everyone likes to help..Jeremiah and dad get the sap Molly the dog,well she just likes to watch so at 11:30 sunday morning we are ready to start to boil I took 5 gallons of sap dumped it into the lobster pot turned on the grill, sat in the sun with my knitting..I had NO IDEA what was in store for the hours to come...at 12:30 Monday morning I could not take it any longer...I placed the less than 1/2 a gallon of syrup in a glass jar and went to bed...8:30 Monday morning I finished the first boil.. 5 gallons of sap produced a pint of very sweet syrup..

Another boil is in process as I type....I am cheating this time I am using thecook stove in the house with the windows open to help with the steam and the heat...Its going a lot quicker now that I kind of know what I am doing....

5 Gallons WOW

Well a cold night and a very warm day was a success for our sap project, we made the rounds today to the 10 buckets that we have hanging in our yard and we had to make a second run 2 hours later...we collected a total of 5+ gallons and today when I went out I gathered another 3 and once the rain stops and it warms up again today I think we should have enough to begin a trial run of boiling in the next few days...oh and yes that is a old wooden ladder in the way..the roof requires our company when it snows...(it leaks more than the running sap!!) but fear not a new standing seam metal roof is in the near future....

~*~50 degrees today

~~~It was like summer today...it hit 50 degrees today and that was in the shade...the snow banks melted there were little rivers of water running out of driveways and down the hill today...but there is always the down fall to a nice day...the driveway is now like a mud bog...its going to cool down and possibly bring 1-3 inches of snow....BUT the sap ran today we collected 2 gallons....so lets think warm days and cold nights for atleast a week....I am hoping to boil soon...

MV Fiber Farm Contest~Its a hum dinger of one

All you have to do is leave a comment and you could win all this stuff....Hurry you only have until Saturday morning at 10 EST, 3/7/2009...follow the link below to leave a comment...

A book Teach yourself visually handspinning

The winner will also receive a drop spindle kit from Silversun Alpacas. I’ve ordered this kit before to give as a gift and it is just lovely. The kit includes a top spindle, 2 oz of white/cream wool Top Fiber roving, which is very easy to start your spinning with, and 2 oz. of hand dyed alpaca and wool batt (soft and fluffy as a cloud) wool Top fiber

also going to send the winner 4 ounces of MVFF/HVFF cormo roving

http://www.fiberfarm.com/2009/03/another-giveaway-have-i-lost-my-mind/comment-page-4#comment-9465
PS you want want to add this to your to watch list her contest are great...

WARNING...EMAIL VIRUS--HOAX

I just found this on snoops and it turns out that this is a hoax and has been around for years....sorry for false info....
ETA I have deleted the info...to read about it go to http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/lifeisbeautiful.asp