Welcome Little Stranger...

So very nice to meet you!

...we've been waiting a long time for you,

and finally you're here!

This is our FIRST-ever

PEACOCK baby!!!!

and he (she?) is HUGE!!!

( I will call him a 'he' until knowing otherwise)

yes, as small as he looks in my hubby's safe hands,
he is humongous compaired to our 'regular' babies...chickens, that is.

If his coloring is any clue now as to what it will be

when he is older,

he will be a
... WHITE PEACOCK!!!!

and an adult, white male peacock looks like

lace when he opens up his tail...

just beautiful.

so, there you have it...

our first...

we have 5 more eggs in the incubator,

so I'll keep you posted on the 'arrivals'...

on another note,
Robin & I wen to Roanoke, VA yesterday...
I had received a phone call from a woman that
said her Mom had passed away in December,

and that she was an avid rug hooker...this woman was honoring her Mom's last wish to donate ALL

of her rug hooking 'stuff '

to a teacher...and she picked

ME!!!!

I brought home

rubbermaid totes FULL of wool, loads of patterns on linen & burlap,

a frame and a bliss cutter!

(and I haven't even unpacked the car yet, that was just what we saw when we got there.

I will unpack today & tomorrow, and share pics of the goodies then...

I am truly blessed to have been chosen by this wonderful woman who loved her Mom so much...

Wishing everyone a Safe, Happy & FUN
Memorial Day...
please remember our heroes...

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

An Apple a Day...

I'm going on a diet...

Starting tomorrow,
I'm starting the Opossum diet.

apples, green grapes...
a mashed banana;

fresh baby spinach leaves,
garden-ripe strawberries....

plenty of fresh, cool water,
lots of play.
lots of washing & preening~
LOTS of sleep!

(sounds like a great way of life, no?)

These little Velcro Monkey-Mice
have completely stolen my heart,...
their little faces are imprinted in my thoughts,
and I am
just.
so.
... smitten.

{"say Cheese"}

now,
I know that some of you may consider them beastly,
and they are "rodents"...
BUT
I would rather spend my time caring for them,
{making sure that when they are released,
they will lead
...full little oPossum lives}
than spend my days
worrying about the economy,
the price of gasoline,
taxes,
poor health
or any other negative thing in the world
right now.

yes, I do wear Rose-Colored glasses,
and tend to see things in an Optimistic way...
it's just my nature, I suppose
... and it's with
Nature
that I want to stay...

Wishing you all bright and positive thoughts,

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

Wanted:

We're looking for a couple of good vendors
...to come to the show here on September 18th 2010

we have limited spaces, 10' x 10' available...

If you are a maker of primitives, folk art or dealer of antiques

and would like to come enjoy a wonderful day here at the farm,

let me know!

not4got@aol.com

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

a bird-brained idea....

This morning,
I took "Stinky", "the Penguin" and "Little Peep"
out to the barn for a visit with their older siblings...
(yeah, I know, their names...we'll not go into all that right now, k!?)

At first, 'everyone' was curious to see the Three Amigos...
stretching their little chicken-necks for a better,
...but still far-enough-away look.

Stinky
was happy to see them,
and stood as tall as he could on his one little leg,
balancing and twirling joyfully, peeping at everybody...
until finally tired, resting in the corner...

Little Peep
(who is yellow and hidden under Stinky in the picture above)
DID NOT LIKE
her siblings one little bit..
nope...she promptly dashed under Stinky's wing,
where she can usually be found.
(He has become a surrogate "mama" for all the newbies)

The Penguin
who is standing closest to a resting Stinky (in pic above)
was completely bewildered by the excitement.
he just kind of stood there, dumbfounded...

slowly,
"the Family" came closer,
and
that's when all chicken-hell broke loose!

The Family
must have decided that the Interlopers
would eat their food, and promptly began pecking at them,
in a complete frenzy of flapping and hollering
which now had the whole barnyard nuts!!

Little Peep knocked Stinky up-and-over in her mad-rush
to get the heck outta Dodge,
Stinky was squawking at the top of his tiny lungs~
and the Penguin,
still standing there frozen,
was bowled over by the now maniacal hysteria of a
small but powerful
Chicken Gang gone Mad.

I scooped them up,
shoved them in my bra
(not alot of room in there, folks)
and ran back to the farmhouse...
where I placed them, after many apologies,
and kisses on their little pecked-heads,
back into their safe, calm environment...

You can bet safely that these three will end up as
...House Chickens.

Peter will build a special coop for them,
but for now,
they will continue to live contendedly
in our laundry room/enclosed back porch...
sharing it, of course,
with

The Opossum Family
(update on them tomorrow!)

hoping your day is a calm and peaceful one,

with no rude interuptions, nice people and perhaps...

a little peck
from someone you hold Dear.

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

The finish ~

Here is the cover model for
"A Harvest of Primitives" book...

((i showed you the sneak peek yesterday))

I decided to cover the back with a nice red/mustard/brown PA German-type fabric,
then added a braided border made from homespuns in browns, butter and cream.

I like the way it plays down the colors of the actual punched piece...

{what do you think???}

Peter is feeling better today,
..although I 've never seen him sleep so much in our entire marriage.

AND

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
....to my Dear Sister
Louisea
I'll see you soon and we can celebrate then, Lou!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

I love you!!!!

We finally have some sunshine today,....

hoping to mow the grass this aft.

wishing you all a *SPARKLING* day!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

Sneak peek!

...just a little tease of a WIP for the new
"A Harvest of Primitives"
book...

((this design will grace the cover once it's finished))

then I'll move on to the cover project for
"A Winter's Walk"

and share that WIP pic, too.

Thank you for all of your pre-orders!!!
I will be getting these out as early as Monday, June 1st

if you'd still like to pre-order...

rainy again here today...

we're sprouting mushrooms and moss everywhere!

Peter is home sick today...he woke me up about 1:oo am with a fever & chills,
...headache & yucky belly.

OH my stars

there is NOTHING on Earth

....like the woes of a sick man...

!!!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

"Arabella" and some other news....

Hi Folks!

wanted to let you know about this little doll that is up on ebay right now...
(links on my sidebar)

she's paperclay over cloth and is just really sweet!

I think I'll make a couple more like her for the show in July~
but more primitive than colonial looking...

AND

I am working on 2 new books,
"A Harvest of Primitives"
-and-
"A Winter's Walk"

both will be in the larger format like my American Folk book...
...and will be $20.00 each.
10 designs in each book to stitch, punch or hook...

I will consider taking pre-orders for them, and will have them released by the first week in June.
Shipping will begin for pre-orders on June 1st...

If interested, please email me at not4got@aol.com to pre-order.

A Harvest of Primitives will include Autumn-time motifs as well as Hallowe'en designs.
A Winter's Walk will include Seasonal motifs as well as Christmas designs.

I will be sharing their covers with you later this week!!!

rainy again today,
but nice & cool...great designing & stitching weather
(between feeding Petunia, Herman & Flo)
um...yeah...
{{those are my opossum's}}
:)

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

playing Opossum....

no, your not seeing things....

these are three baby opossums that Hannah & I are holding.

You see,
after our most wonderful shopping & dining date with Lee & Robin,
we were driving back home and came upon a poor Mother Opossum
that had been hit...
she was still alive, but hurt...and her little ones were scattered all over the road...
well, Lee, being an animal lover, pulled over and I, well, being an animal FANATIC,

jumped out & gathered up the ones I could.....

stuffed them into my shirt and climbed back into their car...
AND

then the tears came...
I am SUCH an empath, I can't stand the thought of an animal suffering...
(Lee and Robin, I do apologize for my emotional lack of control!!!)

So,
here we are today...

with three little monkeys.
they are adorable...YES they are!!!!

and I'm trying to feed them with wartmed milk mixed in with a little wet cat food.

IF

there is anyone out there familiar with rescuing baby Opossums,
would you mind helping us out?

they look to be only a couple of weeks old...

we will be calling our local Game & Wildlife Authorities monday morning,
but in the meantime,
we have three darling little lives to take care of.

any help would be appreciated!!

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

Finally !!!!

Here are the Goodes!!!!

this is by far the coolest thing I found on Girls Day Out...

it's a Tin Dishrack !!!
it even has a tiny little screened portion for utensils...
don't know if maybe this was used for camping perhaps, but I HAD to have it!!!
it will accompany me to the Summer in the Valley show in July,
and I have been collecting little children's tin plates to display in it...

how sweet!!

Below, is a grouping...
a grey graniteware child's potty,
a small ceramic bowl with animals on it,

an OLD hand-mixer/beater,

some baskets,

a flour sack,

and two early children's school-books....

(the little red table that their on was a steal too)

This BEAUTIFUL, early Summer quilt
has sweet calico's
and shirtings from the late 1800's ~ early 1900's
a couple of usual stains, but no rips or tears at all
(bought this for 1/2 price!)

And,
this was being called a
Laboratory Desk...
said it came out of
Randolph Macon Women's College
here in Lynchburg, VA...
I think it is so neat!!

a VERY good day indeedy!!!

today will be spent working in the shop garden, weeding (again)~
then stitching finished samplers for the July & September shows...

beautiful sunny skies this morning!!

Oh & I almost forgot!!!

We are EXPECTING !!!!!!

{{Baby Peacocks, that is...sorry Mom}}
their eggs are almost ready to hatch!!!!!!!

I have never seen a baby Peacock before,
...so you can be sure I'll be taking & sharing LOTS
of snaps!!!!!!!

have a wonderful, creative & productive day my Friends!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

UGH!

I have been trying for TWO DAYS to post pictures of my goodes here on this
razzemfrazzem blog!!!

it just will not let me, so I'll try to upload from my PC rather than here on my laptop...

don't know if that will make a difference or not...

Anyone else having troubles loading pictures???

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

Just You Wait!....

You'll have to wait til tomorrow to see the Goodes from today's

"Girl's Day Out"
with Robin
(millstonemercantile)
oh BOY....
the things I found!!!!

an old quilt,

wood wick candles,

all sorts of tin things~
a tombstone shaped box,

um...

what else...
a WAY cool "laboratory" desk,

a grey graniteware child's potty...

oh...let's see...

I CAN'T REMEMBER it all!!!
and right now it is stuffed into the back of my minivan,
waiting patiently for me to unwrap & un-bag each little treasure!

BUT
I will do that in the morning...because,
In today's mail came the new
COUNTRY SAMPLER magazine,

and today I bought the new
SIMPLE LIFE magazine, along with the new
BH&G Gardens magazine...
and I want to read them...

but I can't do that either!!!

because I am tired & need to cook supper, then get ready to watch
AMERICAN IDOL!
{{{GO LEE!!!}}}

so, you'll have to wait till tomorrow to see the pictures of my goodes...

& I'll have to wait til tomorrow to peruse my new mags...

**Update on Stinky the Chicken**
He (she?) may not even BE a chicken after all...
we think he (she) may even be a GUINEA HEN!!! LOL!!!

we'll soon tell, for sure...as he matures, and IF he's a guniea,
... the noises will soon commence!!!

but he (for lack of knowing what to call him) is amazing...
...he looks like a ballet-dancer doing pirouettes...

sweet, little Stinky!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

~ Sampler Pocket ~

here's the little finished sampler pocket that is up on ebay right now...

I just love how it turned out!!!
(think I'll make some more for the Summer in the Valley show in July!!)

...I'm going to go antiquing tomorrow with Robin (millstonemercantile)~
can't wait to get some new goodies!!!!
heading up to Bedford to The Keeping Room, The Guilded Era, and some others...

Rainy again today, some sun is trying to peek out though...

will be cleaning house today...ugh!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

...a little ditty...

I just finished stitching this little ditty...

which will be turned into a tiny child's sewing pocket & offered on ebay this eve...
it is worked on 32 ct hand-dyed linen, 1 over 1 threads...

I love doing these "in between" projects, or 'smalls' ~

whilst I'm working on my larger needlework pieces...

I am making more progress on my
"Witch's Garden" sampler,

and here are the names of the other's I'll be stitching up soon thereaft:

"In the Grave"

"Salem Scholehouse"
and let's not forget,

"A Plump Wife"
(the last one on the list is giving me grief...
I've totally redesigned it...
TWICE!!)

Rainy here today,
will be heading to the PO & bank.
then back to my stitching chair...

{{{{{don't forget to check my ebay auctions later for the pocket!!}}}}}

OH!
I almost forgot!
I have had a number of emails regarding the photo of the sampler on my header...
thanks for your kind words!
(I added an explanation below the photo if you missed it...)

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

{ I love my job...}

although, how can you call this work?

i mean,

 having Good Friends come to my house,

to gather for a class is by no means work to me!!

yes, I put alot of thought & preperation into my classes,

but...

hopefully by the smiling faces & laughter that fills the classroom,

you can tell that I really do love what I do.

these pics show yesterday's Braided Rug class...
we worked with wool, then fabric strips...

Nothin' fancy,
just the basics to get you started on your way....

being able to share what I know is my gift to you, and

in return, your friendships and support is the biggest gift I
could ever imagine to receive...

Thanks my friends for another wonderful day of your sweet company,
silly tales & laughter....

May your hands stay ever-busy!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

Friday....

This week has seriously flown by!
i swear, I just don't know where the time goes anymore~

it was just Saturday, wasn't it?

Speaking of Saturday,
tomorrow is our Braided rug Class here in the shop...
it is a FULL class! woohoo!!!
this morning will be spent readying the shop (read: cleaning)
and getting the supplies ready for the students...

should be a fun class & I'll post pics of our shenanigins on Sunday....

this afternnon, I'll be back in the farmhouse working on my Witch Garden Sampler...
it's coming along...
me thinks it is turning into a sort of band-sampler, but who knows...
I just follow my needle's coaxing!!!

here are my GAST threads hanging from my beloved & oh-so-helpful
Ott Lamp/Clamp/Magnifyer/Tray...
(I've told you all about this before, but it is theeeee best investment I've ever made...
especially now that these eyes of mine need more than my bifocals!)

being a needlework designer,

the Gentle Art company graciously sends me their beautiful threads
in hopes that I will use them in my designs...

...and that I do.

I always look forward to receiving a little envelope from them in the mail,
stuffed full of wonderful, new mouth-watering threads!!!

it's like holding a rainbow in your hands!!

...and, speaking of Rainbows;

the sun is predicted to shine this aft...
we'll see ~

Hoping your day is filled with beautiful colors!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

The Morning Ritual ~

Pinocchio is usually the first one out of the barn in the morning~
he s-l-o-w-l-y walks out, yawning & sniffing the fresh morning air,
then proceeds to check on his surroundings...

in the paddock where he & Daisy 'live', there is a patch of dirt

that absolutely fascinates them...

Every day,
"Nocchi" saunters over to the dirt patch and gives it a good sniff...

...then plops his Big Self down and rolls around in the dirt like a humongous dog!!
with all the commotion, Daisy can't keep herself contained any longer....
she runs out of the barn to see what The Big Guy is doing.

Up comes Nocchi, and Daisy heads for the dirt, sniffing loudly ~

and, not able to contain herself a moment longer,
hits the ground with a thud and up go the legs...all akimbo in the air!
{{I tried to snap her legs in the air but she is fast!}}

and so it goes, every morning...

It's funny how we all have our routines.
...even the Animals.

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

Take a L@@kie !!!!

go take a peek....

http://www.notforgottenfarm.com/

~ you can see the banner of my NEW website!!! ~
{{that i'm feverishly working on to show you soon!!}}

The Grahics are by Amy at
http://www.amybug.com/

aren't they beautiful???
...suits me to a "t"...

I've always considered myself a CROW
someone who takes discarded things,
things that are forlorn, unwanted, forgotten...
and feathers their nest with them.

are you a crow too?

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

TA DAAAH!!!!

Ladies and Gentlepeeps....
INnnntrroducing:
~ the ONE the ONLY~
Stupendous, Miraculous and Oh So CUTE...

STINKY

about to perform his Death Defying Act
(or at least falling headfirst into his Water Dish)

>>DRUMROLL PLEASE<<

standing on one leg....

let's hear it for STINKY!

{as his 'spotters' look on...
...just in case he needs them to help him back up!}

let's give him a BIG ROUND of Applause!!!
(or at least a big hug and a nice fat earthworm!)

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

NEWS !!!!!!!

Hi Folks!

here's a picture of my Witch's Garden Sampler in progress...
((I know...not much more to it than the last pic))
but
I've been busy!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

First, I want to
Thank You for the response to my
American Folk book!!!
...after just 2 days from being released, I'm now into my second limited printing!

~::~

ALSO
my NEW Website
http://www.notforgottenfarm.com/
is being put together and I can hardly wait to have my
GRAND OPENING!!!
(keep an eye on this blog for that info soon)
~::~
AND
I'm SO excited to tell you that I will be sharing a room
with Kathy Barrick
(Carriage House Samplings, French Sentiments Jewelry)
&
Carmen Sutton
(Cardan Antiques and Needlework) at the Nashville Needlwork Market in February 2011!!!!
I'm skeered to death and crazy-excited!!! how exciting!!! (did I mention I was excited????)
I have SO much to do for this show and my little pea-brain is already so full of....um...ideas (yeah, that's it!) that I can't sleep at night now!!!! ~ PLEASE wish me luck!!! it'a a huge venture that I've been wanting to undertake for some years now, and thanks to Kathy & Carmen it will finally come to fruition...such sweet friends!!!!

ok...I'm off to print more books...
those that ordered/purchased/paid first, your books went out this morning!!!
tomorrow will be printing and shipping once again, then I HAVE to clean this farmhouse....

OH!!!!!
and....

Stinky has learned to stand on one leg!!! ( I'm SO PROUD of Him!!)
I'll try to get a snap of him for tomorrow's post...

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

A Mother's Hands....

You said:
"See how pretty your hands are next to mine?"
I didn't tell you, but even then I knew your hands owned the greater strength...
Strong enough to work the Earth until it yielded up food for our bodies and flowers for our souls.
Gentle enough to cool a fevered child.
Quiet enough to hold an unhappy young woman, never claiming to solve,
only to understand....
Nimble enough to out-quilt me three blocks to one.

~ They slowed me when I would have gone too fast,
and nudged me when I would not start at all...
and when I remember all the times the touch of your hands have made me feel loved,
I want to say,
"See Mother? How beautiful your hands are holding mine...."

~poem by Ruth Siburt

Throughout out lives,
as we count our successes and pat ourselves on the back~
How seldom do we remember who it was that began it all.
I was very fortunate in the decision of the Universe
that I be given to the woman I now know as my Mother...
for it was she who taught me how to care,
... how to love
and how to be free.

I Love You Mom...

and Happy Mother's Day to all of my family & friends!!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

As Promised...

"American Folk"

hot off the press!

$20.00 + shipping
10 original designs, each one 8.5" x 10"
to hook, puch or stitch....

I've included my DMC floss color palette on the back cover of the book,
~ for those that have asked...

If you'd like to order a copy here from me,
please email me at not4got@aol.com

~or~
a limited quantity will be available
in my etsy shop &  ebay auctions...

Will begin Shipping them out first thing Monday morning,
~and will be shipped in the order they are sold...

Thanks my Friends!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

" American Folk "

Good Morning everyone!!!
~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~

Wanted to let everyone know,
...that this afternoon, I'll be releasing a new book!!

" American Folk "

it is a larger-formatted, spiral bound book
with 8.5" x 11" pages...

there are 10 different original line drawings for you to
needle-punch, stitch or hook ~

all with a timely,
primitive & whimsical Patriotic look that
Notforgotten Farm is known for...

it is $20.00 plus shipping
( sold seperately, the patterns would total 80.00!!! )

~ I'll be back in a little while with a picture of the cover ~

Saty Tuned!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

Update: "stinky"

Yes, "STINKY"...
I won't go in to details as to why we call him that,
... but I'm sure you can guess!

actually, I started calling him Stinkerpot~
because is is SPOILED ROTTEN!

there isn't enough time in my day to hold him as much as he wants me to...

He whoops and hollers and runs, (yes RUNS) amok in his little cage
until I reach in....
then he hops into my hand and snuggles into my fingers like a peep would do
under any big-fat-chicken-mama's feather...

excuse me...
I'm not your Mama...exactly...well,
I guess I am.

you can see how his little leg juts out behind him~
does this stop him?

oh no...he has been compensating the lack of leg-use,
with that of super-chicken-strength in his wings!

I have decided that he needs a chicken-friend...
i cannot be the ALL to him~
he needs to kknow how to act like a chicken!
so, in the snap above, you can see the tiny, fluffy "behind"
of that of a new-born (this morning!) hatchling

 that has been keeping him company
all day today...

I think they've become fast-friends!

(how do I know???
...he hasn't said a 'peep' since he's been in there!)

Hoping your days are filled with kindness and care for others
Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

Gifts from the Garden...

~ Harvested my first strawberries this morning~
the baby bunnies have been gnawing on these,
....so I decided to get them before they're all gone!

just a handful,
but their delish & waiting for tomorrow's cereal bowl!!

and a little bouquet I stuck-together;
red & pink spring roses, coreopsis, spearmint & lemon verbena...

placed simply in an old canning jar & set into my little tiny cemenrt urn...

the kitchen smells wonderful!!

and a little stitching too~
the day isn't complete until I stitch, even just a little bit!

I call this type of stitching "plain-stitching"...
just random cross stitches to form letters, then words.
no pattern, no plan, just mindless stitching!!!
{{just my kind !!!}}

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

a little something....

i made a little sewing box...

{ok, not so little...}
it is an olde box, filled with linens, & thread & fabric & beeswax...

what could you possibly do with all of that?...
Hmmm...

I'm thinking:

Stitch a Sampler!!
~::~::~::~::~::~
For your sheer amusement,
I've listed a Sewing Needfuls Box on ebay
{{http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/notforgottenfarmprimitives}}
a perfect gift for yourself or stitching-friend,....

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori

A Helping Hand...

this is my little friend...
I have been caring for him now for almost 4 days...
he is so tiny, and as you can tell by his feet in the picture, he is crippled.

...born that way.

came to us in an eggshell too small for his little (big) body
... and when he was hatching he couldn't get out in time...

so I helped him along, like I helped the others that needed it too.

He will never walk, run or scratch at the dirt.
he may not even make it at all....

BUT

that isn't stopping him from having a ferocious appetite,
and a very strong will to live...

he hops like a little frog, and is strengthening his spindly left leg by doing so ~
...his right leg is completely backwards and of no good use to him,

but i don't hink he minds at all.

what he does mind, is if I'm not holding him,
helping him to eat & drink
and helping him balance on that one little 'good' leg...
if he's without me for a minute he starts peeping at the top of his little lungs!

and I am always happy to oblige,
....lending a helping hand to a
~ Friend~

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

Some Exciting News!!

After much deliberation,
I've decided to close my picturetrail ~

and re-open an actual website!

woohoo!!!

I've purchased some graphics, have my server squared-away
and my domain name is all set...

I'm excited about the new look of the website ~
and can't wai to get it up and running...

So,

you'll be able to find my patterns & sewing needfuls at:

http://www.notforgottenfarm.com/

soon...

I'll post when the Grand Opening is!

aside from that, I'm working on a new pattern called
"Witch's Garden"

here's a peek so far:

it is being stitched (by me) on 28ct linen
with DMC threads.

It will be a big sampler ~
... not sure but it looks like it might be approx. 9.5" x 14"

once finished...

I'll post more prgogress soon...

A Plump Wife might or might not get sent out to a stitcher...
I just don't have enough time to stitch everything that's in my head!!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori

May Day!!!

please meet William (short for Williamsburg Blue) on the left,
and Sky (Short for Sky Blue) on the right

our new Peacock couple!!!

Indie is still here with us, we are looking for a mate for him ~
he has been strutting around the above couple's coop, showing off for Sky~
William is not too happy about it!!!

and here are some more babies!!!

the shop will be open today,
I have some Ladies coming in from NC ~ woohoo!!!

 then you'll find me in the garden again and stitching!!

Have a Beautiful May Day!!!!

Blessings from the Farm,

 Lori