tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post8455165022436166965..comments2023-08-28T04:49:47.536-07:00Comments on Milkweed & Teasel: Cogknitive TherapyJennifer Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-28914917156943561122011-08-18T15:01:48.332-07:002011-08-18T15:01:48.332-07:00they are three this year, but the poor girl has be...they are three this year, but the poor girl has been broody on a regular basis from her early days out of pullethood. Still broody, since the beginning of june now.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064483599165161879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-50293705096904424952011-08-14T11:50:20.389-07:002011-08-14T11:50:20.389-07:00Paula - I'm relieved that you're behind on...Paula - I'm relieved that you're behind on your reading as I'm behind on my posting! It's the busy season for everyone I think. And when the weather's good, well, who wants to be sat in front of a computer anyway?<br /><br />Megan - If it makes you feel any better some of my brown commercial ex-layers decided to go broody. I noticed that if they reach a relatively old age (3+) the broody thing kicks in. Is yours a bit older too? They're pretty good mums if left with a clutch.<br /><br />FtCF - It's not like me to knit twee things but I enjoyed it, and wrote the basket stitch roof pattern myself (I'm a newbie, so an achievement, trust me)<br /><br />Cynthia - How horrible! I assumed my low grade wool went into making carpets and insulation, not enemies across the pond. <br /><br />If you want a fleece, email me. I can send you Jacob or Romney, or at least put you in touch directly with a farm that has the sheep breed you're looking for.Jen @M&Thttp://www.milkweedandteasel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-74408147557255590732011-08-11T13:37:21.535-07:002011-08-11T13:37:21.535-07:00Ha, ha -- I've *bought* wool from the British ...Ha, ha -- I've *bought* wool from the British Wool Marketing Board, and not only will they not scold you, they'd be perfectly willing to ship fleeces much worse than the ones you describe overseas, never mind the shipping cost.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609303563648969281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-50120501988886917782011-08-11T06:44:19.516-07:002011-08-11T06:44:19.516-07:00Cute cozy!Cute cozy!From the Country Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125107173747971034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-1946584606679621942011-08-10T08:27:45.991-07:002011-08-10T08:27:45.991-07:00I keep their daily egg totals in a notebook - easy...I keep their daily egg totals in a notebook - easy to see the sheer vast numbers of slackdom. Rotten chicken. And this from a "non-broody breed." Right.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064483599165161879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-35506320053572724802011-08-09T20:45:02.410-07:002011-08-09T20:45:02.410-07:00I'm so behind on my reading Jen. I can't r...I'm so behind on my reading Jen. I can't relate to your experiences, but that is one darn cute tea cozy!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-69067114731587912372011-08-09T10:55:58.875-07:002011-08-09T10:55:58.875-07:00Megan - I like a woman who actually takes the time...Megan - I like a woman who actually takes the time to calculate how long her chicken has been broody. Did you do the math, you know times one egg per day equals Damn You Chicken for being underproductive!!? <br /><br />In my book the cheese would totally make up for that. Good cheese is a salve for lost squash and diminished egg returns any day.Jen@M&Thttp://www.milkweedandteasel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-73251464755534963032011-08-06T15:30:56.525-07:002011-08-06T15:30:56.525-07:00'I knit as a salve to my animal-killing day jo...'I knit as a salve to my animal-killing day job.'<br />Very nice. I need to find a salve - my bees are fine, but have not put up one drop of honey for my use, squash borers got my squashes, my tomato plants are all unhappy, and one of my chickens has been actively broody (I just counted) 57 of the last 90 days. I just opened up some 60 day cheese, though, and it was excellent. Not quite contest worthy yet, but a good confidence salve.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064483599165161879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-24290738508304562582011-08-06T14:00:57.153-07:002011-08-06T14:00:57.153-07:00Tamar - The worst part is that I seem compelled to...Tamar - The worst part is that I seem compelled to share my indignities and embarassments with you all. <br /><br />If you don't fancy knitting, there's always bricklaying, or welding. Ghastly creations are par for the course. A smoker, even a wonky not- straight one, would probably be more use to you than a teapot sweater.<br /><br />Pomona - I'm glad to hear the chicken story had a happy ending. Those broodies are sneaky critters.<br /><br />I can't believe you've never entered a show with the craft skills you have! I can muster up the chutzpah to enter a loaf of bread but I would never enter anything in the knitted classes. I read the judges comments last year and they were withering. 'NO imperfections should be tolerated' was one such gem. It's only the imperfectiosn that hold my work together - knitted and otherwise.Jen@M&Thttp://www.milkweedandteasel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-41237393149914014252011-08-06T13:22:39.689-07:002011-08-06T13:22:39.689-07:00Yes, yes, yes! I love that tea cosy - and in winte...Yes, yes, yes! I love that tea cosy - and in winter I always put cosies on the teapot as the house is so cold. I warm the mugs on the Aga as well, to counteract that winter chill. I empathize with your chicken and egg issues, having spent about an hour seeking a missing hen tonight, and finding her sitting on a heap of eggs under cover of cranesbill overrun with bindweed. We thought we had cured the broodiness, but until this evening she has been deceitful and just been broody in the daytime in her sneaky nest. So lots of eggs for the dogs - goodness knows how old they are, as she has been broody on and off since the spring!<br /><br />Good luck in the show - it's very brave of you to enter such a thing - I never dared.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-44813788494195371992011-08-06T13:02:06.710-07:002011-08-06T13:02:06.710-07:00Seems to me that, since your dignity and self-este...Seems to me that, since your dignity and self-esteem have survived being covered in sheep shit, inoculated with lamb medicine, and dragged out of bed in the middle of the night to shoot a fox in your underwear, they will survive the Shows intact. And that's if you *don't* win anything. If you do, well, I don't suppose that will matter much to a psyche as self-sufficient as yours, either. I'll be pulling for you, regardless.<br /><br />As for knitting, I see the appeal, but any impulse I have to start is tempered by the thought of having to actually use whatever ghastly thing I produced. But I think your tea cozy is lovely, and your tea can wear it as a fashion statement even if it doesn't need cozying. (I also seem to remember a lovely sweater you made last year ...)<br /><br />In any case, I'm very glad to hear it isn't all death, all the time.Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.com