Jefferson Village Cemetery

The first full day of Spring and another great day for hiking the DLWA trails.

On the way home we found this sign at the Jefferson Village Cemetery with its gentle prompt.

Spring at Heron Crossing Farm

Spring, Spring is everywhere!
Diane now has 24 baby Finnsheep. Here are three with their mom. Most of the time they stay close to mom and her never-ending supply of yummy milk. Sometimes they lose sight of mother and they start bleaking so forlornly it could break your heart.

The aloof white animal in the background is the mohair goat which will give us her wool this year to blend with the finn. Finn is my favorite wool to work with. It is soft, warm, with a silky sheen and great memory to give every knitting project that special feel; and, as you know, fiber people need to touch the yarn before they commit to working with it.

The Ides of March

Who would want to think of Julius Caesar's assassination when the
most historic moment of a March 15
is the ice-out of Damariscotta Lake?

Saturday we had ice, yesterday it rained
and today we can (could) swim again.

Philippa and Cosby

Philippa owns Hidden Acres Llama Farm here in Jefferson.
The yarn for the jacket came from last year's shearing and after I finished knitting it we visited Cosby to say "thank you" for keeping Philippa cozy and warm.

Knitting and lunch

Michelle and Elaine stopped by today
to knit and eat and talk
about knitting and publishing.

The March sun brightened up the day and our spirits.

The Colors of Romney Ridge Farm

Just in time for the Maine Products Show:

Kelley of Romney Ridge Farm in Woolwich asked me to design a sweater with seven colors of her Romney Ridge wool - and here it is.

Hunting

I found this old sign on one of my hikes in Jefferson:

"NO OUTER STATER ALLOWED TO HUNT HERE".

Knit, Spin, Spa in Freeport

As you can see, the Spa providers had time for fun this year. The event was well attended even though we had rain, snow, wind and power outages.
But since the event was moved from Portland to Freeport, it has become more about shopping than about Reflexology, Massage and Reiki.

The ladies enjoyed a Paraffin Wax Treatment to pamper our hands which are always busy.