I like purple. I like bears. So I guess I will LOVE purple bears, right?
These little guys are just so cute, they remind me of grapes. Grape bears...that's just wrong.
Anyhoo, I keep thinking of all my fellow CNA students in their purple scrubs when I look at these bears.

So, now that you've seen him, what do you think. I plan to make them in a rainbow of colors so hold onto your hat, ma'am cuz things is getting crazy. : )

So, here's the thing: we have a BUNCH of new baby chicks that were hatched here on the farm this summer. Some were hatched really early and are almost full grown now. Some of the others were hatched later and are still itty bitty. ALL are so cute and fun to watch. But as always with the sweet comes the bitter. Two of the momma hens were taken by predators. When a predator attacks the babies the moms fly into the face of the attacker...I guess a smart fox knew just how to get a big old chicken dinner. : (

This is one of the little guys. I found four in the barn where they had fallen between some hay bales. The mom will go to look for chicks when they peep but has no way of getting them out of a hole etc. These little guys are almost big enough to go outside with all the others that are running around.

Yep, it has been a fun and productive summer here on the farm, at least for the chickens.

See ya soon,

julie

So, finally, RAIN. We have had two rains this week. The grass was so crunchy and dry but I think this will fix it. Hopefully we will have a little overcast for a couple of days and that should help the plants to suck up some of the water. The last storm went right down and was gone.

We have had a lot of heat and humidity these last few weeks, it is a true summer, alright. We had one cool night but all the others we have had the AC on. Can't sleep otherwise. It feels like living in the South. Been there,done that.

Hey, if anyone is in or around Portland, Maine tomorrow go check out Shakespeare in the park. It is happening at 6:30 in Deering Oaks Park. And its FREE! An amazing visual production of old Willie Shakes work. The acting is superb and the costuming is great too. So go check it out if you love theater.

News from the Moon Kicker

Crap on a cracker! I keep forgetting that I even have this blog. Sorry. So what's new? I am taking a CNA class. Have dropped the idea of finishing the Art degree for now. I needed a marketable skill that will get me some benefits if it comes to that. Almost done, just three weeks left of a 16 week course that I was told was 11 weeks when I signed up. LOL, the joke's on ME. Still making art, getting ready for Fryeburg Fair week. And hoping to see many old fair friends when it gets here. Too much to do right now to even think too far ahead. Great orders coming in on a regular basis and pretty good Etsy sales. The wholesale orders are great bread and butter money and pretty much pay the daily bills for the studio. I will keep it up as long as I can do so. I'm enjoying every day and have a new commitment to paint every morning when I get up. Not a hard one to keep, I must say. lol Anyhoo, I'll try to be back sooner, take care.

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Rebecca's Emporium: GIVEAWAY!
Go here, post a comment, repost in the blog! You know you wanna! Her stuff is fab and wonderful.

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Has it been that long?

Holy Cow! It seems like yesterday that I posted...maybe I should quit smokin crack. lol

OK, LOTS of changes around here, good changes anyway.

Bought a studio space!. Cleaned it out...working there. Still cleaning it out, most likely will be cleaning it out for some time to come, but it is useable now. Had a fiber tribe meeting there, it was fun to see everyone and not have to clean the house first...or ever. hooray.

My pottery is totally up and running at Kick the Moon Studio. It is so great to have so much space for everything. I have different areas for each task in the pottery. It is beyond great.

I also have a really great dying kitchen in addition to a real food kitchen. Unfortunately the dying kitchen is formerly the pre school kitchen (I bought an old school house) and the sink is at my knees. It is back breaking to use it for felting and dying but eventually when the $$ are available I will be able to lift it up to adult, usable height. : )

I have some workshops that are up and coming. Those can be seen at www.kickthemoonfarm.com. No one is signed up yet but I hope as the word gets out that I will have some students ready and willing to learn some new fiber tricks. Even so I am having such a great time working in solitude. I know that sounds flaky but if the shoe fits...lol

Spring has finally arrived and it is spectacular and still a bit cool. I don't mind as long as the snow stays away for a while. The pool will be open soon and that means SUMMER! Yay.

School is going well, I am sporting a 4.0 grade average so far. Granite State College transferred 80 of my hours and I have 96 hours total. YAY. I am officially working toward a degree in Art. Intro to Photography is scheduled for this summer, but doesn't start until July. Oh well, I have plenty to do until then.

The lambing is almost done, we have two live lambs so far. Braunwon had two beautiful ewe lambs but didn't take care of them, I wasn't paying close enough attention and they passed, that was very sad. Pixie had a bad birthing, Passi has a really nice white ram lamb, his name is Maynard. Geesla's big old boy's name is Dise, Daisy hasn't gone yet but she is HUGE so should go at any time. I plan to get them out on the fields this week, they will love that. I am hoping Daisy has her lamb first though.

Anyhoo, this has gone on long enough. Hope anyone reading this is well and that this evening brings happiness and joy.
Take care and hopefully I will get back here SOONER than before. : )
Peace and creativity,
julie