New Dog, Projects, and BUTTER!

Hello all ya'll! It's been a busy month. Sorry I haven't written much. It's currently 8am and I have a load of washing going and an extra baby to watch so I will try to be brief.
1. We got a new DOG! She is 2yrs old, and her name is Harley. She is super adorable (as all black labs are), and so far hasn't killed any chickens! Actually she is supposed to hunt really well, and if her fetching skills are any sign she may be the best dog I have ever seen. She's good with Jackson and Wally so we feel pretty good about her.
2. Projects- or lack there of. With helping at the farm while the in-laws were gone, and a sick baby the rest of the time, my sewing machine has been neglected. Hopefully this weekend I can get few stitches in.
3. BUTTER! I made my first batch of butter. There was a serious learning curve as I had to pull cream off 3 times before I had enough cream to actually make butter. Jason thinks it's good, I'm not that impressed. It smells too creamy for me (I think it's because of all the work getting the true cream). I plan to make another batch in a few days, hopefully it goes more smoothly. I did find a farm in NY that makes just butter and yogurt from their Jerseys. I am hoping to get in touch with them this next week.
-M

Quilt and Bags for Sale

For Sale on Etsy
I made this for my Mom for her Birthday. I have enough to make another one if anyone is interested.

For Sale on Etsy
For Sale on Etsy

Etsy shop is up and running

Ok Folks I officially have an Etsy shop! Located at:

http://www.etsy.com/people/CreekerCrafts?ref=si_pr

On it you will find my three items for sale. If any family or friends are interested in these products let me know as I might be willing to let them go for a little less ;-)

Things are going better here. Hope things are good out there!

Mary

Sad day...

Today is a sad day in our household. Last night one of our dogs, Addie, died. This a picture of her back in October. We have the dogs on a collar system, but she had been running through it for the past few weeks (however never towards the road). She was in heat so we are not sure if that had something to do with her escaping. None the less it's a sad day around here. Our German Shepherd (Wally) is pretty sad too. He doesn't want to leave the house.

We also lost our best laying hen last night too. She did lay one last egg though which was nice. I guess it's sorta fitting that one of the few chickens Addie didn't kill the first round died the same day she did.

Luckily Jackson's too young to understand all this, and I am sure we will be on the lookout for another puppy in no time as Wally is no hunting dog.- Mary