Nathan and I picked them up at the airport yesterday–a box full of fluffy day-old chicks. We drove with them in the backseat listening to their relentless peeping, which sounded more like cheesy laser sound effects from a 90s video game than the sounds of tiny chickens. Is it odd to order our chickens from [...]
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A different kind of nesting
Posted in chickens, mark, meat growing, nathan on June 5, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Mark’s sweater
Posted in fibre fun, mark on April 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
This darn thing was a year in the works. I started it off way too small and would not accept the truth for 6 inches. When I finally ripped out my progress, it took me a long time to cultivate the motivation to try again. But the eyes of this bearded man would light up [...]
Full disclosure
Posted in mark, nathan, spawn, the story of gay on February 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I was 20 minutes early for the business workshop, and so was the woman who shared my access card to get into the auditorium.We had a pleasant enough conversation; both of us worked in the same field for companies in similar industries, we were about the same age and temperament… for an awkward shoot-the-breeze-with-a-stranger-you’ll-never-talk-to-again arrangement, [...]
Greeting the things
Posted in around the farm, goats, mark, nathan, spinning on November 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, new corral-ish area where the goats will spend the winter. Hello, two men on two bales. Hello, rastaman with dreadlocks of handspun Icelandic yarn.
Alberta sheep fleece to nature-dyed, hand-knit finish
Posted in mark, spinning, summer on September 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This year at Olds, I went thirdsies on a raw Jacob fleece with two of my classmates. It was one of the most beautiful fleeces I’ve ever had the pleasure to dive into. It was easy to wash, it was crimpy and lustrous–it was absolutely freaking lovely. I combed the wool and spun it into [...]
Some words about a man
Posted in let us give thanks, mark on August 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Once upon a time, there was a bearded man who lived in Edmonton. He spent his days in a high-rise apartment overlooking Jasper Avenue and didn’t often leave the city. One day this man met a girl and together they went for long walks in the river valley, watching thunderstorms on the hillside. He listened [...]
Divorcing the gay
Posted in let us give thanks, mark, nathan, the story of gay on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It was supposed to happen in January. Then it was supposed to happen in March. Then I postponed it to April. Now, six months later, we have finally filed our divorce papers. We’ll hear back in six to eight weeks about whether or not it will go through–the clerk expressed some disbelief that they wouldn’t [...]
2011 wool harvest
Posted in fibre fun, mark, nathan, sheep on June 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s one of those things that sucks to do, but once done, makes you feel pretty damn smug about yourself. No matter that I needed two people to hold one tiny sheep down, because I had good, patient helpers. No matter that there are second cuts galore, because I still got a lot of really [...]
Sheep shearing lessons
Posted in mark, nathan, sheep on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The weather kept getting warmer, and my sheeps’ wool kept growing. It was getting a bit ridiculous to see them trundling around in the hot sun, trapped under such a thick blanket of wool. On the fence for months about whether I’d shear them myself or employ a professional, the catch pen success sealed the [...]
An anniversary of happenstance
Posted in let us give thanks, mark, nathan, the story of gay on May 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A year ago, the heterosexual man and I were looking for a house. The condo I shared with the gay one was up for sale and the views were ticking up at an average of about one a week. While we were encapsulated in the eternal process of waiting for someone to like the condo, [...]
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