The New Goat



Although we sold all but one of the goats on Saturday, a new one came home with us so we have two La Manchas here. This is Midnight. She comes to us because of a trade arranged several years ago for a daughter out of her mother in exchange for a buck I had. Midnight is sweet. She belongs with us too - her parents were each son and daughter of my two foundation La Mancha does and one of my old favorite bucks too, making Midnight a cousin to Jitterbug - the other doe we kept - and also a cousin to most of the members of my herd that were sold.

Red Yarn



I did finish spinning the red Merino/silk blend that I have been working on. It looks good on the ladybug spindle, doesn't it? There is only a little bit, but it is yummy. I think I might use it for contrast in a project with the llama/soysilk yarn. I have a couple of pictures showing the Andean plying technique used to make a two-ply yarn with only one spindle, but those will have to wait until tomorrow. It is past my bedtime now.