Tour de Fleece finished up last night. I didn’t finish as much as I usually do, but I had puppy distractions! My final tally from left to right – two bobbins of mulberry silk singles from Allons-y fiber, one plied bobbin of BFL/Silk from Flying Goat Fiber, one skeined and washed BFL/Tussah (Allons-y) gradient skein – 472 yards, and one bobbin of Tussah silk from Allons-y, plus a smidge on the second bobbin that I didn’t photograph.
I am not sure of the yardage yet on the FG fiber, but I would guess around 500 yards. I am planning on a hat, or maybe will use it as weft in a weaving project.
On the puppy front, Livie had a litter in May with three puppies and this past weekend, two of them went to their new homes and I am keeping the third. They have occupied much of my time over the last two months and it has been SO fun! Livie has been a great mom. She was still feeding puppies up until the day they left and is still letting Amelia take a little taste at the snack bar from time to time!
This litter was named after adventurers and they have definitely lived up to their names -I used Puppy Culture protocols to ensure that they are curious, bold and well-started. They know their names, have a pretty good recall, and have started heeling a little.
Introducing the family: Polo (Marco Polo) is the blue merle puppy. He is a total character! High energy, fun, chompy (nick name velociraptor), but also sweet and cuddly (when he’s sleepy!) He went to a friend in Virginia who has a horse farm and that will be a perfect fit with lots of room for him to romp and play. She has two corgis already, so he has plenty of company!
Milo (Milo Thatch) is a more serious sort of puppy. He’s as sociable as Polo, but much more cuddly and less chompy! He’s the big guy of the litter – the kind and sweet big brother. He has one ear coming up, super cute with one part way up and one down! He went to a friend who has one of Livie’s brothers, so he will be hanging with his uncle!
Amelia (Amelia Earhart) aka Mimi is staying with me. She is the consummate adventurer – in fact, her roaming ways as a teeny puppy are what decided me to name the litter after adventurers. She is a bold little girl, always looking for the next adventure! She loves Grammy Cammie, who is not totally sure about the whole thing! I am not sure about those little devil horns!
The two black puppies are almost peas in a pod in appearance, except that Milo is much bigger.
This gang of pups has been so much fun. Livie had fun too! There are a bunch more videos on my You Tube video channel and I will be keeping track of Mimi and the big girls!
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