I Are A College Graduate

The sun came out, bright and early. It was still chilly and the wind was sharp blowing the last of the clouds away, but Maisie was Ready To Go Eat Grass so I grabbed my Crazy Creek chair (a must for lamb sitting) and parked it in the last bit of quickly melting snow.  I knit two rows and my fingers were numb.  Time to try to sneak into the Wool House. 

I now have my very own red lantern!  Thanks, Alice :-).  I have it turned on and will leave it on until the last musher finishes the Iditarod.

Maisie did a pretty good job amusing herself for about 30 minutes and then after just a few minutes of trying to figure out how to chew down the door, she parked it on some thyme and took a short cud chewing nap.  

Later in the morning Tim called to tell me the nearby NPR radio station was getting ready to do an hour feature on the Iditarod (the show was On Point).  We don't have a house radio strong enough to pick up the signal, but can usually tune it in vehicle.  There are worse places to sit on a sunny winter day, so I packed up my knitting and headed for the truck.  I moved it down the driveway to take full advantage of the warming sun and Maisie followed me.

Okay, let's back track a bit.  I think it's important for my bottle lambs to do as much stuff "normally" as they can.  In sheep life, momma spends quite a bit of time grazing with her little ones in tow.  I'm happy to provide that service - minus the whole grass eating thing - in the springtime.  

With Maisie being a winter lamb, I've spent many days bundled up as best I can standing out in the yard trying to find shelter in trees, the porch, anything to block the wind.  I've often dreamed if I just had a wind shelter, maybe a big umbrella, portable green house...it would make this all so much easier.

Um, the truck?  That's been sitting there all winter?  Heck, if it got real cold I bet I could even turn on that heater thingy.  

Yeah.

That only took me four months to figure out.

So I set up camp and Maisie and I had a great afternoon.  I was able to stay toasty warm and knit while I watched her, the chickens were everywhere in the yard, the horses napped in the sun, Iris and Weaslie stayed by my side, the cats explored their new "mobile cat condo" (and got into a brief fight in the back seat which was mighty exciting) and with a few more rows this evening, I added 23 more rows to the sweater.

 

I'm hoping to finish the body tomorrow.  My next big check point.  I am LOVING the Iknitarod!