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A little Stitching, and Traveling On from Romany Quilting

I've spent a little time on my first Noah’s Ark Stitchery, and finished one. It’s only small, but after all, every little bit helps. I had to go shopping the other day to buy some black Perle no.5 thread as I had run out.

Two rabbits, done

So where have we been on our South Island trip these last few days? St Arnaud was on my wish list for this trip. I remember travelling through this tiny alpine village back in 2018 and remarking that I would like to stay here for a night or two ...

added by Jenny 1 year, 4 months ago. under caravan , farm , gemma , knitting , lake , laundry , museum , south island trip , stitcheries

Weekend at the Red Barn from Romany Quilting

This was a big weekend for us, it was Robin’s first time towing the caravan since his knee replacement. We weren't going too far for the weekend, about 60km or so each . He managed very well, of course, as well as driving, there was the hooking up to do, the legs to wind down, a bit difficult with his knee not bending very well. He was on his feet quite a bit for this first trip away and was quite sore and achy when we returned home. The Red Barn was a “new to us” venue, camping available ...

added by Jenny 1 year, 5 months ago. under caravan , crochet , farm , farm animals , gemma , quilts , weather

A Good Scratchin'..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is Black Beauty #4

Whenever she sees the Cowboy out in the pasture,

she comes up and stands by him...

patiently waiting for a Good Scratchin'

She says....oooh that feels so good !

Enjoy the Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 6 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , fun , video , you tube video

Cattle Drive.....Kessi Ranch 8.22 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We have a a few more cow and calf pairs

rounded up...

They are on the road and heading

a few miles down river...

They like to eat the grass along the road side,

so we need to keep pushing them along...

The neighbor has a long horn steer in his field...

the steer is happy to see all of the cattle pass by

Long Horn Steer

The cattle cross over the bridge...

just up the hill and through the gate...

Enjoy the Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Bottle Calves...5 Years Old from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Do you remember these two little guys?

Marv.....1 day old

Vern.....2 months old

In 2017 we raised Vern and Marv on bottles

Bottle Babies.....Marv and Vern

Vern is a beef calf rejected by his mother

Marv is a bull calf from the dairy

2017.......Vern and Marv.....8 months old

Just weaned from the bottle

( I think weaning was harder on me

than it was them!)

2018.....Marv and Vern 18 months old

Here are the bottles calves today: 5 years old

Just for scale to show how big he really is...

Marv is in the center ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bottle calves , cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Cattle Drive... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

7pm....the sun is setting

it is cooling off

time to drive the cows up river to new pasture:

We are moving 25 cow and calf pairs

this evening...

They are on their way to summer pasture

and will remain there until November...

They are stringing out along the road

and traveling along at a steady pace...

8:30pm...they have arrived

and immediately begin grazing on the fresh grass.

We have 3 more herds to move this week.

Sunset....on our way home

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Hay Season is almost over... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The hay has been mowed, raked & baled...

It's time to load it all up and haul

it out of the fields...

We have 6 hay fields to load up...

This is the hay field across the river

from our home place.

I am pulling a trailer today...

The Cowboy is loading the trailer...

This is my view out the window...

empty trailer

The Cowboy has 10 bales loaded

on the trailer and...

I am heading for the barn.

We have 2 trailers hauling bales today...

These round bales weight 1,000 lbs each...

In 2 days, we have hauled ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

The Next Generation... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I haven't had much time to sit in front

of my sewing machine and listen to

the gentle hum...

I have been behind the wheel of the tractor

listening to the roaring engine:

I haven't been alone...

The Sixth Generation of Kessi's

are riding along learning to rake Hay

It's great to have these two along for the ride...

They are both looking forward to the day

when they can drive the tractor and

help make hay for the cattle...

They are the Sixth Generation of Kessi's

here @ the Kessi Ranch.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under farm

Hay Making @ The Kessi Ranch 2022... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Hay Season continues...

I am mowing one of the last hay fields today...

Mowed hay on the left side of the image.

Straight ahead in the distance you are looking

at three separate hay fields...

At the bottom of this image is the field

I am mowing today...

The green field I mowed a few weeks ago,

it is all baled up and done.

The field by the barn is where the Cowboy

is baling hay today...

Directly in front of the barn,

you can see the Cowboy baling on the

green John Deere tractor...

In the field behind us ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Summer @ The Kessi Ranch 2022... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The first week of July

and we are finally getting summer weather

here in Western Oregon

Foxgloves growing by the barn...

We are making round hay bales...

Roses and Peonies blooming by the front door...

There are baby tree swallows living in the

2 story bird house the Cowboy built for me.

The chickens scratching through the iris bed.

They eat all of the slugs and bugs...

great for the flowers!

The second hay field is mowed...

I am raking....the Cowboy is baling.

Round Bale

We moved the main cattle herd to new pasture

last evening...

They are in ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under birds , cattle , chickens , farm , free motion quilting , photography , thread shed , video , wildlife , you tube video

Hay Season....Raking & Baling from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are back in the first hay field today...

The mowed grass has dried out some

and I am raking it into windrows

so the Cowboy can come along later and bale it...

This is my ride today...

The Cowboy's John Deere 4440

This is the hay rake...

It is attaches to the back of the tractor

and creates the windrows

These HUGE metal tines scoop up the hay...

Windrows...

The rake merges the hay into a row

and the wind dries it.

The Cowboy is baling up the windrows...

The tractor straddles the windrow and

the baler scoops ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 10 months ago. under farm , wildlife

Hay Making and Foxgloves... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

No stitching for me today...

Mowing the 2nd hay field...

I am not alone...

Lots and lots of turkey vultures...

they follow the mower looking for

tidbits to feed their young...

nothing goes to waste...

It was a beautiful day to be out of doors...

The field is mowed and I am heading for the barn !

It is Foxglove season here in the

Pacific Northwest

Foxglove growing up and through

an old squeeze chute...

Foxglove growing up through an

irrigation pipe trailer...

I love the spotty throats inside the blooms...

Pink has never looked this good !

One of my favorite ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 10 months ago. under birds , farm , flowers , wildlife

Hay Season & Feathers... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Work before Play

I spent the day on my little red tractor...

It was nice and cool out...

a perfect day for mowing hay

Look what I found:

Elk Antler

Elk herds spend a lot of time

grazing in the hay fields,

and in the Spring the

bull elk shed their antlers...

I kept my eye out, but didn't find any others.

It was a beautiful day outdoors !

When I came home I was

itching to do some stitching:

I pulled out a yard of hand dyed fabric

and put together a quilt sandwich

and just played...

I have ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 10 months ago. under farm , free motion quilting , wildlife

Improv Piecing and Spring in Western Oregon... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am trying to finish up some improv pieces

I started back in 2020...

Improv Flying Geese

I put a few up on the design wall...

I have a good start...

I think I will make lots more !

I went through the scrap bag and found pieces

leftover from a hexagon quilt I made

quite a few years ago:

I separated the scraps by color...

Doesn't this just make you want to

sit down and stitch?

While I stitch improv triangles,

I can see how they work together

across the room on the design wall...

I haven't spent ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 11 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , design wall , farm , flowers , goats , improv , new work

A Couple of Finishes from Thread Head

I finished a couple of knitting projects recently.

A pair of handspun socks (this is number 5 for the year - my goal is to knit 12 pairs of handspun socks in 2022). More details can be found here.

A handspun shawl/scarf. More details can be found here.

For the past couple of months my husband has been working in Vancouver (on the west coast of Canada).

He sends me pictures like this-

The view from his apartment.

Cherry blossoms.

I send him pictures like this -

The snow is melting, I don't know if we should be worried about ...

added by Joanne 2 years ago. under farm , knitting , knitting socks

Improv Quilt Top.....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am making progress on this

Improv Quilt Top:

I completed the top last October

while attending a quilt retreat in Idaho

CLICK HERE to view

The top is pieced from my hand dyed fabrics.

These are improv blocks I played

with back in the Spring of 2020...

I incorporated solid strips of fabric

to calm the piece down a bit...

Just love the luscious lime borders...

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found this blue for the backing...

I plan to hang this quilt, so I chose

Quilters Dream Green batting.

The quilt will hang straight and flat ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years ago. under cattle , contemporary quilts , cows , farm , free motion quilting , improv , new work

Project Bag..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

What can you do with mini charm squares?

I made a project bag with them !

To create a sturdy bag,

I used Pellon Fusible Flex Foam

instead of batting.

It is FUN to quilt...

This is the back side of the bag...

The front is vinyl so you can see

what you have in the project bag...

I made a beaded zipper pull...

The back side of the project bag...

Project Bag 18 x 16 inches

This was a FUN one day project.

There are lots of you tube videos and free patterns

to create your own project bag.

We ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under bags , cattle , charm squares , cows , farm , fun , storage

Things to do, places to go from Romany Quilting

It’s been a busy old time these last several days. I was booked in for my annual mammogram in Palmy and we had a caravan rally to attend the following day. So to cut down on all the extra driving to and fro we decided to take the caravan and stay in a rural POP (Park over Property) on Wednesday for two nights while we attended my appointment and carry on to the rally from there. That worked out well. Gemma enjoys coming away with us and was rather intrigued with the cattle she could see out the window ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 1 month ago. under caravan , eating out , family , farm , gemma , medical

Calving Season.....Calf Count from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are one month into calving season...

Edith has..... TWINS

Edith is doing a great job caring

for 2 babies...

The babies stick right with her !

The Cowboy stays busy tagging new calves...

This is a brand new shorthorn heifer calf.

This is a brand new black angus calf...

Within minutes the calf is up and

following mama cow...

Everyone shows up to welcome the new calf...

The calf's navel must be trimmed and cleaned

with iodine to prevent infection...

We call this....chip off the old block:

Doll Face has a new calf......Butter Cup

This is.....Eleanor ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Home Again from Romany Quilting

We are home again after our recent trip to Hawkes Bay to attend my sister’s Kathleen’s Memorial Service. Here are a few highlights of our time away. What could be better than fish and chips for our evening meal the day we arrived? The Filter Room was close by and consists of a cidery, restaurant, and also does take away fish and chips. Just what we wanted. We may have to go back next time and do a cider tasting, I think. As we were waiting for our order to be cooked, Robin sat in front of a ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 1 month ago. under caravan , eating out , farm , gemma , stitching

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