Feeding Mama Cows...

Morning Chores...

We feed at 5 different locations...

The first to be fed each day are the mama cows...

The Cowboy feeds off the back of the hay wagon

while I stay warm and dry in the cab driving...

This is our first field of mama cows.

They no longer have calves at their side.

We weaned the calves a couple weeks ago.

On the very far right 

you can see the 2 bottle calves

that we raised 2 summers ago.   

They will be 2 yrs in March.

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The mama cows will begin calving in February.

Better go...

we have more cattle waiting for their breakfast!



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Heifer Calves....to Pasture

We are moving the heifer calves

to pasture...

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LuAnn Kessi

Weaning Calves...2018

It's that time of the year...

time to wean the calves.

After the cows and calves have been sorted...

We haul the calves to this barn.

The calves will stay here for 10 days

until they are weaned.

We have 10 barns....this is my favorite...

It is 90 years old.

The calves are eating a round bale of hay

we made last summer.

The calves are 6 to 8 months old

and weigh 500 to 600 lbs.

These are a few heifer calves

we plan to keep as replacement cows.

Number 22 is Ruby Jean

Number 36 is Shasta,

she looks like a little polar bear!

Remember these little twins?

Number 3 and Number 4

Born in February of this year...

Here are the twins now:

They were separated at birth...

we had another cow who lost her calf,

we put one of the twins on her.

The twins had plenty of milk 

and grew really well!

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LuAnn Kessi

Nature Printing...

We have gathered up leaves...

craft paint...

and friends...

we are nature printing today...

We are printing on paper tags...

Tag on the left is a printed leaf...

tag on the right is a real leaf glued down.

The green background is a large printed leaf...

then over printed with oak leaves.

Leaves with large veins work best...

This is an enjoyable way to spend the day!

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LuAnn Kessi

Morning Chores...

We begin each day with these beauties...

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Our first stop in the morning,

feeding the cow and calf pairs...

They eat 1200 lbs of hay each day...

We are enjoying a sunny and dry autumn

here in Western Oregon...

These are two of my favorite heifer calves...

Queenie and Ruby Jean

They are a chip off the old block!

They look just like their daddy, Fernando...

Fernando

We feed in 5 different locations each morning.

It is a wonderful way to begin the day,

surrounded by such beautiful livestock.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Soy Wax......Class Prep

The table is set for.....FUN!

I am soy waxing fabric today...

I mainly stamp with.....Found Objects:

Potato Mashers......always a favorite

Hand Cut Sponges.....also a favorite

This fabric was stamped with a hand cut sponge

then painted over with turquoise textile paint...

This is what it looks like after it is

heat set with an iron...

It needs to go in a HOT washing machine next.

This was also stamped with a hand cut sponge

I use diluted textile paints

I used a box fan to dry 

the waxed and painted fabrics...

it takes about an hour for them to dry.

This was my favorite piece of the day...

This will definitely end up in one of my quilts

It was a great day of soy waxing...

I am all ready for class on Thursday!

Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 1:00

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath, Oregon 97370

541-929-3795

Soy Wax Batik

The goats were down by the river last evening...

This is Long Ears.....she is a beautiful boer goat

She is the boss....the rest of the goats 

don't make a move without her.

The three nanny kids on the left are bred...

we should have new kids in the spring.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi