New To Me Loom

Counter Balance Loom

This was one of three looms a friend was gifted when her neighbor passed away. She didn't have room for all of them so she decided to let some of the things go and I purchased this one from her. It's a lovely counterbalance loom that was part of a productionworkshop about 30 years ago. Even though no one had used them in years the looms were in nice condition.

I'd like to know more about this loom and who the maker is, see the logo in two pictues below. It' s by someone named Ross, can't make out the first name but looks like it starts with an L. If you know about these looms please get in touch with me.

More photos below....

From the back:

You can see from the back of the loom here, the piece the original owner had on it was just cut with fabric left on the front beam and warp on the back.

I've got to figure out how to set the sheds right, they kind of came apart in the move but it shouldn't bee too hard with some help from my friends.

Here is the front of the loom, it's got a nice bench attached, and the beater is hung from above so it will be nice on my arms.

Here you can see some notes taped on the bench, this was a production loom so I'm sure it's for a particular pattern.

Point No Point Lighthouse - play day!

A trip to the beach at Point No Point Lighthouse.

This is a favorite place of ours to take a break from the farm, it's a nice sandy beach and you can easily see the Straights of Juan De Fuca with all the ships that go in and out of Puget Sound. It was cold but it was also a lot of fun! We took Chief for a walk down the beach twice so he got some exercise and was a perfect gentleman the whole time! He is so good with other dogs, actually he ignores them so it's great! Here our wwoofers Emma & Mallory are sitting on a log with Lindsey while Chief tries to get as many pets as he can!!

Chief and I are taking a little rest from our walk, he likes to snuggle - he loves to be near us and spend time with us, but he especially likes to snuggle!! John thought it was a great idea and decided to take a load off too!

The Dairy

Well the dairy is almost done!!! Above is the milking parlor, we still have a little left to do on the walls, like paint them, but it's ready to use and I'm so happy to finally be in out of the weather again!















Above is the new handwashing station next to the door that we put in about a week ago, and below you can see the large 3 compartment sink we put in to clean and sanitize the equipment. And I know it's boring but there is the equipment rack beyond the fridge, with the ice bath cooler and the glass jugs with their strainers on them waiting to be filled with milk! Inspector is coming on Friday to see what we've done and let us know what else needs to be acomplished...whew! it's almost done!!!

Fall Football - The Twins

Here are the twin grandsons in their new football gear for their team, they are just toooooooooooo cute!!!!

Bunny Hat

Here is Lindsey with our friend Salix, she is wearing the bunny hat her mom made from Lindsey's handspun angora/wool yarn.

Late September on the Farm

Everyone works on the farm!!! Weve got milking to do, hoofs to trim, building to paint, plants to harvest and seeds to plant!














I'm busy seed saving spinach here, earlier it was kale and char I was saving. Now that bed is ready to be replanted...except for those two little green pepper plants that are still producing lucious green peppers for our stirfrys!














Our WWOOFers are really happy to be here and really enjoy the varied tasks as well as the oportunity to do things they wouldn't normall get the chance to do!!















WWOOF stands for World Wide Organic Opportunity Farming...check it out on the web.

Plus we get to enjoy the fruits of our harvest such as the cherries canned in mid summer turned into a lucious cherry pie!!!

Mother Hen and her chicks

IT's been an interesting summer! One of the hens not only laid eggs but she hatched 3 of them and they are just adorable!