Gallon of gas-$4.00;Gallon of milk-$3.50;Gallon of ??CAT??--PRICELESS!

We have 7 farm cats here at AWESOME ASS ACRES...ALL female, ALL spayed, ALL rescues and ALL with VERY different personalities. Today, I'm going to introduce the world to our little "Pastel Calico", Scamper! She is THE MOST docile, easy-going, laid-back, gentle, NO fight cat that I've ever encountered in my life and I've had a LOT of cats!! I've used her modeling attributes with some my listings on Ebay and have received many messages that didn't refer to my item at all, but would always mention her...so she's famous in a small way!! Yesterday, I had re-organized my kitchen cabinets and had left this container out...this morning, Scamper decided it would be a wonderful place to "curl" up!! I had to catch a picture of it! Animals...what wonderful comedians, teachers, companions and BEST OF ALL, friends! I hope this brings smiles to all!

AHHHH!! New Baby at AWESOME ASS ACRES!

Okay, all you sheep folks out there...pleeeease, you've got to get involved with my blog this time and LEAVE COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS...!! Last year, we found the perfect place to buy bulk feed for our critters...while there several months ago, I met a super nice guy that raised Kahtadin and St. Croix sheep. He was filling his containers at the same time as we were, when our conversation turned to our animals. I'm always asking questions about different farm animals, so we hit it off discussing sheep, mules, chickens...Long story short...he explained that when lambing started, he always dreaded when a ewe produced triplets. Apparently, two are best and the third had to be bottle fed for optimum growth. I mentioned that our sweet pygmy nanny goat, Blossom needed a buddy to share her pasture with and he offered one of the next triplets born. Welllll, that happened 3 weeks ago and as of Wednesday, 2/18/09, we're now bottle feeding and raising a very cute, baby lamb. She's snow white, but she reminds me so much of a baby deer...we've decided on the name, "Doe"! I'm feeding her twice a day now and she weighs about 15 pounds. PLEASE BE SURE TO POST ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF SHEEP OR ANY OTHER, FOR THAT MATTER...this is my first lamb, EVER, so I need input!! I'll be posting pics soon!! Thanks ahead for any info!!

CONGRATULATIONS, DOTTIE!!

CONGRATULATIONS, DOTTIE BALTZ, from:

http://www.gardensandcrafts.blogspot.com/.

She is THE WINNER of my OWOH drawing this morning!! Dottie, thank you and every one, for stopping by my blog and entering my FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!! I've enjoyed this event and look forward to participating next year!
THANK YOU, LISA for getting it started and keeping it going...it's brought alot of folks together that would never have "met", had it not been for the time, effort and organization that you put into it!

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, DOTTIE! Hope to hear from you soon!!

**NOTICE OF CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR OWOH GIVEAWAY!**

My cut-off time and date for the OWOH giveaway, will be February 11, at 11:59PM. I will be drawing for the winner at 8:00 AM on the morning of February 12, 2009. I will post the winner's name and will send a message to the winner, within an hour of the drawing(by 9:00 AM)! Be sure to check back with my blog and check your contact info. to see you're the lucky one!!

Thanks again sooooo much for entering and leaving such sweet, heartfelt comments...I've enjoyed this experience and I look forward to next year! Thanks, too, for the smiles that each of you brought with your comments about my blog name...it's definitely an eye catcher, but so is the one that it's named after (our mule, King Solomon)!!

ALSO...now that you know where we are, get you a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and come back to AWESOME ASS ACRES, for a visit anytime...you're welcome to come often, get here early and stay late!

AWESOME IS THE DAY!!

Today was absolutely beautiful here at AWESOME ASS ACRES!! Our bedroom faces east and the sunshine was a welcomed sight as we got stirring this morning! I've posted about our menagerie of animals here...well, some of them work for their "room & board"! We have several Golden Comet chickens and when the winter sets in, their egg laying slacks off. Well, they've left the picket line and started laying again---YEAAA!! Nothing like fresh eggs right from the source to make breakfast the best it can get...just not the same from the store!! We also sell a dozen here and there and we've started getting calls from our regular customers about the laying update! It's also the time of year for worming, shots and the usual maintenance routines for everyone in the barnyard, so Blossom, the mules, horses, chickens, peacocks, guineas, the dogs and cats were "in line" for appropriate doses of various concoctions.
I'm excited about spring coming...it's my favorite time of the year and sometimes I get ahead of myself, with anticipation. Columbia Mule Day is April 2-5, and we have to start getting ready for that, shortly after New Year. After worming and shots, Solomon will be my priority next month. He'll be groomed daily, mane trimmed, new "shoes" after being barefoot all winter, coggins blood work done, and ready for showing in April! With his color, there's always classes to be entered (and won, of course), so we pamper him, somewhat!
I've been painting several things in the last week...pendants, boxes, bowls...most have been listed and sold on Ebay. No words can express my appreciation for the folks that watch and collect my work. I'm humbled by your words of praise and your commitment to my art. Very sincerely, I say thank you!
Along with my painted pieces, I list items that I find at various sales in the area. This week, I found a beautiful, hand embroidered piece that features small birds in a tree. The fabric has been mounted to a thin piece of wood and is in excellent condition. Thousands of stitches and many hours, make up this excellent example of artistry. The colors are bright and the work is unbelievable. I love this type of hand craft...it reminds me of the doilies, table scarves, table cloths, pillowcases...that my grandmother use to create. Check it out if you'd like, it's listed now.
I'd also like to thank EVERYONE that has posted to enter my giveaway drawing on February 12th. I've had so much fun with this and have met soooo many wonderful folks! I will be drawing the lucky winner, Thursday morning at 8:00AM and will contact the winner that afternoon. Be sure to check your mail...to find out if you won!

Snowin' in East Tennessee!

Guinea hen and keets, on a photo album
Blossom thinking that roof's sloped just right for skiing!

View of our side pasture,from my studio window


Well, we woke up to the weather man saying "snow flurries possible" today and then we ended up with about 2 inches! The pictures posted show it after it's melted some, but it sure covered everything for a little while! It's suppose to go down into the 20's tonight, so it may get a little trying on the roads here in the mountains. Of course, we've made a mad dash to the store for milk and bread! I can't ever remember the day that we ate just milk and bread during bad weather, but we're ready if it comes to that!!

I can't believe it's already Groundhog Day...being from the south, of course, I'm putting my faith in General Beauregard Lee. He resides at the Yellow River Game Ranch, in Lilburn, GA and he says spring is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!! Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of the cold stuff...more milk and bread, of course!

The pictures I've taken is one of our side pasture and one of Blossom, our pygmy nanny goat. I was going to get one of our Boxers, but they were burrowed up in their dog house...snug as 3 bugs! Our last puppy left on Friday, headed to her new forever home in Dublin, Ga. A great family drove 6 hours up to get her and they immediately seemed to bond. It's great to see my pups go to such excellent homes! I'm also posting my latest guinea item...a small photo album that shows a hen and her babies. Folks are really fond of my guinea pieces and I'm very pleased to offer things with this farm animal, whose qualities are sometimes overlooked. I love painting different animals...if anyone has suggestions, let me know! Everyone take care, stock up on you-know-what, and thanks for stopping by AWESOME ASS ACRES, to visit a spell!!