ChainedChrysalis
Mama to 5 kids. Wife of 20 years and going on. Childrens photographer. Classic DIYer. Simplistic living, old fashioned, bunny owner. Bipolar, anxiety, autoimmune disorder. Gentle soul, seeking kindness and love. Slow down living, farm life, summer loving landlocked mermaid.
The devil asked how i knew my way through the halls of hell. I replied. I do not need a map for the path i know so well.
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Delays in Bittersweet
I told the husband not to write about buying/closing a house on x date. Or even talk about the house. Lets just curse it lol. so the other shoe dropped. The seller wasnt supposed to list the hous...
Happy 6th Birthday in Bittersweet
Little girl turns 6 today. Iev never been awesome at poetic writings about what a person means to me. So i dont even try. My baby is 6. Sometimes i cant believe shes so grown up and other times s...
Headdesk in Bittersweet
We got my new computer screen in and he installs it. And it dosent work. I mean it figures! FFs. So he put our sons computer screen into my laptop so i can at least get online. I cant work. Its a...
Updates in Bittersweet
Short update. my computer actually broke a few weeks ago after my last update. The LCD panel broke and ive been waiting on a replacement. My spinning wheel replacement part came in, was messed ...
Sigh in Bittersweet
House inspection was today. Turns out it needs a new hvac. There is the shoe we were waiting on. So now we have to get the seller to fix that before we can go forward. There is some water damage/...
Briar Rabbit in Tales from a Rabbit Breeder
I got a beautiful photo of my briar boy!
Tile in Bittersweet
So now that we are under contract. Im looking at upgrade options. Sure the house is freshly remodeled. But they put in white cabinets. So i can paint them. Im thinking uppers cream and lowers gre...
Eeep in Bittersweet
Husband says the property up in Alaska has had some nibbles from buyers. Pray that our property sells fast. We could REALLY use that money!
Offer in Bittersweet
Offer accepted. We are now pending and under contract. Have to do a house inspection, septic line inspection, roof ect. That is going to run us 1K. Kinda wish that was the sellers job to take c...
An offer in Bittersweet
We are putting in an offer tonight on a house we viewed today. Its a bit small, but has a huge shed and a fenced yard. Its 1.3 acres and a third is fenced. So it will be good for the dogs and cri...
The great house hunt in Bittersweet
Anyone who has ever looked at a house knows how fun. Um SHITTY this is. Holy crap. Not only is my city one of the fastest growing in the nation according to some census report crap online. But it...
Teacup baby in Tales from a Rabbit Breeder
Last litter of the summer. With the heat and RHD, I wont be breeding again this summer. MAYBE this fall i will. We will see. The house hunt continues. If we are in our own place. I will. Because ...
Next blanket in Secrets of a crafty witch
Im so NOT in love with my colors. Its making me mad. But im too far not to finish it… Or maybe i should just call it now and make it a baby blanket. I dont know..... Im not ripping it back out. I...
The birthdays in Bittersweet
Yesterday Co turned 13. Hes a big boy, almost 6 ft tall and hes my do everything right kid. I did everything with him the way i wanted, got the birth i wanted, nursed till three. parented the way...
Fly my darling in Tales from the Spinning Siren
Im so sad to write my beloved Starling has died today. At less then 18 months old, Starling should have lived to be several years. And yet here we are, with starling dead in the water and me with...
The Harli program in Bittersweet
I announced today my harli program. Our babies were born today. Tamora had 12 kits. 8 alive, 4 doa. She had harlis, and 6 solids. Which translated to live babies for 3 harlis and 4 solids. Well...
Is it hot in here? in Tales from a Rabbit Breeder
Nibbler thinks its hot in here. Thats all. He is literally laying his floppy bunnyness all over more then one waterbottle. Arms and all. What a nugget.
Mom humor. in Tales from a Rabbit Breeder
Mooooom hes touching me!
The war in Tales from the Spinning Siren
Me- We gotta save up money and get a house ASAP. Im dying staying with family. Also me. Tour de fleece starts in like 2 weeks. ORDER ALL THE WOOL! Reality me. Ive got like 10 lbs of alpaca, 4 l...
Silk spinning in Tales from the Spinning Siren
Im spinning silk for the first time today.. I wanted to share some photos. To the right is my normal sport weight wool. To the left is silk… This is The FIRST time, In fact i have video of cast...
Random thoughts in spurts in Bittersweet
Ive been needing to write but havent really had the push to do it. Im exhausted still and it makes me just veg out. No amount of sleep helps this tired. I ate some fresh beef from Angus tonight,...
One step closer in Bittersweet
You know that person you want to be. Every step you take, make sure you are taking one step closer to her (him). Setbacks happen. But you have to look forward and make sure EVERY step is moving c...
Farm fresh Sketti in Tales from the kitchen witch
While not ALL of my veggies are producing fruit yet, my herbs are going amazingly and im starting to harvest for dinner! Farm fresh sketti! 3 lbs hamburger ( from Angus the cow we have been eat...
Of thunderstorms and silk in Secrets of a crafty witch
Almost sounds like a cheesy romance novel :D But actually it is just that. We are getting the first real rain on the house all year. We had maybe 3 small snowfalls all winter and no rain till tod...
Blog sites? in Bittersweet
I want to make a blog that is more public. Where i can attract and teach more about my fiber arts to people who are searching for that information. Not that i would stop writing here, but more li...
