Jane finally gets her UFO burger and beer. Notice a UFO burger has cheese and sauerkraut on it? Jane the dork adds pickles and mustard. She waits every year for a UFO burger and a beer!
These are the UFO can coolers. If anyone would like her to pick one up for you she will. Jane has several UFO can coolers. These are some of the people that made it possible for Jane to get her UFO burger and beer. This is Larry the beer guy.
These are some of the other good people that made it possible. (Notice Mike buying a UFO burger himself)
And of course Steve (the guy on the lower right) he takes the money from John to make it all possible for Jane to get her UFO burger and beer. Every thing is right in the world. Jane has gotten her UFO burger, she is very happy!!! 

While we are waiting for Jane to get her UFO burger and beer. (they don't start the ufo burgers until 5:00) I will post more pictures. Did you all know I have a thing for shoes? I love cool shoes. I think it's because I don't have feet. I guess I'm a bit jealous. So I make Jane take pictures of peoples feet if I like the shoes. HA HA I hate to say it but it has gotten her in trouble a time or two. Imagine: Hey, the Emporium really likes your feet, can I take a picture? I can hardly wait for someone to punch her in the nose. That would be sooooo cool. I would make her take a picture! Anyway, these are some cool shoes. UFO souvenir stand and information. Cool!

Here's Brooklyn yesterday ringing the neck of the little alien guy. Isn't she just the cutest? 

It's Friday!!! The start of UFO DAYS in Elmwood, Wi. There is a little shop across the street from me that sells gifts, beads, etc. Charmed Gifts They have some UFO stuff over there. I bet they will be seeing lots of aliens this weekend. 

Last night was knitters night out. I can't believe these ladies knit and spin in this heat. Amy's working on a winter dinosaur hat. Jesse is still working on flurty ruffles. Cherri is starting a sweater for a toddler, and Jane is working on another of the beaded mini bags.  

This is Dylan, Janes beloved ram of many years and his buddy Boaz. Dylan is really slowing down this year, she is worried he won't last much longer and probably not be up to breeding very many ewes this fall. Soooo
She has a new little ram named William who came from Kimberwood Shetlands
William has some of the bloodlines Jane has been looking for.

And another ram she will be using this fall. His name is Curtis. Curtis is a son of Dylan. (she just can't stand the thought of Highland Hollow Farms not having a son of Dylans on the place) A very sad thing happened on a farm of a good friend of Janes. A wonderful ewe named Panda
died. She was a great ewe. Karen of Twinbrooks is lucky to have a decendent of Panda.

OK Jane enough farm stuff. You WILL be posting shop stuff later. I tell ya sharing a blog with Highland Hollow Farms is really getting tough, Have you noticed that there is not alot of shop stuff anymore????? It is really becoming a farm blog. That is going to STOP. I demand MORE than equal time. GOT THAT!!!! After all the blog WAS mine ,the EMPORIUM. It was always suppose to be about ME ME ME. oops, did I say that out loud? I have to watch it. MJ (Janes Cousin) has been talking intervention and anger management.

Elmwood is being invaded by ALIENS!!!!!!
This weekend is UFO days in Elmwood, Wi. Every little town has to have an event that they are famous for. My little town is famous for a sighting of ufo's back in the 70's. (Might I add it was in a corn field after the bars closed) but, none the less my little town is one of the ufo capitals of the world. alot of towns people were even featured on Phil Donahue. There is a video you can check out at the public library that has all the broadcasts pertaining to the sighting, It was a really big thing back in the 70's to have an actual sighting of ufo's.

Now alot of the shops have little alien people all over them. I made Jane go out and take some pictures so you could see.
Of course did Jane dress me up for UFO days?????? Of course NOT. All she cares about is the UFO burger and a beer. I'm sure you'll be seeing pictures of that on Friday when the food tent opens. This is the 28th year that Elmwood has been celebrating UFO days. I'm planning on having a really great time. 

Now, I will let Jane post some farm pictures, only because I can't stand the whining. Cute little peacock chick found a very good home. Now she has this pair of peacocks that are both a yr. old for sale. $25.00 dollars each or $45.00 for the pair. Everyone in the household is starting to complain about all the peacocks living on and around the house. (She is only suppose to be keeping her original pair). These two are very tame they will eat bread out of your hand. But they have to go to a new home.
 

These are some of the ladies Jane has coffee with every morning. Betty
Connie
And Rosy.
Rosy has alot of issues. Rosy has to have her forhead on Janes knee (reason why head is lifted) at all times and be petted constantly, if you stop petting her she rams your knee. We are working on that bad behavior. 

Now for Farm stuff. I really do not like sharing a blog with the farm, but I don't have a choice now that other Shetland people have started blogging. I wish there was a way to stop it, but the Shetland blogging madness has taken hold of the World Wide Web and, as we all know once something has taken hold of the World Wide Web it can NEVER be stopped. And, these Shetland people love to live and breathe Shetlands. It's enough to make me want to start pulling my bricks out.
But I will be kind today. Some people are starting to mention "Anger Management" around me, I'm not sure I like the sound of that. Anyway, Brooklyn is helping Jane (remember Brooklyn is only 3) try to understand fleece. This is Tillie's wool sheared off this spring.
Is this double coated ?
Jane hates to sound stupid. But she is!!!!!!!! 

Last night was knitters night out. Apparently Jane made such an impression last week with the ladies pictures, that she is no longer allowed to take pictures of the ladies faces, only what they are working on. Way to go Jane.
Notice the Ole and Lena joke book? God help us all!!!
Cherri is still working on the pie are square shawl. Chin up Cherri, one row at a time! 

Ok all you sheep people out there,( If any sheep people read this blog.) Jane wants you to know she is trying really hard to study the Scrapie thing and she found this website that will probably take her years to read, but she thought was kinda nifty. Time to insert another picture of her favorite lamb born this yr.
Moonstone and her two daughters Flopsy and Mopsy. (Brooklyn likes these names) got really bored waiting for Jane to get the camera ready, so they walked away. If I had feet I'd walk away, too!!!

Jane has been getting into some really cool blogs. Some people are doing knit alongs. Jane wants to do a knit alongs. This is what she wants to knit a chicken hat. I can't believe it a human who wants a chicken hat. So if you want to do a chicken hat knit along with Jane go for it.

Jane is back from her workshop. But can you guess she forgot to take pictures, she did remember the camera. but totally forgot to take a single picture. It was so hot that day 100 degrees and these ladies still could not stop playing with wool, either on or off the body of the little sheep. Nancy has a lovely flock of shetland sheep. There were sheep coming and going at Nancy K's. I was surprised they did as well in the heat as they did.
Jane did get to meet some really cool ladies and she did buy the book. Hopefully we will be seeing pictures of her progress. As for now it is HOT, HOT, HOT outside right now.

It's Friday afternoon and Jane is getting ready to close my doors, and of course we have one more of her favorite lambs born this yr. This is "Curtis" Connie's twin.
John and Jane are taking the motorhome to "Bluff Country Shetlands"http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/blufcountryshetlands/ for a MSSBA meeting and a workshop on making a braided rug with roving. http://www.plfkarakuls.com/book.html
It should be alot of fun. I know Jane is really excited about meeting with other sheepy people. She sure likes her sheep and the people that raise these little Shetlands. Really what is it about these little sheep that make people so crazy for them? Did you see what Jane did I think she figured out a new thing, now if it actually works. I am so proud of you Jane If you get this to work it will open a whole new world for me er...... I mean you.

This is Cherri last night at knitters night-out. Jane thinks Cherri likes her as a friend. Ha Ha Cherri really likes ME. She loves my brick, my windows, my chairs, my tables, She loves my knitting shop, my spinning shop. She just loves me me me!!! Poor Jane, she has no idea, she is clueless. I own Jane, she works for me, people come to see me, not her. Someday Jane will be a good slave.
Anyway, back to Cherri, Cherri is a really great knitter she is still making those really cool face cloths from Fiber Trends, only now she is using the Euroflax which is really cool.
Anyway, I sure love these knitters and spinners. They are all pretty cool.  

Last night was knitters night out. These ladies are doing some really strange things with wool!!! Guess who made this little number? Lets see what should we call this? Jesse's alter ego? or my Little Mermaid after a really hard night? Jesse is really getting good at needle felting. Jane calls her the rain man of lace, soon it will be the rain man of needle felting. The girl is a fiber artist genius.
Amy, Amy what can we say about Amy. Amy is really a jewelry designer, but she loves to knit and create fun things. She is trying to design a mobile for a new baby, Jesse thought needle felting littles things would be cute, Jane thought little breasts would be nice. Lets see breasts on a crib mobile, I think Jane might have something, maybe she's not so dumb after all. What little baby wouldn't love a needle felted breast mobile hanging over thier crib.
Chris is spinning and knitting like she has been doing it all her life. She is just one of those special people that can do anything right away. She is knitting on a tube sock. Cool!!!

This is Jesse, needle felting little tiny animals and stabing herself every once in awhile. needle felting is not for the squeamish. Be very careful ladies needle felting can be dangerous.

I'm starting to see a pattern here. I think they are ALL her favorites. This is Connie and Betty. Jane says these are her favorites. How many more are there, Jane!!!!
 

This is Janes favorite little ewe born this yr. Her name is Mopsy. 

This is Janes favorite little lamb born this year. Her name is Shrek. Can you tell Brooklyn helped pick out names this yr. Shetlands have the cutest butts.

I think I am about done with the farm stuff now, I've kind of had enough of all this animal stuff. I told you if Jane had a blog it would be nothing but farm stuff. Tonight is Knitters night-out. We will see if we have sharp sticks and yarn flying around.
 

This is peacock chicks Dad, Petey. Petey has been on the farm since 1996. How long do peacocks live anyway? I keep meaning to look that one up. The poor bantam at the bottom has just hatched out 2 little chicks. Petey likes to go and lay by her everywhere she goes. He also likes to stand over her when she sits on the chicks, he likes the peeping sound they make. It is driving her crazy she squawks and squawks at him and he will not leave her alone. Why would a big male peacock DO that?
 

Now that I have to share my space with the farm I'm not a very happy camper. She thinks this is really cute, Border Collie (not the brightest bulb on the tree) waiting for cat to move so he can herd it. This cat has been grooming himself for the last half hour totally not caring that the dog is waiting for him to move.  

Jane is in a quandry so I will let her post the story about the peacock chick.


Hello, I am a little peacock chick that was wounded by a cat or hawk or something, so Jane the nice lady that she is (don't always listen to the building) took me in and nursed me back to health in a cat carrier. I am all better now but my Mom HATES me.
See my Mom and her two other chicks. She tries to kill me every time Jane tries to put me back with her. So, Here I am stuck in the cat carrier for God only knows how long, unless I can find myself a new home. Does anyone out there want to buy a little peacock chick for $25.00 I really need a new home. Jane has no where to keep me as she free ranges all the peacocks and chickens. I need a pen I can be safe in until I get alittle bigger. Do you think she would build me one? I don't think so, she is very slow, by the time the pen was done I would already be an adult. 

See John and Jane's Granddaughter Brooklyn? Isn't she cute!! Her, her mother and little baby brother or sister (they don't know yet) came in to visit yesterday. Brooklyn stayed in the shop to help Jane. It's pretty sad when a 3 yr. old is more on the ball than Jane. But then need I say more.