Looking Forward to Fall!

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Homestead News

 

Hot and dry!  Looking at pictures from last spring and trying to remember what it was like to be surrounded by abundant greenery.  Franki, the farm terrier, takes a break from the relentless heatwave

 

 

and the sheep are more interested in finding shade than exploring new pasture.

 

Mr. Elf is quite content with his flatbed Delica – it’s made so many of our chores more manageable.  We can get 48 bales easily on the box.  More about our Delica adventures later…

 

 

In the Leather Shop

 

The workshop is getting an overdue sprucing up this year and we’re finding out that things of this nature take time.  Hopefully we’ll have the space organized to our liking soon – a hard thing to do when you don’t want to let anything go…

 

 

New Elf Designs

 

We’re really happy to be introducing Ranger belts to our market display soon – we’ve talked about it a lot and decided to go for it.

 

This one is made for a customer who had her own buckle.  Lots of folks like to give new life to their antique hardware and we’re ready to help!

 

 

Mr. Elf has also designed solid brass slide snaps for the Blacksmith apron.  These are custom made for the leg straps by our friend Ron the water jet guy and we are happy to be able to provide a seriously rugged option to your apron.

 

Survivor of the Month

 

Our survivor is well-equipped for the road with an Elf messenger bag – lots of room for ammo and a change of clothes.

 

Look out – he’s got a knife!