Woolie Creations Angora Rabbits

This is a sweet German doe that is a little slower growing and a bit smaller that her litter mates. She has TONS of wool and will make a great wooler. She is about 6 months old. $150.00

Available Black Satin Angora doe. She has a KILLER body and her wool is just coming back in from being clipped. She is black but for some reason the camera is picking up a redish tinge. She is SOOOOO shiny I think it was messing with the camera! $100.00

Hi Everyone I know it has been a long time since I posted to my blog. I am starting back up now. :)

Hi Again,
I know it has been awhile since I posted. Life gets in the way sometimes of things we want to do and have time for!
I did really well at my 1 show a year I go to this year. It is the Dalton, Ga triple show with a specialty show that Sunday. There were a few new faces there this year and we had a great time.

Like everyone else I have been scaling back my bunnies. Feed prices just like gas has gone out of site! I can't afford to feed so many bunnies so I have a good many less than in the past. I have a few more beautiful French to find new homes for so if you are wanting a nice doe or two please email me.

I have several litters growing up ranging from a couple of days old to weaning age. There are some French, Satin and a German litter that will be available soon.

Good luck to everyone with the upcoming summer!

Well it has been a long haul but I am done with school now! I managed to pull a 4.0 average (all A's !). That is something that is VERY hard to do for those who have not tried it yet. It took a LOT of hard work and long hours of studying to pull it off. I am very proud of it too as you can see. ;) I will now have 2  Associate Degrees in  - Web Design & Web Applications. I have been doing the same stuff for the last 10 years but wanted to make it official on paper. Most places when you go to apply for a job want that paper! Was it worth it? YES!  I learned so much from it and met a lot of new friends along the way!

Now I will be looking for work along the way. Wish me luck!

Thanks

I am re-thinking my views on modern life at present. I have lived without a dryer now for about 2 years. After having mine for over 18 years it finally quit. I started hanging clothes out on the line when it was not raining and on the porch when it was. It has worked out wonderfully but I just have to be mindful of the weather. That's a good thing I guess. ;) I like the fresh air smell as well!

About 8 months ago I started making my own washing soap for the clothes washer. Hey to my surprise, this has worked out wonderfully also. I now have bight clothes that are cleaner than using the commercial soaps and at about 2-3 cents per load, it is budget friendly!

Yesterday I had 2 things go out on me. My microwave bit the dust. I found out it is not a good thing to put a metal pan in there even if it is not shiny! My dish washer just quit. No reason other than age I think. I got 20 years out of it so I can't complain. Now my daughter has a new job.... dish washer! LOL

Well with no money coming in and lots going out on bills, I have had to invent new ways (or old ways) to do things. A few years back we put in a wood burning stove to heat the house with, out of necessity. You know that money thing again. Well I have been having a blast saving money and cooking on my wood stove! I cooked a chicken in my pressure cooker last night on it and a big batch of mustard greens to boot! I just found my mother in laws biscuit pan and used it to do some wonderful biscuits. The pan is double sided so you put the biscuits in and close it. When they are done on one side you flip it over on the other side. Really a neat invention from years past!

Then there is the bath water. I heat the water on the wood stove for baths every night. Less work the water heater does and less on the electric bill! With all this the electric bill has gone from $150 per month to $80 last month! WOW What a difference. OH I forgot to mention we don't run the air conditioner any more either. Just can't afford it! It is tough in the summer heat down here but one has to do without these days!

More later so stay tuned!



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BEW Angoras are my specialty!
WoolieCreations.net
CustomSigns-Designs.com
customwebs4you.com

 

Well I am finally getting to post about my trip to the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair. I don't get out much so it was a BIG trip for me!

We drove up on Friday and stopped by the fair for awhile. I was absolutely amazed! It was my first time going to an event like that so I was like a kid in a candy store! I was in fiber heaven!! There were soooo many colors, fibers, garments, and so on, my head was spinning.

I quickly looked up some of my friends booths and said hi. Then I went exploring! I bounced from booth to booth touching and ohhhhh and awed. My wonderful hubby said I could get what I wanted so I got some wonderful rovings from Gail White of Ozark carding. I had a nice conversation with Gail while I was there and found out about Bamboo. She told me it makes wool softer and adds some strength to the fiber. I have done some felting with the rovings I got from her and I love it!


There were lots of other booths I stopped at and had to have a little of this and that. I got some wonderful colored mohair from Tina Evans of Dry Creek Naturals, and met Elaina Kenyan who I have known for years but never met. I also got to meet Terri Robertson. She was at Sally's booth just as I was leaving. Sorry I didn't get to chat more. There is always next year!


My next stop was to see Roo, Moonwood Farm, and Pam, Sweet home ALpaca, at their booth to deliver their new member of Pam's farm family. Pam got a beautiful SAtin Angora from me. ;) I brought bac some of the most beautiful Alpaca fiber from Pam! I carded some of it up already and made a scarf with it! WOW sooooo soft!

The second day of SAFF was just as exciting! My hubby bought me a Kromski Loom from My friend Linda Davis. After years and years of talking with Linda I finally got to meet her. It was a real pleasure as she is a very nice lady. I am looking forward to playing with my loom soon.

Then there is my buddy sally!!

She is one of a kind!! She had some beautiful stuff in her booth including BUNNIES!!!

She brought me a beautiful German Angora buck Dark Starz Mr. Bubbles, and a beautiful Chocolate German doe. I will post pictures of them tomorrow.

All in all I had a blast at SAFF! I can't wait till next year as I am already wishing I had gotten more goodies than I did! I have also come to the conclusion that fiber people are much friendlier, nicer bunch of people than Angora show people as a whole!

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Hi Everyone
I am sorry for not keeping up on my posts lately. It has been some time since I posted. Things have been hectic with school and all. I finally made it through my refresher math classes and now I am in the BIGGIE...... collage algebra! yeh.  I am plugging along little by little and I WILL make it through! I am really close to having my 2 degrees now!

My bunnies have been hanging in there with all this heat. They are doing better than I am with it! I have weaned a couple of litters and have decided to let a couple of my Blue Eyed White French Doe's go to new homes. The above picture is a very sweet girl about 1 year old. (she has been clipped back so over look that) She has had 1 litter and raised it very well. She is very good show quality and would make a great spinning bunny for someone. I will have more pictures up on my web site shortly of a few I have available so go take a peek. I have re-designed my web site so hopefully you will get a surprise if you haven't stopped by in awhile!  http://www.wooliecreations.net

This can in an email and I thought I would share it!

I wish the old paths were before us instead of behind us.


THE OLD PATHS
I liked the old paths, when
Moms were at home...
Dads were at work.
Brothers went into the army.
And sisters got married BEFORE having children!

Crime did not pay;
Hard work did;
And people knew the difference.

Moms could cook;
Dads would work;
Children would behave.

Husbands were loving;
Wives were supportive;
And children were polite.

Women wore the jewelry;
And Men wore the pants.

Women looked like ladies;
Men looked like gentlemen;
And children looked decent.

People loved the truth,
And hated a lie.

They came to church to get IN,
Not to get OUT!

Hymns sounded Godly;
Sermons sounded helpful;
Rejoicing sounded normal;
And crying sounded sincere.

Cursing was wicked;
Drugs were for illness;
And divorce was unthinkable.

The flag was honored;
America was beautiful;
And God was welcome!

We read the Bible in public;
Prayed in school;
And preached from house to house.

To be called an American was worth dying for;
To be called an American was worth living for;
To be called a traitor was a shame!


I still like the old paths the best!



The Old Paths' was written by a retired minister who lives In Tennessee .

'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.'- Ronald Reagan

'Here's my strategy on the Cold War: 

We win, they lose.'- Ronald Reagan

'The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'-Ronald Reagan

'The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.'- Ronald Reagan

Hi Everyone,
I know it has been awhile since I posted anything to my blog here. Nothing has been going on much this summer besides the horrible heat! All the bunnies were uncomfortable along with me too!

I have been busy with school and doing web sites. We are done for this quarter in school and I am getting my grades back slowly. I have an A in Design Methodology so far! YEHHH! Hopefully I make the deans list again! I am half way to my dual Associates Degrees and then on to a Bachelors Degree!

I have been doing web design for 10+ years now so learning more is a big plus! So if anyone needs a great web site done, just shoot me an email!

The Blue Eyed White Satins are coming along nicely. I hope to have some ready to show this Spring at the big Dalton, Ga. show. Keep your fingers crossed. I put some new pictures up on my web site of them so if you get a chance go take a look.
Till next time
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Kim Gay - WoolieCreations.net
Rabbit Message Board
Specializing in Blue Eyed White French and Satin Angoras, German Angoras
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Due to threats from the University Of Georgia I am rewriting my article on neutering your bunny without a vet. The University of Georgia made threats that if I didn't take my article down that they were going to report me for animal cruelty. I guess we live in Russia now and they think they have the right to MAKE THREATS now! I thought they were in the business of teaching not governing. You can find instructions on making a bomb on the internet but DON'T help people save money and take it out of the pockets of Vets!

I take great pride in my rabbits and give them tender loving care. I would NEVER do anything that would put the at risk ever! My animals usually eat before I do. If it came right down to it, I would go hungry before they ever did! I treat them like my children.

Meanwhile if you would like a copy please email me.

There are many ways to neuter your bunny without a vet and I will be presenting them all.

Well we are all back from Dalton, Ga. Show and I had a great time. I think everyone got at least 1 leg on their bunny so all the prizes were passed around. :) That's always fun when that happens so no one is left out. Sue Duncan brought an absolutely gorgeous copper satin angora doe!

We had 36 French, English, and Satin Angoras shown on Saturday and 31 shown on Sunday. That is a big turn out for us!

Above is a couple pictures of 2 French Angora doe's I showed. I will post more pictures as I get them taken. I am snapping pictures and clipping them back. All the coats are way past ready to come off. I think I lost half of the wool blowing! These 2 girls gave me 5 oz. when I clipped them off. :)

Well my big show for the year is upon us. March 7 & 8 at Dalton, Georgia. Here is the link if you would like to come. http://www.nwgcrc.com/16052.html   It is a triple show on Saturday with a double angora specialty on Sunday. Well worth the trip!

Ok above are 3 photos of a few bunnies I have available. The first are juniors from a BEW to BEW breeding. There are now 5 available. The second is a nice black doe that is a vienna carrier (BEW). The third is a litter of REW satins. They are all bucks and very nice! If you are interested just let me know. I will also have a few more for sale at the show.

There is still snow on the ground here in Georgia today after our big snow storm! LOL It is fastly melting and will be gone shortly. :)

For those of you who do not know about Georgia we do not get snow here often. It was 70 degrees yesterday and today it is 35 right now. There is a couple of inches of snow on the ground! WOW this is a bid deal here because it has been about 5 years since our last snow.

Sorry I haven't posted here for awhile. I have been busy with school. I have several bunnies available now. Our BIG show for the year is just about here so if anyone wants to pick up bunnies they will be available. I will post pictures here later today. I am having to much fun with the snow right now! LOL

This is a post Jacque Dumas sent to the NARBC list that was not let go through to the members. Jacque was a LONG time Treasurer of NARBC (national angora rabbit breeders club) who did a great job and was a very honest person that donated her time to the club. She is no longer Treasurer because of the same pettyness only way worse, than I received!


Gee, Kim,

I am really sorry to see you go as WebMistress, but, I can relate to your feelings of frustration. Maybe one of these days, NARBC
Board Members and active Members will stop the "internal" back stabbing and politics and do what is best for the Club - keeping
everyone informed of what is going on.  Since the newsletter is not out, and we do not have privy to the minutes of the Board Meeting and the Membership Meeting, we are out of the loop of what has happened - or what decisions have been made that resulted in your resignation. Personally, the fact that the results from the ARBA Convention have not been posted on the website, due to the lack of you receiving the results, should have spelled out internal operations going on. I also think that the minutes should be posted on the website as soon as the Convention is over - therefore there would be no relapse of time for the membership to know what is going on. After all, the meetings were in October, the minutes could have been posted by the middle of November to the website, and we are still waiting on the newsletter. (Sorry, Amanda, I know it is not all your fault.)

There is definitely a lack of communication between the VOLUNTEERS and the ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS/DIRECTORS.
I was told a long time ago that a "few" members run this Club, but, I failed to believe it was true. But, after having been on "their" side, and then being just a "member", I have to agree. I have resigned from the politics and I am loving every minute of it. I congratulate any member that can be a active volunteer and keep above the politics that go on - they must have a very tough skin. I know that from personal experience.

We hate to see you leave as WebMistress. It has been a long time since the website has been so user friendly and informative and up-to-date. I am glad you did not let go your District 6 Director Position. Maybe you will have a say in what does happen finally about the website.

I do hope the group moderators let the membership read this post. If not, I will post it on my blog anyway.

Thanks,
Jacque Dumas
http://www.geocities.com/angoraperccy2

I apologize to all the members for quitting on the web site. After thinking long and hard and finally finding out what was REALLY going on I made my decision. There is a lot going on behind the scenes of NARBC that the members never know about. This last little incident just did it for me. I realized after I sent out my resignation that the members probably didn't know what had happened so I will explain a little here.

I have done the NARBC web site for a long time and did the newsletter for a year and a half, sometimes both at the same time. My whole intention was to help NARBC and it's members as much as possible. It was a learning experience to say the least! Not many of you realize the time it takes to do one of those jobs let alone both at the same time! Many thanks to Amanda Politino for taking over the newsletter! Please give her all for your support. Please realize that the newsletter, when it is way late like now, is not her fault BUT the NARBC Presidents and the Secretary's! If anyone has any questions I am sure Amanda or I would be glad to answer them.

Anyway I just found out from the Board Meeting Minutes - that the board of NARBC does not like the web site or the way I have been doing it. No one bothered to give any suggestions or comments ever to how they would like to see the site done. I have asked untold times for comments on how everyone would like to see it done but none of them bothered to email me with any. They voted to have Judy look into getting an outside company to do the web site and pay them to do so. Ok I have a suggestion: If NARBC has money to do this why not pay the members who work so hard for the club and keep it in the club?? Just my opinion though. :)

I really appreciate all your heart felt emails I have received today after my announcement. I am sorry I did not do better for you members. Still If I can help anyone please don't hesitate to email me!
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Here is my official resignation:

Judy, Board, and NARBC Members,

First let me say it has been an experience serving NARBC for these MANY years. I have given countless hours to help who ever needed my assistance. I have done the web site for a long time as well as the NARBC newsletter, and rebuilt the web site from the ground up several times. I really appreciate those of you who took the time to at least say "Thank You for all your hard work!" You know who you are.

As of now I will no longer be doing the web site. It has come to my attention that many of you have complaints and are disgruntled with my work on the web site. All of a sudden you want to pay someone to do the web site? It makes sense to me to give $ to members rather than outsiders. I have yet to hear anyone make a suggestion as to what they wanted changed or added, even after pleading for suggestions. If there was a problem why not just let me know?? As for the members section – there is tons of stuff there that non members can't see. It is in the main menu and many members have looked at all the articles. I didn't realize that there was just one link showing in the member's menu until I changed the site the other day, but did anyone tell me or ask me why that was. I worked from within the site most of the time and just now found it when I logged in.

So with all that said, I bid you all a farewell. I will continue to be District 6 director.

Best Regards,

Kim Gay

Merry Christmas Everyone Happy New Year