Another Day In The Barn

Every day is busy when you work and farm but it’s a labor of love with all this cuteness around.  Francis is still smiling and as social as a sheep can get. Alice is almost as friendly as Frank, a trait I hope she will pass on to her daughter Melanie.  Felony Melanie has great…

Shearing Day 2017

Wow, what a day. I was up at 4:45 because I was so excited to see all that fleece and it didn’t disappoint. We sheared 22 sheep 5 Pygora Goats Played with 2 lambs and a kid goat, big white dogs and 2 puppies. It was a big day 🙂   My day officially started about…

Time to De-Stash

We are shearing this weekend so I need to part with some of my special projects to make room for lots of new and wonderful fleece.     Cormo neck wool, fine and crimpy Neck wool is outside the coat so the tips are dirty and there is some VM  1.5 lbs – over 4″…

Spring Has Sprung

Mother Nature may be having her fun with nighttime temperatures dipping well below zero, but the critters are sure Spring is in the air. Alice started the party with a beautiful baby girl who shall be named Felony Melanie. Not long ago we had a dinner party at a friends home where we watched Sweet…

Winter’s Hard

One of the greatest things about being a forever home is watching them grow old. One of the hardest things, is watching them grow old.    I inherited Charlie and his angels from a friend who was moving out of state. “I know you won’t eat them” and she was right. I promised to let…