The mothers-to-be, soaking up the morning sun (they need shades!) Wishing everyone a happy Friday.
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Sheep Shares Teaberry Yarn Give-Away Winner!
Attention Sheep Shares CSA members. Susan F. is the lucky winner of our drawing for two skeins of Teaberry Yarn spun from our ram Teaberry's champion Cormo fleece! Congrats to Susan. (If you reserved skeins of this yarn for purchase we are shipping this week upon receipt of payment – either by check or via PayPal. This was a limited edition yarn run and all skeins are spoken for.) If you would like to learn more about joining Sheep Shares, we are still accepting memberships for yarn shares. Click here to learn more.
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Shearing Sheep
Yarn starts here! Our shearer, Andy Rice, arrived yesterday for the first rite of new year: the de-fleecing of the pregnant ewes, rams and wethers. I'm behind in all areas but wanted to share a few moments from the day. Crackerjack and ewes in the holding pen. He is now stationed with the mothers where he will serve as lamb nanny when lambs begin arriving in three weeks. The ewes find his presence calming, reassuring. Cognac, a moorit ewe, waits her turn in the holding pen. (BTW), The girls were all very well behaved. The boys were a mighty hand
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Winter’s Waning GiveAway Winner
Thank you for your comments on last Friday's post. New England is feeling less winter-bound the past few days. It will be weeks before we can see the grass or buds on the trees here, but reading about the signs of spring in other parts is a good balm for the winter soul. Thanks for sharing your thoughts (and for so generously spreading the word, you guys are great). Congrats to Ellen who commented on 2/14/11 at 9:57 am. Ellen, please contact me through my website with your address so I can mail your prize: 4 skeins Foxfire Fiber's Wool
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Llama Llove?
Could there be romance in the air at the farm? Sometimes I wonder if there's flirtation between Caitlyn and Sol. She loves gazing in his direction as he struts around the paddock. He seems to pose just for her. She bats her eyes. Ok, really, this llama rellationship is strictly pllatonic. Although they would make a handsome couple. Happy hearts day to all!! And I have loved reading your comments on my Winter's Waning GiveAway; it's encouraging to hear that spring is further along in other parts. Milder weather at the farm is warming everyone's hearts here today.
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Winter’s Waning GiveAway
We've hit the winter doldrums. Freeze, snow, thaw, freeze, snow, thaw, repeat. Ice dams on the barn roof, glacial ice sheets in the barn yard, ginormous mountains of grimy slush everywhere. Winter has worn out its welcome but it's too early to start hunting for signs of spring. Instead I'm looking for signs of winter easing up: the angle of the sun in the sky – a little higher than it was just a week ago; a few extra minutes of daylight for evening chores. Aside from the drama of our weekly storms, there's a sameness to winter farm routine.
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Whoa, Snow!
Winter is causing an UNREAL amount of trouble. I know we're not alone in this, as this week's back-to-back storms have affected so many. We are simply running out of places to put snow. The sheep are faring well, but they are yarded up and not venturing out into the paddocks. We were in the single frigits this morning, but temperatures here are expected to reach the low 30's today, hopefully enough to break up the crusty snow and give the flock more room to stretch their legs. I'm ordinarily a winter fan, but this year is trying our
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More Winter Fun!
We're having a Winter Tag Sale on select farm yarns! Today we're featuring bargains on Upland Wool & Alpaca Yarn, a melange of fine wool and border leicester from our flock blended with alpaca fiber sourced locally. Visit our new sale shop here to scoop up good deals for winter knitting. Bookmark our sale shop and check back through the month of February for more yarn specials.
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Sheep Eat Snow
After a snow storm everyone does their part! (My mother always told me not to eat snow. But I did it anyway. Same goes for sheep. They love it, even when they have hay and fresh water.)
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Another week, another storm . . .
Winter's found her groove. Last night she dumped another eight inches of snow on us, but it was a fast moving storm and this stuff is light and fluffy. Not so bad. And it was an awesomely beautiful morning – quintessential New England winter. Although I am feeling a bit under the weather this week, I couldn't resist playing in the snow with my sheep & camera during chores. Please come back early tomorrow morning for a special announcement! Happy Thursday to all.
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