I love surprising friends and making people happy. So all week I've looked forward to drawing a name today – one lucky winner who will receive a Sheep Shares 2010 membership for a Farm Yarn Sampler. Since announcing this contest last week, Sheep Shares has grown and grown in numbers – to the point where I've had to press pause. I've put a hold on adding new members for the moment, until we catch up on paperwork (and make sure we still have enough yarn to go around). 

It doesn't mean you can't get in. After the dust settles and I send out invoices and deal with paperwork (not my strong suit, I'd rather be cleaning the barn!) I'm hoping to find room for a few more. So if you've been thinking about joining me but have put it off, no need to flog yourself with a yarn skein. Just email me (barbATfoxfirefiber.com) and I'll put your name on my wait list.

 

A few items of interest before I announce the winner. Above, I've added two colors (well, three if you count natural) to the choices for Spring Shares. 

Left to right: tulip, natural, ladyslipper, lavender buds, hyssop, duck egg, hen of the woods, katydid, bluebird, great blue heron.

I fired up the lambcams yesterday, making sure they both work before lambing season rolls around. Both of them are online providing glimpses of the ewes from the cozy comfort of my house(on camera one).

 

And Crackerjack from camera two. I toggled back and forth between the two cameras, spying on the girls after breakfast. It poured all day and none of them wanted to be outside.

And now – the lucky winner of the Sheep Shares membership is commenter, Robin Bromley! Robin, if you're reading,  I will be in touch via email.

I appreciated everyone's comments. Reading what you had to say makes me feel well supported as a shepherd who blogs about shepherding. It's promising to see so many are keyed in to supporting farming and keeping agricultural land in use. Thanks for spreading the word.