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Lamb Count & Special Give-Away!

April 20, 2011 | 104 Comments

We are resting after a very busy weekend. The rest of our ewes have lambed out. I'm not completely surprised. The action was sporadic this year and I suspected that our last momma's would birth in sync with the full moon. The last lamb born, Crispin, is snuggling here with his mom, Java. Our final tally this year is 13 lambs: 6 rams, 7 ewes. Part of what I love most about the end of birthing time is the sense of relief that all lambs have made it safely into the world. This year I'm blessed with ewes who are
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Winter’s Waning GiveAway Winner

February 18, 2011 | 5 Comments

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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Sheep Shares Yarn CSA Winners

December 22, 2010 | 5 Comments

The two lucky winners of Sheep Shares 2011 Farm Yarn samplers are: Marie (comment posted 12/21 at 7:17 pm) and Kris (comment posted 12/17 at 10:44 pm) Welcome to the flock! Mistral's first morning, from April 2010 If you are interested in joining Sheep Shares CSA 2011, we still have yarn shares available. We now have a wait list for fiber shares. Thanks to everyone who helped spread the word!
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Sheep Sharing Give-Away

December 16, 2010 | 108 Comments

This morning I wondered why the sheep prefer to camp under the stars along the fence, right up by our house, when they have a perfectly good house of their own at the edge of the paddock. Perhaps they like having a front row seat for the daily theater of humans. The show starts when I raise my bedroom shade just before sunup. Their eyes are instantly on me. They follow my movement through the house, downstairs to the kitchen window. We watch each other while I brew coffee. It's a daily ritual – one of many in the work
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