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Flock Talk – Shetlands and a Goat and losing daylight

Gypsy and Sassafras posed nicely for me in the midst of flock maintenance tasks. I don't know about you but I still haven't recalibrated my daily routine to daylight saving time and I really hate doing evening chores as darkens settles on the farm. Since the flock still has plenty to graze, they're not particularly fussy about what time we show up. But watch, that will soon change, once we get some snow cover – and that could be later this week. There are fluffy flakes swirling outside my window right now as I type. Mike has set up the
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The Strolling of the Lambs part two

On Saturday we took a moment to honor Holly's commitment to the farm. This month she is leaving the farm to work on an exciting new endeavor in the restaurant business with her partner Chris. We love her and will miss her terribly! Kathryn's craft table was a hit! We made nests and hand felted eggs for a flock of hand-sewn chickens.   Mistral loved every minute of being in the center of attention.  Mike gave the farm tour. I forgot to tell him about it, so he was confused when people kept asking him when the tour began. Thanks to
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