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Sheep Heads

Kelly's girls wonder, "Who are you?" They're very sweet.

Kelly C. very kindly agreed to show me how to make a 3D wool sheep head and we’ve been trying to get together for ages. Between sick kids, sick adults, snow/ice well…today we finally managed to get together! Betty S. came, too, and she made a natural colored angora goat head. I wonder whether        [….read more]

Taking a Peek

big fleece in a small coat

Pardon me, ladies — you won’t mind if I take a peek under those coats, will you!? Sometimes that works, sometimes not. Some of the girls are starting to look like 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5 pound sack so I need to make sure everything is OK. If the coats get too tight, the fleece        [….read more]

Hay & Water…doesn’t that sound yummy!

this hay will feed the flock for about 2 weeks

We’re now buying Canadian hay…big compressed 2nd cutting bales that weigh about 65-70 pounds a piece. It’s nice and green and the sheep are loving it. We had it tested and it’s the perfect maintenance ration for our girls and guys. Actually, it’s easier to handle than normal 30 pound bales. This comes        [….read more]

It’s a New Year!

Spot is sure that I've hidden another bucket of goodies behind that gate!

The new year arrived and we didn’t really make much of it…a quiet evening at home and a good night’s sleep. We spent the 1st getting ready for a load of hay and I did some sorting in the studio. The sheep got their holiday goodies today (a little behind        [….read more]

Tired of Cold & Dark

I’ll apologize before I even get started because I’m going to do a little whining here. We lost power again on 12/11 and didn’t get it back until 12/14. This has been happening more regularly lately and its getting very old. We have a small generator that we use to keep the fridge cold and we cook on the gas grill and lobster burner but        [….read more]