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As The Wool Turns......
Did I really just say that?
So let's go back to the pre-historic days of life BC. Before computers. Our social media back then consisted of mon...
Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Bags Full!
Your wool is now sitting and waiting to be processed. If you have 300 sheep, that's a lot of wool. Even if you have 30 sheep, that's a lot of woo...
How the Wool Comes Off!
We last left off with the wool ready to be taken to the mill. Let's back up a couple of steps and go back to shearer and exactly what he does. He...
Dyed in the Wool
Here's a little video that was done a few years ago. Some of you have seen it, others may not have. I think they did a good job of portraying my ...
How do you feel after a haircut?
So yesterday I touched on the care that shepherds give their flocks. Part of that care is shearing. Sheep are not meant to grow wool their entire...
Weird Sheep People
There has been a lot of hub-bub lately about wool vs polyester. There are a couple of companies who thought it would be cute to degrade sheep and ...
Sharing My Posts On Any Forum
I am going to get a little personal here, maybe even a little bit uncomfortable, but I feel compelled to share.
I started this sheep adventure ...
Shearing
Shearing day has, in the past, been a day of anxiety for me. No longer. I refuse to let it be. I currently have a shearer I can trust to be here...
March
Time marches on! Pardon my pun! It has been a wild ride, learning the ropes of all of the mill stuff. I have very good and capable people to rel...
An New Month in the New Year
Where did January go, folks? Holy moly! It's February already!
I am feeling pretty good today about my progress in the mill. I've had some good ...
One Year and One Month
It has been exactly one year and one month since we decided to take over the mill. What a journey it has been! Today I created my first invoice a...