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Divided We Fall

Divided We Fall

What's the first thing you notice about someone when you are talking to them?  For me it's the eyes.  I've been called intimidating because I look ...

Spring's Hope Eternal

It should be a bumper sticker! "I survived the winter of 2019!" The newspaper said we just had the coldest February-March on record.  I am here to ...

Blood In The Snow

I pause and sit on a downed, dead will that should have been taken care of 2 years ago.  I am observing the flock for imminent labor to avoid anoth...

Oh Valentine!

Oh Valentine!

Where has the time gone?  We are half way through this month of February already.  Crazy.  Things have been busy here with a variety of things insi...

Graffiti in the Forest?

Graffiti in the Forest?

There's actually a name for it.  Arborglyphs.  The definition being:  dendroglyphs, silvaglyphs, modified cultural trees, or aspen carvings are tre...

Taking a break.....

Taking a break.....

Sometimes life gives us a day off from the normal activities and puts us in another mode.  Yesterday was one of those days.  Did I tell you I've be...

Monday, Monday.......

Monday, Monday.......

Can´t trust that dayMonday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Yes, it was Monday in every sense, but the day has come to a close and thi...

The Picker!

The Picker!

Yesterday I was thinking about all of the machines that go into this process of making roving, batts and yarn.  While none of it is needed to creat...

Hard Work

Hard Work

Much has been said about hard work.  There are many different kinds of work and the hardest work for me is waiting.  I've said it many times that I...

Harnessing The Sun!

Harnessing The Sun!

Once the wool has gone through the entire wash process, it goes to the greenhouse to dry.  My drying racks are next on the to do list.  I've been w...

Picky, Picky, Picky

Picky, Picky, Picky

Picky.  Particular.  I used to be a lot more picky about skirting wool.  Skirting is the term that is used for removing VM and tags from the wool a...

This is the way we wash the wool, wash the wool, wash the wool

This is the way we wash the wool, wash the wool, wash the wool

early in the morning!  Now that I've given you that ear worm....... Your sheep are sheared and the wool is in waiting.  Now what to do?   Back when...