Back On The Wagon
"Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.""I wouldn't exactly say I've been missing it."Bonus points if you can identify that movie ;-D.After feeling pretty good about everything we...
View ArticleAs The Way Most Things End...
A couple of weeks ago I had a decent sized pumpkin starting to grow from one of the Big Moose pumpkins. Most of the rest of the plants have died off. While I had my hands full hauling out some...
View ArticleBlondie
I don't know how old she was. She'd been here for probably at least ten years and she was already full grown when she arrived. Full grown, but incredibly small...about half the size of the Crowing...
View ArticleBlooming
Auntie Reg has been caring for her family Night Blooming Cereus for over 20 years. In all that time, the plant had never flowered. The last bloom had been in 2000 in it's previous location. After my...
View ArticleAnatomy Of A Nap
I was trying to get a picture of Short Round napping. Her cute wrinkly nose just makes me happy. Everything about this sheep makes me happy. I didn't want to wake anyone up, so was trying to quietly...
View ArticleFor Fun And Fitness
Frankie and I both fall into the "fitness cookie in my mouth" camp, but we're back in the groove of working and were able to attend a Spokes and Spurs club drive at Shaker Village over the weekend....
View Article"Morning, Murphy!"
I've often been asked if there is a leader within our flock here, and honestly, other than certain sheep that everyone seems to respect or sheep that take on certain roles, I've never really noticed...
View ArticleOn A Wool Farm
Storing wool, raw or finished items, is an ongoing job that should never be taken lightly. Well, it should be taken lightly...but I'll come back to that and add a few more wool storage tips in a...
View ArticleWhat The What
Good grief. It's October 10th. I still don't have my September month end compilation done. I haven't posted a blog since something like the 26th. I don't have the 2024 calendar finished...but I'm...
View ArticleAnd The Verdict Is...
...well, it's a bit undetermined. As I scrolled through all of the photos from this year, Murphy was always in front except for the picture from the beginning of the year. I knew I'd need to pull out...
View ArticleSeptember
Lots of cats, sheep, horses and of course, Bea. And some wool, a few chickens, some wildflowers, a big fish, a cool spider and some sparkly stars.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sara...
View Article2023 Hug A Sheep Day
Thirty-one years ago this month I rescued a tiny lamb born at the local stockyards and, looking back, the only thing I regret about that was that I didn't save his mom. I wish I could have changed her...
View ArticleThe Puzzle(s) Of Sunbeams
If this was back in September, when I should have been working on the calendar, I'd have maybe put this picture in the running. I love sunbeams breaking through trees. Add in some sheep or horses and...
View ArticleKnee Deep
We got our first heavy frost last night. Frosted grass is especially dangerous for hefty horses, but I worry it's hard on hefty sheep as well so I don't like to let them out to graze until the sun has...
View ArticleHappy Halloween
"Trick or Treat, Auntie Reg!""More treats, please!" Maisie dressed up as The B Garden, complete with some bees :-D. Bees seems pretty small and light until you try to put them on top of calendar...
View ArticleThe Official Day To Hug Sheep
The actual (rather than every day) Hug a Sheep Day here is always a blur. I never think to stop and take pictures. Heck, I forgot to post my own hugging picture until the next day...or was it two...
View ArticleSmall, But Mighty
About a week ago I posted on IG about looking for a picture of Bea to use for a blog story about her. That in itself became a funny story because I tried using the search feature on my phone and got...
View ArticleThanking The Tree
Back in October I gathered up a bucket of green walnuts from this tree just outside our front field. At the time I was thinking I'd just play around with some natural dyeing and offer the dye pot to...
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