Author: Rose
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Odd Weather
It’s time for some weird early April weather. This looked for all the world like dust coming in on a cloud. Continue reading
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Exploring Social Media
An article I read a while ago about reserving your name on popular social media sites forced me into exploring Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Because of our farm business, I added Ravelry to the short list of critical places to be on. At first, I just wanted to be sure no one else was OogieM Continue reading
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The Shearing Is Done!
I was too busy to take any pictures, but we got the entire flock shorn yesterday. We had a good crew – a bunch of folks from Ravelry came, plus the Clocks, and people from Mesa Winds Farm. We started at about 8:15 AM and got done around 1:15 PM. There are 132 naked sheep Continue reading
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Baling Twine Sheep Tie
Eifion showed us how to make a sheep immobilizer from a piece of baling twine. You make a loop around the hind legs, above the hocks. Bring the ends up between the legs and tie a knot at the upper brisket. Put the heat and one front leg through the resulting loop, and the sheep Continue reading
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The Day Before Shearing
It’s one day before we go to pick up Eifion. There are 14 deer in the front yard, plus snow! Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Shearing
We spent today cleaning the old hay scraps out from under the hay barn – specifically the area where we shear the sheep. Up next will be building the sheep sweep and getting everything ready. Shearing will take place a week from today (March 28th). Continue reading
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Weaving and Cats
This is what is currently on my small loom. I’m weaving several placemats. I have four cream with red stripes done, plus one red with cream stripes. I’ve started my second one of those. I can’t remember exactly how much warp I have on, so I’m not sure when I’ll be done. As soon as Continue reading
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More Burning Brush
Larry and I burned another two piles of brush today. It was a lovely day. Ken helped out by putting out small grass fires in the dry pasture. We got almost all of the brush out of the east side of the orchard. Larry will bring his quad and small trailer back and pick up Continue reading
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Sheep Maternity Wear
Ovine fashion icon, OogieM, held her spring fashion show with her line of maternity coats for the well-dressed ewe. Last year’s patchwork has given way to this year’s bright new color: red. Contrasting black stitching makes a nice detail. Coats are being made in larger sizes for the plus-sized, with a new line of wide Continue reading
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Is Wealth Really Gone?
A headline today said that 45% of the world’s wealth has disappeared in the recent economic storm. But is this really true? It depends on how you define wealth. No one has destroyed any gold bars. The semiconductor plants are still operating. Barring soil erosion, farms can still grow food. Snow still falls, generating water Continue reading