Author: Oogie
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Sheep, at the Border
I have secondhand news that the sheep have arrived at the border. Lois is not yet across, and there are very long lines in both directions. We’re not sure yet whether she’ll load up and try to come back later tonight, or whether she’ll stay overnight in MT with the sheep. Continue reading
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Sheep, on the Road Again
As of 7 AM on Thursday morning, the sheep officially made it to Butte, MT, and are headed towards the border. They should arrive by 1 PM or so. Lois is meeting them at Sweetgrass and will hopefully be able to cross the border before the end of the day. Continue reading
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Sheep, Stuck
As of this morning, the Canada-bound sheep are stuck in Bountiful, Utah, where the hauler has broken down with a blown transmission. Lois may be driving down to Utah to pick them up. We won’t know more until we hear whether the rebuilt transmission that was ordered arrives and gets installed. It looks like it Continue reading
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Sheep, Shipped!
Some of you know that I’ve been working for several years to document and register all Canadian purebred Black Welsh Mountain sheep. Once things really started to get underway, I realized how critical they were genetically. They’re in a precarious situation in terms of numbers and bloodlines. About four years ago, I started working to Continue reading
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Construction Continues
Work continues on the new shop building. Bill and his crew are scrambling to finish the roof before our next storm. They only need about three consecutive days of clear weather, but it doesn’t look like we’ll get that anytime soon. Today should be nice, though, so we’ll see how much they can get done. Continue reading
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Happy Chickens
Thanks to the combination of construction and snow, all the chickens are being kept in their house this winter. To keep them happy, we give them lots of treats, food scraps, stale bread, vegetable pieces, and other bits of food. We have several breeds of laying hens, including Rose Comb Brown Leghorns, Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Continue reading
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More Siding
Both dormers got framed today, and a lot more siding was installed. It’s supposed to snow more tonight, but Bill and his crew are making good progress. It would be wonderful if the weather would just hold off until we get a roof on… Continue reading
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Bread, Second and Third Try
Here are my second and third attempts at bread. The loaf on the left is the whole wheat variation. The one on the right is the regular one. For both loaves, I weighed the flour rather than using a measuring cup. For the regular one, I increased the second part of the baking (sans cover) Continue reading
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Working at the Winery
Yesterday, Ken and I went up to Terror Creek Winery to help bottle wine. With the four of us, we can bottle nearly 40 cases in just a few hours if everything’s set up. Terror Creek makes wonderful wine. We helped bottle Chalet, a red table wine, yesterday. Joan makes the most wonderful Pinot Noir, Continue reading
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Winter Storm
On Monday, the construction crew got the joists up on the roof, but today they had to quit due to the snow. Ken’s been up top clearing snow off to try and keep it safe for when they have time to work on it. Our fencing crew couldn’t make it up the hill, so the Continue reading