Category: Community
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Somerset, September 5th, 2008
My next stop was at Melinda Baker’s farm in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. She had to work for part of the day on Friday, so her husband kindly took the day to take me around and play tourist. This is the chapel of the Marston House. It belonged to the Earls of Cork and Orrey. The… Continue reading
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Black Welsh Show and Sale, September 4th, 2008
In the pens, ready to be judged. Ted Williams with his ewe entry. Julia Patterson with her ram. Judge Matthew Evans checking the turn of a ram’s horns. The Adult Ram class. E.O. Williams with his ram. A couple of nice older rams. A very nice boy with wide-spread horns. Checking the shoulders. Checking the… Continue reading
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Abergavenny, September 3rd, 2008
This is the Park Guest House, the B&B where I stayed in Abergavenny. I took the first day there to recover, then spent all day on the fourth walking around Abergavenny and doing touristy stuff. Our first stop was, of course, the castle. The ladies at the castle museum sent me on to the St.… Continue reading
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Sheep Show
Thursday was the sheep show at the Delta County Fair. We took nine sheep. Three were ewe lambs, three were ram lambs, and three were aged ewes. Stephanie and Jacob trained the sheep with me, and all three of us showed in the open classes. The poor judge had never seen little black sheep before,… Continue reading
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Chicken Show
Tuesday was the Delta County Fair Open and 4H Poultry Show. The Hellecksons and I show chickens in the open class. Here we are in the judging lineup with our old Gold Pencilled Hamburg hens, who were molting and looked pretty scruffy. Stephanie took first, Jacob second, and I had a barely-not-disqualified third. My birds’… Continue reading
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Visitors
Roy and Pim from the Netherlands have arrived for a short visit. We stored a mountain bike for Roy for a few years in our garage. I know Pim from my old multimedia programming days. We had a fun time visiting with them. I hope they enjoy their US stay and ride a lot of… Continue reading
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July 4th Paonia Cherry Days
The 4th of July is the big local Charry Days festival. We took the entire day off to enjoy the show. It starts early in the morning with a pancake breakfast that benefits the local fire department. Next is the Cherry Days Parade. If you aren’t in the parade, you better be watching it! The… Continue reading
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Shop and Sign Progress
The new sign hanger is done. We still have to paint it black, but it’s finished. We’re going to have it welded onto the big elk fence at the corner. It’ll be visible from both sides of the road there. In shop news, the garage door got installed, and painting is starting inside. Next week,… Continue reading
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Winter Guests
Ken’s brother Peter and his wife Ailleen came to visit us for a week just past. We had a wonderful time! They even appreciated the snow and cold. We got to go to some museums we had never been to, did a full day of baking, and ate way too much good food. We even… Continue reading
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The Solstice Invasion
It’s not quite the solstice, but the celebration will last at least until then. All 11 new rams – three adults and eight ram lambs – are now legally landed citizens of Canada. They cleared the border at 6 PM and are now on their way to their temporary quarters before disbursing to their new… Continue reading