Sidney's the one that started this whole apple mania. On any given day our house is harboring at least 3 apples that Sid has brought in from his ramblings around the farm. A lab always has to carry something in their mouth and apples are currently easy and accessible....
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you'?"William A. WardIf you can't think of anything you are thankful for, then stop what you are doing for one second, take a deep breath and relax. Congratulations. You now have a reason to...
Applebee's has nothing on our flock! These sheep are loving their apples. We have one tree that is dropping golden delicious faster than we can gather them. The deer are helping by night but this afternoon I filled a basket so I'd have a stash for them. The trees in...
Multi-tasking is at a peak here this weekend. Jack reset fence posts and gates that needed adjustment, let down the hay elevator for winter, spread all the manure since March, mowed and trimmed the perimeter pastures that don't get grazed and went hunting this...
These are some of the nicest days of a New England year. The temperatures are 70's during the daytime, 40's overnight, no bugs, and no humidity. Every morning of late this is the sheep view. It's cool, calm, misty, the grass wet with dew. The sheep are calm and...
We got the final load of hay in the barn last week...100 more which puts us great shape for the winter and spring months. Steve(counting bales in the field) and Liza did the offloading and Jack and I did the stacking in the barn and by the end we were unable to move...
Out in the far field we keep a large patch of the field unmown this time of year because there is a lot of milkweed which the monarch caterpillars require to feed on. These are pictures of a caterpillar, a chrysallis which is the caterpillar in transformation to a...
Here are two skeins I painted last weekend. I knit the swatches up to see how the variegation played out in a number of different patterns.
Lunches were provided by our assistant shepherds, Steve and Liza who had just moved to the farm August 1st! They took high marks each day for presentation and well rounded lunches from entree to salad and dessert! Here are some of the colors of the week before and...
I can't believe it has already been almost three weeks since Michele Wipplinger was here to teach our annual Earthues workshop at the farm. It was a fabulous week with a great group of dyers, some with experience, some with none, but all with a love for fiber and...
