this moment}
A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a single moment from the week.
A simple, special extraordinary moment.
A moment to pause, savor and remember.
Participating with the SouleMama blog.
(Generations Six and Seven)
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| Athena – – Coopworth – Border Leicester Cross |
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| Hera — Coopworth – Border Leicester Cross |
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| Moe — Romney – Coopworth – Wensleydale Cross |
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| Larry — Romney – Coopworth – Wensleydale Cross |
We just can’t wait to get our hands into these bags of fibery goodness, received last week from Davis Ridge Fiber Farm & Mill in Nettie, West Virginia. We met Jen and Brandon at the West Virginia Wild and Wooly Fiber Festival. Arriving with our four large bags of fiber in tow, we were shepherdess/s on a mission. We were thrilled to meet the Harden family, and equally thrilled that they are starting a fiber processing facility in West Virginia! We sent our ‘four bags full’ back with them to be processed into roving, and, well, you can see the results above.
It is tough to concentrate on the holidays surrounded by all this lovely fiber; next week may well see some shepherdess/s hiding from the family to do some post-holiday spinning!
{this moment}
A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a single moment from the week.
A simple, special extraordinary moment.
A moment to pause, savor and remember.
Participating with the SouleMama blog.
We have to break the rules a bit, and introduce the newest farm girl – Lauren Ruth – Shepherdess Sharon’s granddaughter, Shepherdess Anita’s great-niece, and Harley’s little sister.
Essential winter equipment for these farmgirls
** 100% waterproof
** cold-tested down to -40 degrees
** non-slip sole that kicks away dirt
So pretty, bright and cheerful, they make us smile on even the most grey, wet, cold, miserable mornings (so far anyway). We love these boots!
Here’s hoping that they fit our snow-shoes.
Well… honestly… here’s hoping that we won’t need our snow-shoes this winter.
{this moment}
A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a single moment from the week.
A simple, special extraordinary moment.
A moment to pause, savor and remember.
Participating with the SouleMama blog.
We have been busy in the fiber room, skirting lambs’ fleeces, and are now about half done! Hence, the title ‘Twenty-five Bags of Fleeces To Go’ which, of course, must be sung to the tune of ‘Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall’. Okay…
All together now…
Poseidon is our 4-year old colored ram. He is a Cotswald – Border Leicester – Coopworth – Wensleydale cross. He is probably the most agressive of the rams, especially when he is in with the ewes. He growls at us when we try to come in the gate, but is usually easily distracted. The quickest lesson learned by a shepherd/ess is to not turn your back on a ram; especially when he is in a breeding group. Poseidon produces an amazing fleece with long, curly locks, and his lambs do the same.
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| Poseidon |
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| Dierdre |
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| Hera and Athena (triplets) |
Poseidon is in with a grand group of girls:
4014 – Fiona – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester cross
40 – Athena – Coopworth – Border Leicester cross
41 – Hera – Coopworth – Border Leicester cross
620 – Daireann – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester cross
817 – Dierdre – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester – Wensleydale cross
910 – Julie – Coopworth – Border Leicester cross
930 – Havva – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester – Border Leicester – Wensleydale cross
After Saturday’s miserable weather (blowing snow, 11 degrees windchill), we were all (every one of us) searching for our spot in the sun yesterday.
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| Belladonna |
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| Pumpkin |
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| Davita |
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| Aibreanne |
Aragorn is our 2-year old registered Border Leicester ram, purchased last year from Sarah Beamer. He is the current wild child of the group, a little impatient with all the preparation and very anxious to do his job. He produced a high percentage of twins last season; all with lovely, long, curly fleece.
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| Aibreann and Fidelma |
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| Serenity |
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| Hestia |
Aragorn breeding group
612 – Princess – Border Leicester – Coopworth – Wensleydale
707 – Charity – Registered Border Leicester
711 – Daisy – Lincoln – Coopworth – Wensleydale
721 – Hannah – Border Leicester
722 – Jill – Romney – Coopworth – Wensleydale
801 – Patience – Border Leicester – Coopworth – Wensleydale
809 – Hestia – Coopworth – Border Leicester – Wensleydale
815 – Aibreann – Border Leicester
824 – Fidelma – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester – Costwald
917 – Flora – Border Leicester – Lincoln – Coopworth – Wensleydale
919 – Serenity – Registered Border Leicester
936 – Granuaille – Border Leicester – Coopworth – Blue-faced Leicester
