Category Archives: Fiber Projects

Lambing Chronicles – 1st Edition

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

We were so proud of ourselves (in terms of our higher than normal degree of organization) that I thought I would try to make short postings to the Ewe Turn before and during lambing. With that plan in mind, I … Continue reading →

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Weaving and Waiting

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

We have experienced such a strange winter. To date our total snow fall has been miniscule. Temperatures have fluctuated abnormally and have tended to be on the high side as far as averages. We have had a couple of overnight … Continue reading →

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Contrasts and Similarities

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I am back at Whitefish Bay Farm. Very few probably knew that I was gone. There were some exceptions: a few neighbors who did not see me doing chores; the sheep who were totally dependent upon Gretchen for pasture and … Continue reading →

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Frantically chasing windrows

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

The “Ewe Turn” has been woefully neglected over the last few weeks. Most of the blame can be placed upon the weather, which for most of July and August had been excessively hot and humid. Only during the last week … Continue reading →

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Good and Bad

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

To paraphrase from the famous line, yesterday was the best of times and the worst of times. We have gradually and finally emerged from the snow and cold. It has been warm enough to get the pastures growing, albeit slowly. … Continue reading →

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