Category Archives: Fleeces & Wool

Arrivals and Departures

We have reached the time of year when life seems to accelerate at a sometimes maddening speed. As if to emphasize that point, yesterday we began the second round of weighing the lambs. First that  means that the earliest lambs … Continue reading

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Tidying Up

It is difficult to believe that it has been two weeks since the last lamb was born. Relating to the passage of time is, at best, difficult around here. The weather does not help in that regard. It is seasonably … Continue reading

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Lambing Chronicles – Final Edition

Sunday, April 8th: As some of you have noted, it has been a bit of a longer break than “normal” since we last updated the status of lambing. With this posting I hope that we can close this chapter of … Continue reading

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Lambing Chronicles – 2nd Edition

Thursday, March 8: Yesterday passed without any additional births. At this point we are waiting on Unabella, Waffle and Zinnia. Winifred will join the “due pool” tomorrow. The two sets of twins are doing well. All four had good, solid … Continue reading

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Lambing Chronicles – 1st Edition

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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