When I taught kindergarten in the public school, the children and I kept a weather calendar each month. For the month of March, I had a pocket full of cards that either had the face of a lion or the face of a lamb on them. Each day, we would decide if the day had calm, warm, weather like a … Read More
Spring Savings We have planned some exciting fiber art events for this summer, which we feel sure you will not want to miss! Sign up for our fiber classes before March 31 and save! Contact us to register for a class! Relax on the Porch Full Farm Immersion PackageExperience life on a rural Vermont sheep farm while attending a fiber art class or event … Read More
“Cal” On Sheep I have been missing my border collie, Tess, lately who died this fall. All winter, I have missed her company on walks in the woods. I have missed her happy greeting at the bottom of the stairs in the morning and her head resting in my lap in the evening. I have missed her intense desire to … Read More
My Stash of Romney Rug Yarn This fall at the Vermont Sheep Festival, rug yarn seemed to be the new rage. Vendors displayed their funky, colorful yarn. My booth sat directly across from a vendor who had a large display of this twisted, chunky yarn. All weekend, I eyed that yarn and could not wait to find the mill processing … Read More
I remember when my husband and I were considering expanding our little family homestead to a larger working farm which would include a flock of Romney sheep, we visited every sheep farm that would welcome us and our questions. Over about a 12 month period, we visited numerous farms and consulted with sheep experts. My mother-in-law went along on some … Read More
