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Ask the Shepherd~Starting Your Own Sheep Farm
Welcome to the first official post in my “Ask the Shepherd” monthly feature. The best place to start in most things is at the beginning, so my first post is dedicated to those who work full time jobs, but dream of owning their own fiber farm one day. It can be difficult to know where to begin. Here is an … Read More
A Moment to Remember~Waiting for Spring
Joining Soulemama today capturing one single moment to remember from this week. Spring has been slow to come to our northern Vermont farm. The animals seem to grow weary of the snow, longing for green grass.
Lambs, Spring, and Sweaters
Lambing season brings out my nesting instincts. Every year, just before lambs arrive, I go through this ritual of preparing for the new lambs. The barn has been swept clean. The lambing pen has been set up, ready to welcome the new lambs to the farm. I have readied my lambing kit, restocking, ordering, and taking inventory of my supplies. … Read More
Knitting Accessory Pouch
For Keep Calm Craft On-I thought I would share this wonderful tutorial I found over the weekend on making useful pouches. I have been working on stocking our new online store, the Gotland Wool Company. I wanted some nice knitting accessories for the store. Several years ago, a friend of mine gave me a zippered pouch for my birthday. It … Read More
The Gift of Lambing: Woolful Guest Post
Hop over to Woolful to read my guest post on lambing season. Tomorrow, we being our watch here for our 2015 lambs to arrive. For now, we savor and remember the sweet moments from last year’s lambing season with this one picture which captures a single moment in time to cherish. (Join Soulemama to share your moment to remember.)