Sad news about CeCe

Linda called me this morning with the sad news that her CeCe had passed away. She had been fine last night, eating and moving around. When Linda went to barn this morning, she was down and not responding very much to any attention. Linda sat with her holding her head in her lap and petting her and she died.

Delilah

Yesterday, I decided it was high time I clipped the rabbits. So I sat down in the barn and worked on my German Angora, Delilah. I was proud of myself for getting the job done, however, when I went to feed the animals this morning, she was very dead!! I'm not sure if it was because of the extreme cold, although I did leave a good amount of fiber on her, or if she was just stressed from the clipping. Either way, it was a sad day and needless to say I won't be clipping the other two just yet.

Visiting Hope and Holly

On January 13th, my friend, Linda & I went to the Putnam farm in Stoddard, to look at the Llamas they have for sale. Linda was interested in a black & white one. I wasn't interested at all until we arrived there. Then I was ready to buy one too.



After leaving the farm we went to Marlow, where my goats are. Bonny Collard bought them from me in June. I've missed them so much & she's decided she wants to concentrate on registered goats, so has kindly offered to sell them back to me. Hope was receptive to me but Holly was very standoffish. It was great to see them.



My common sense eventually kicked in & I decided not to get a llama. Linda picked hers up on Saturday, Jan. 19th, with Shari Mead's help.

My Goats ( Hope & Holly )

My goats have been gone since June and I miss them terribly!! Bonny says I may be able to get them back this Spring. I'm happy about that. She wants registered stock. Thank goodness , they're not registered, other wise she'd want to keep them. They are registerable, but it would cost too much just for papers.

It's been a long time since I've blogged. I'll try to do better about keeping up to date.

Hope & Holly

My 2 goats, Hope & Mom Holly were sold today to a sweet girl in Marlowe, NH. I will be able to visit them. Hated to see them go, but it's just too much for me now.

Fleeces for Sale

Nina is a white Romney ewe. She has great fiber.

This fleece is 8 pounds. Washes up nice and white. A favorite of mine,but I can't keep them all. Some vm ,but no more than most. $ 64 plus shipping from 03244. Allow a couple of pounds for shipping carton.

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Fleeces for Sale

(Tasha) Romney/ Shetland X : 6 1/2 pounds white crimpy fiber,some vm, but not a lot. Easy to clean. Nice to spin. $ 52 plus shipping. ships from 03244

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The Cats

Tia enjoys sleeping on the wool drying table. She knows right away when there's a fresh batch drying.

Tucker enjoys the wool too, but he also likes to go out on a limb when there's a chipmunk at the end of it. ( he fell before he could make the catch) Lucky chipmunk!!

Silk Hankie

Received my 3 Silk Hankies that I won on E-Bay
today. A cocoon was enclosed so I could see what they look like. 1 cocoon makes up 1 layer of the hankie & a hankie has 6 layers. To spin you take the hankie apart 1 layer at a time & stretch it into a 2" wide piece and then spin. I tried it for the first time today. It gets easier the longer you work at it. It spins really fine.

Farmer's Market

We set up a booth at a local Farmer's Market this year to try to sell our fiber, yarns & knitted items. We have a good time spinning and visiting. There are 3 of us that work at this together.

Child's Pinwheel Sweater

I started this sweater last Saturday & finished it on Wednesday evening. It is made from the wool from my sheep which was millspun by Zeilinger Wool Co. in Mi. I dyed the wool.
The pattern is some what different than most in that it fits a 6-9 month old baby by turning it so the sleeves are closer to the bottom, rolling up the sleeves & the excess at the top acts as a hood much like a bunting. When the child is older you use it as shown, with sleeves closer to top, unroll sleeves & the shorter top part is a collar.

Jacob Sheep

Frog ( in background ) & Fresca
These girls were given to me by my daughter for a Birthday & Mother's Day gift. They are a little over a year old. They will soon be registered & will be bred this fall. Frog is very friendly, but Fresca is quite timid.

More of the animals

Holly & Hope are my Angora goats. Holly was given to me for Christmas in 2004. It seemed appropriate to name her Holly. We didn't know if she was pregnant, but one April morning when I went to the barn, I heard what sounded like a human baby crying outside !!

Lo and behold, we had baby Hope.

These "kids" vests came in handy when I had them sheared during cold weather.







Nina is one of my original sheep. She's a Romney & gives me wonderful fleeces. She gave me a little white lamb this spring. I named her Lily. I kept her. Lily's twin brother , Luke was black. Sadly he had to go to market. It sucks to be a boy !!

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Baby Lily






The father of Nina's children is a registered colored Romney. He is like a big old dog, always by my side wanting to be petted.There have been times when he has rushed at me from behind so I try to keep an eye on him

Spinning Wheels

I love to spin on my Majacraft Rose spinning wheel. This is my second wheel. I learned to spin on an Asford Traveller. My 3rd wheel is an Asford Traditional & I enjoy spinning on that one too. I also have an antique walking wheel & an antique Lithuanian wheel.