19 Fleeces shorn today
· posted 07/07/2008
Wow, it’s been since the middle of June since I updated. So sad, because quite a bit has been going on.
My title explanation:
We were FINALLY able to get an appointment with the shearer! We had our 4 ewes shorn and we also picked up 14 other sheep fleece (mostly suffolk, most likely to be used for needle felting) as well as a llama fleece (poor Pedro hadn’t been shorn for 6 or 8 years!).
I’ve joined the Tour de Fleece again after skipping it last year (too busy after just opening the shop ). I plan to spin my stash.
I have some sad news that I guess I should post, if nothing else for future reference. We lost Blondie, my favorite shetland sheep. She lambed twins on Monday June 16th, a day after we discovered she was ‘accidentally’ pregnant. One twin only lived a day or two, and Blondie only lived 4 days post partum. We are now bottle-feeding her other twin here at the house. She is sweet.
Previous: My View 20080617 ~ Next: Tour de Fleece 2008 Week 1 Progress (or not)
* * * * * * *
Care to comment?
