Rainy Day

 

Another rainy day.

I had planned on spending time in the garden but that won't happen today.

 

 

 

I have been listing yarns on Etsy.  I still have a few more to list this week.

This is an English Leicester multi colour mini 25 metre hank.

 

The sheep still arrive at the gate at the same time every morning.

They do enjoy a breakfast of Lucerne hay.

 

 

I have been dyeing 8 ply merino yarns.  More to do today.

 

And finally I have spun some black merino chunky.  Will wind off into 50 and 25 metre hanks.

 

Always lots to do in the day.  I'm now going to weave.  Have nearly finished a rug.

More Frosts

We have continued  frosty mornings throughout August.

The sheep never forget to arrive in the same spot each morning for hay.

 



 

This one always has food on its face.

 

 

Some of the sheep are quite old now but still doing really well.  The sheep are shorn in summer as they need a good fleece to keep them warm in winter.

End of Summer

 

The sheep are always looking to come into the back yard and eat the green grass under the quince trees.

 

The English Leicester curls are reappearing.

 Its time to feed some hay

 

 



 

End of summer but still hot.

Catching Up

 

The sheep were shorn in November.  It was lucky the shearing was finished then as a couple of days later David had a serious tractor accident and was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital. His recovery has been slow and he is very lucky to be as well as he is now.

 

The English Leicester curls are appearing already.

 

 

I have been rug weaving.  Today I commencing a purple, blue and grey rug as soon as I have finished my Etsy listings.

Sheep

The weather has been hot and dry

The sheep have been enjoying eating the grass in the house yard.

And trimming the trees as well.

In the morning they are always ready to go back out to the big paddock.

I have been spinning lots of textured chunky yarn for the Arts Centre Market.

Too Exhausted to ...................

We were all too exhausted to celebrate New Year's Eve.  It wasn't planned but it just happened that shearing took place on New Year's Eve.  The sheep I am sure a very pleased although the weather was cold on New Years night.  We brought the sheep into the house yard where there is plenty of shelter. 

The wool is the best we have had for years.  Most of the sheep were coated which has resulted in very clean wool.  Now its time to get spinning and dyeing and weaving.

I'll be back at the Arts Centre Market on Sunday.

Still Waiting

I know she loves my wool.

I know I'll be another rug.



We are all still waiting for the shearer.  Hopefully tomorrow will be cooler.

Ready for Shearing

 These sheep are ready to be shorn. With all the lush grass the sheep are fat and have lots of wool ready to spun or woven.

 Not sure when the weather will oblige and give us a dry sunny day.  Anyway I am going to book the shearer and hope for the best

Today the rain is pouring down and the wind is blowing.

Breakfast

Grass is not growing much in this cold weather so my friends are enjoying lucerne hay.  Hope they haven't realised I have no more hay until I go shopping tomorrow.

Also need to mend more sheep coats.  Some of the coats are old and torn so I'll use them to patch the bettercoats.  Will also buy more coats at the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show in Jul;y. The newer designs are a better fit.

Animal Life

Mopsy is back after having her last litter of puppies..

She likes a long walk after having a bath.

This is Choc.  He is so gentle and friendly.

The sheep are feeling rather good eating lots of grass.  The shearer needs to be booked for the end of November.



The latest addition.  Well I'm not sure for how long but David found this little hare when he was mowing. The hare is still living here and hasn't found the vegie garden yet.

A Few of My Friends

 I just love my "hair do"  As soon as it gets to the length I like and my wool looks stylish she decides its time to shear us all.  You just ask the other girls how they feel about having the right look!!

I have grown so much wool this year she will be happy with my fleece.

I have the best fleece of all.  Well that's what I'm saying.  And she can't have it to spin until this weather improves.

I'm bored.  Let me out into the paddock again.

I hope to get shearing organised in the next month.

My Friend the Sheep

Included in stock for the markets this weekend is the first of my new range of brooches.

I'm all packed and ready for Daylesford Makers Market tomorrow.  When I arrive home it will be a quick repack for the Sunday Market  at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.  Then I will cook a Fathers Day dinner as I will be at the market on Sunday and by Sunday night its time for an easy meal.

Last night we had, well the goose had a visit from the fox.  The fox slightly injured the goose.  Tonight I have moved all the sheep into the yard around the goose yard.  David has set up motion lights and we have a spotlight we can turn on quickly.  The fox has been on the prowl and sadly killed and injured our friends chooks last week.  Our goose is very grumpy but we are very fond of him

Enjoy your weekend.

Having Words.....

Our little farm is lush and green this winter.  But every time I go outside a sheep or 2 will come and chat.  So maybe they are needing some hay???  This morning I put out a lovely breakfast but all did not go well in sheepland.  Goosie took a dislike to this sheep, they had loud words and the sheep ran away with goosie winning once again.

The sheep were not hungry and are waiting to go back out into the big paddock.

At last I can have my say!

I've been asking for my own blog for ages.  She (the boss) said no but maybe if my wool is beautiful a I can share sometimes and let you know what is happening out in the paddocks.

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You know it took ages to get shorn this year.  Had to wait in a queue for the shearer.  We are all feeling so light and bouncy now just like Shaun the Sheep.  I know she is going to spin some of my wool today.

The boss has been so busy with the glam shopping.  The son is getting married so you know what goes on with these humans, new clothes, new shoes.  We  (all 37 of us) check the letter box every day but still no wedding invitation.  Thought we could be a guard of honour. Everyday I'm teaching them but you know some baa doesn't want to be next to some other baa.  Our wool will have grown in another month and we will look quite dashing.  The girls are thinking anklets or even frilly socks.  Us men, well we thought gumboots if it is raining and perhaps a tie.  If she gets that spinning wheel going we could all wear a beanie - knitted in my wool of course.

This photo is of me and some mates.  We have lush grass this year.  Mr Boss is slowly cutting all the thistles.  It will be so good not to have those prickly things in my wool.

Well had best be off.  Need to book accommodation for this wedding.  Would like something close to the church.  Think there is grass around the church so we could have lunch there.  A snooze after the ceremony and then be sprightly for the dancing.  Wonder what the food will be.  Lucerne chaff maybe but that is a bit messy.  Must remember to get some wedding cake for goosie.  One of the mob was allowed to sleep in his yard last night.  This morning so as not to be left out we all went into goosie's yard.  That goose has a fierce peck sometimes.  The promise of wedding cake soothed the situation.



More Rain Tonight

 No matter what the weather these happy faces appear in the dam.   I must plant another couple of water lilies.

 "Yes, Well I'm not very happy.  All this wet wool is very heavy and far too wet for shearing.  I found the best spot to shelter."

This flood has been spreading all day.  More rain is expected tonight.  The sheep are on high ground and safe.

City Sheep

These sheep I call the city sheep.  The sheep sculptures by Les Kossatz are situated on the grass outside

Cafe Vic at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.

  I wonder what my sheep would think if they came to live here and eat the grass.

I remember shearing time when I was a child.  After the sheep had been shorn the shearer would  direct the sheep to run down the ramp into the counting yard.

Occasionally a sheep would walk back up the ramp and back into the shed.  Wouldn't think a sheep would wish to be shorn all over again.  Just inquisitive I guess.



So even when I am at the Arts Centre Market there are sheep close by.

Country Sheep

Why country sheep you ask???  Tomorrow will find out about the city sheep I found last Sunday .

A wheelbarrow of cut grass.  Nothing exotic like lucerne hay, just grass.  But did this cause a commotion.

We have been mowing the grass at long last.  The ground has dried out enough and the mower didn't get bogged. (Didn't stop someone else getting the car bogged on Sunday but that's another story)

These sheep have so much grass in the paddock.  But when I fed the chooks (chickens in some countries)  the barrow load of cut grass the sheep went crazy.  Why had they been left out, forgotten, deserted, starved.  So much fuss I went and filled the barrow for them.

And you know what.  They didn't touch the cut grass, just put noses in the air and walked off!!!!

Ungrateful four legged friends.