“Charlotte”, bulky weight-mohair/Romney wool The Sheep Herder’s Hat Last fall, at the VT Sheep Festival, I came in contact with a knitwear designer who lives in northern Vermont. She and I spent some time in our booth talking about our farm, sheep, wool yarn, and my desire to put unique knitting patterns into my customer’s hands. Becky seemed passionate about … Read More
Into the Hands of Knitters This year, the Vermont Farm Show moved to a different venue, the Champlain Valley Exposition. For the first time ever, the show featured a “Buy Local” Market one evening, which proved to be a smorgasbord of Vermont artisan foods and a haven for individuals claiming to be “locavores”. Vermont’s agricultural base was evident as forty-two … Read More
A couple of weeks ago I had a phone conversation with a woman who is heading up a new bed and breakfast association. She embarked on a long description of how to “triple sheet” a bed. It took her about 5 minutes to give me each detail of the process as I quietly listened at the other end of the … Read More
Most of us find comfort in routines. We find ourselves almost on auto-pilot as we go through our daily rituals, whatever they may be. Routines are predictable and bring a gentle calmness to our day. Animals, like people, find comfort in routine. In the morning, all of the animals know approximately what time I show up with hay and water … Read More
What DO you do all day? Some people ask me what I do all day. They can not quite wrap their mind around what a home school, farming family looks like on a day to day basis. Well here goes: Wednesday, Dec. 7 Hungry Sheep Wait for their Hay I woke up at a very dark hour-though I am unsure … Read More
