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Last Minute Gifts for the Shepherd in Your Life
Last year, I gave you three gift ideas for the shepherd in your life. I thought I would add to that list for those of you still doing your holiday shopping. So here goes: Lamb Cam – During lambing season, we do round the clock barn checks to see if new lambs have arrived or if laboring moms are doing … Read More
Unique Gifts from the Farm
Are you looking for a unique gift for someone special this holiday season? Here are some special gifts from our farm to you. Simply click on the title of the item and you will be directed to our online shop. Handwoven Gotland Wool Blanket made with our Gotland yarn by a local Vermont textile artist. Gotland Curls Pillow hand felted … Read More
The Season of Restoration, Reflection & Knitting
Winter seems to have settled in on our Vermont farm, and it is the season for restoration, reflection, and knitting. After spending 8 months caring for new lambs, teaching fiber art students and serving overnight visitors to the farm, I look forward to winter. I love the short days and long nights. It is the time for hot tea, fires … Read More
Snowy Morning
The Gotland ewes have enjoyed some freedom from the paddock behind the barn. With the mild temperatures and lack of snow, they have been staying up on the hill behind the house. This snowy morning, they woke to a dusting of snow on their backs. The weather forecast was for snow all day, so we brought them down by the … Read More
Felting…Felting…and More Felting
For the past month, my dining room, and living room, and kitchen, and bathroom have been filled with felting projects in various stages. All flat surfaces are covered in wool, yarn, buttons, needles, and silk. I don’t respond to emails, laundry goes undone, I let the answering machine monitor phone calls, I don’t write blog posts, and the dog has … Read More