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Breeding Rams VT Grand View Farm Romney Fleece I have asked a friend of mine to knit a sweater for me. Every time I see him, he comments on how lovely and silky our yarn feels. … Read More
Who Can Resist Romney Yarn? Fia I admit it…I hoard yarn! Fia, on my knitting needles! When we first started raising sheep, I never knit with my own yarn. I saved it all for my yarn customers. In all honesty, we needed every penny we could earn in order to make our hay purchase for the winter, and so I … Read More
A Step Back in Time…. We have joined the NOFA penpal program again this year. We exchange letters with a 4th grade classroom as part of their Vermont History Unit. This year, I decided it would be interesting to give them a historical perspective of the farm. Grand View Farm This picture shows the original house (on the left) attachedto … Read More
Distance makes the heart grow fonder… The Ewes Line Up to Tease Jethro Jethro Woos the Ewes Last weekend, we moved all of the sheep into their fall, pre-breeding, positions. During the process, Jethro literally picked up a fence post and laid it on the ground in order to get nose to nose with the girls. It took a few … Read More
“It takes a while for the essence of a being to leave a place.” Today I walked up the road…alone. Leaves fluttered down from the maple trees lining the road with orange and yellow specks. As I walked, I thought I heard the jingle of Tess’s dog collar, or the shuffle of her feet as she headed off through the … Read More