Morr Hill Icelandics



All of the lamb fleeces, most of which are below, will be for sale at the VT Sheep & Wool festival this weekend and at the Wool Arts Tour (if any left...) the following weekend.

                                                    

                                                                        Comet



Cocoa



Joliet



Angel

Monique

Palm



Beasley



We've got fleece

And, some of these are headed to the VT Sheep & Wool Festival this coming weekend. Some will be there for sale as raw fleeces and some are going to Zeilinger's Wool Company to become roving.  

Sky Farm Icelandics

But, I don't want to do this...

 

Chris built a nice chute for catching one sheep at a time.

Hornathan the ram



What are you looking at?



Rainbow

Not as 'nice' as the last one. And it is only a single. But, it was still a nice surprise to see when I came out of the house a few days ago.

VT Sheep & Wool Festival and Wool Arts Tour

I have 14 more days to get all of our product organized, bagged and tagged and ready to take to VT on October 1st. The festival runs Saturday the 2nd from 10-5, and Sunday the 3rd from 10-4.

http://www.vermontsheep.org/festival.html

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=Fairgrounds+Road&city=Tunbridge&state=VT&zipcode=05077&country=US&cid=lfmaplink

The festival is held in Tunbridge, VT. A sweet little town that is a 'little' out of the way, but a great place for a fairgrounds! We are in overlook #1. Stop by and say hello!!

This is what is on the website for our 'ad'-Overhang #1

Ewe & I Farm & His & Hers Cast-A-Way Acres, PO Box 155, N. Sutton, NH 03260, (603) 927-4518, eweifarm@msn.com, www.eweifarm.blogspot.com. Wool n' Ewe yarn, rovings, batts & socks, raw & washed fleeces, hand knitted wearables & toys/dolls.

One week later we will be in Deering, NH at the Wool Arts Tour. The van will not be unloaded from one festival to the next. Thank God we are able to do that!
http://www.woolartstournh.com/locations/SpinnerFarm.htm
http://www.woolartstournh.com/locations/index.htm - how to find all of us.
And just us- http://www.mapquest.com/mq/6-bis4lcHgvyyWR69TPes*


Remember, we have Farmer's Markets in Bradford, NH Thursday from 3-6 until October 14, Newport, NH Friday from 3-6 until October 8 (But we will only be there until September 24 as we will be setting up at the 2 festivals on those last 2 Fridays), and Wilmot on Saturdays until September 25 (but we will not be there this coming Saturday, the 18th, as we will be shearing up north).

Stop by any of these locations and say hello!!

Schoolhouse Farm in Tamworth, NH

The Icelandic ewes & lambs waiting to be sheared.

I will be spinning this fleece soon!!! She is an Icelandic lamb named Yin. Her twin's coloring was opposite hers, and her name is Yang. Yin will be moving to another farm soon. No one had any idea that she was going to have all of those spots, until Jerry started to shear her. Watch the knitting blog for this fleece as it becomes yarn and quite possibly a shawl!

Great views!                            

This is a beautiful area, and a wonderfully restored farm. The Icelandic sheep here have great colors and very nice conformation. I am going to enjoy the lamb's fleece immensely!            

Farm sitting

A while back (when we were computer-less), we farm sat for 9 days for friends. The 7 sheep were easy as they were out in the field and just needed fresh water. These pictures show the sheep showing 'psycho' rooster who's boss...

There was a surprise kid born the next to the last day that we were there. Mom wanted nothing to do with him, so every 8-12 hours I went to make sure that it was fed by her. That meant holding her to the wall and letting him nurse...

They also has lots of chickens, 2 turkeys and a duck. They were easier to take care of than I thought they would be. Someday, maybe we'll have chickens... 

Baby kid.'Move rooster!'

OUCH!!!

Wednesday morning found me in the Podiatrist's office for 2 cortisone shots in my right foot. Not only do I have Plantar Fasciitis in my right heel, but I also developed Tendinitis in the top of the right foot. And then he discovered a heel spur in the right heel...

So, we had a shot in the top of the foot with a long lasting and a short lasting cortisone, without any form of Novocaine... Not too bad. Then we had the shot in the side of the heel. OH MY GOD!!! Ow! Ow! OWW!! Poor Jerry's hand was almost crushed. But I had started to recite the 23rd Psalm and only got as far as green pastures and still waters, and everything was ok.

So far, no pain and no swelling. He said day 3 should be the worst. That is tomorrow. Hopefully it won't hit until after farmer's market...

Psalm 23 (For those of you who may have forgotten...)

Psalm 23 (King James Version)


1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.


2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.


3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.


4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.


5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.


6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.


I love this Psalm. It does quiet my mind when I am in trouble, anxious or in pain. I just need to remember to recite it more often.

Now that I have my computer back I hope to update it with pictures from the past 3 weeks...


http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-126203/Plantar-fasciitis?q=plantar+fasciitis&qpvt=plantar+fasciitis
 
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/generalinfo2/a/heelspur.htm
 
http://www.bing.com/health/article/medlineplus-1000240021/Tendinitis?q=tendinitis&qpvt=Tendinitis

Missing in action

I am on my friend's computer just to let y'all know that my computer is headed for the 'doctors' this week. I may be able to post from here from time to time, but there will be no pictures for a while.

TTFN

My computer

This is what my computer screen looks like these days... I have a screen saver and it was running when I went to bed. When I got up, this is what I had. If I take a window and try to move it between the stripes, the stripes move with the window.

So, I am saving my pennies for a new laptop...

A day in the life of a substitute Rural Route carrier

Sometimes the roads are long and semi-boring. Sometimes there is construction, electric/utility workers, or tree workers to look out for. Other times there is the wildlife. But, there is always something to look out for.
Including my daughter's non favorite...Spiders. Spiders both on boxes and in boxes. Good thing they don't usually faze me. (o;

Mail bundles.Road grading. Always 'fun' to follow. NOT.

Blue heronSpider