Spring has officially sprung

It’s been crunch time at school this past few weeks, and the rain is back again, although we have an almost rain-free Mother’s Day weekend.  On the positive side, things have greened up like crazy, and the nights are not as cold.  I can’t complain, the lambs are growing like weeds and the school year [...]

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More rain

And it’s raining again!  First we don’t get any rain, and now we have a week of it.  But on the positive side, our most recent lambs are doing very well.  I was worried about our newbies.  But we kept them together for a few extra days and let them out yesterday morning.  They seem [...]

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And Esther winds up the 2012 lambing season

Esther finally got around to going into labor.  Not that it was obvious to me at all on the 11 PM check!  All was peaceful and everyone was lying down and cudding about then and by 2 AM we had a problem.  John came in from a middle of the night check and let me [...]

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Esther the Enigma

Is still an Enigma, but we are beginning to see what is really going on. I have been trying to figure out how Esther could still be pregnant if she got bred down in the field by the ram Reece (which she did).  I am a little slow, but I finally realized that even if [...]

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Fun Friday

I feel like vacation is over :*(    We still have the weekend, but the rain is coming, and as much as I know that we need it desperately, it is a Force to Be Reckoned With.  In terms of doing chores, that is.  Today was warm and breezy, but when the breeze let up the [...]

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Holiday weekend

The weekend has come and gone too quickly, but it was an enjoyable one.  Passover began this past Friday night (and we definitely celebrated with a beef rib roast) and Easter Sunday was yesterday.  We had a visit from the younger son and his family which was fun on Sunday afternoon.  I was a total [...]

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Nothing going on

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but Esther the Enigma is still an enigma.  She gets a little larger every day and it’s really not my imagination, she is developing a starter udder.  I was beginning to wonder if I was just doing a little too much wishful thinking :*) On the already-arrived [...]

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Sunny Sunday

It was an amazingly refreshing day.  It gave me the opportunity to do a little relaxing.  I have had a few things hanging, waiting to get accomplished and I was able to take care of one or two, which was very satisfying. Washing up Etti’s hoggett fleece took a few hours while I got about [...]

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Friday update

The week is over and waiting is still the name of the lamb game.  Yesterday morning we let Beezus and her twins out into the paddock.  It’s always a real pleasure to see the babies as they explore their new world.  By yesterday afternoon they had engaged BabyBea and were doing the twilight romp around [...]

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The Waddlies hold out

But the weather is keeping us smiling even though it has been another week of waiting.  We have 3 very pregnant ewes waddling around; HoneyBea and her gigundas lamb BabyBea are doing very well;  and Beezus is doing much better than could have been expected.  We still have her and the two lambs jugged.  The [...]

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