We have a whole bunch of chicks right now. They are a full time job til they get up a little larger. I think tomorrow I will be able to spread them into a couple cages. I will be able to put the bigger waters in also. That helps...
Fed my little bottle baby his last bottle for the evening. He is coming along nicely. His little belly is filling out and his walks are getting longer. Quite a cutie.
My Shetland ewe, Delilah had her lamb. She had a single ewe but she is just beautiful and black. Just loaded with curls...
We are having to move our lawn furniture . The electric company should be here in the next few days to trim back a tree there at the power line. They are actually going to cut a willow tree down out by the road. It seems the tree is just growing right for the power line...Since the drought a couple years ago it had been looking tacky.
My helper comes tomorrow. I have been putting together a to do list today as the day went. I think it is going to rain tomorrow so we will mainly work inside.
I am heading to bed. David watches LOST so I think I will go get some reading done...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
It's Been a Little Chilly
Last couple days we have had to get our jackets back out. Wind to go along with it. Guess it was sent our way to remind us how nice and warm we have had it for this time of year...
Em and I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival last weekend. I do love that show. It was a long trip out. We drove straight out, stayed a day and half and headed back. Split the trip up made it easier. It was toasty in MD. I mean like 95* both days. We walked around w/ lemonade in our hands. Inside the buildings got a little stuffy with all the people...I bought a Finn ewe lamb. She is a cutie and was a very good traveler...
We stayed in Comfort in there at Baltimore. We met this older gentleman who had come from IL with daughter and her family to pick up the kids sheep they had won from American Livestock Breeders Conservancy. I told him my daughter had done the same thing 5 yrs ago. We stayed in the Comfort Inn at Cambridge OH and the next morning got up and there they were again...It can be a small world.
I have been busy in the barn and house both. I am about ready to make a clean swoop out of the big room and take it to the barn. I need to get a shop ready out there and then get busy finishing up the apartment. Orange County is going to put out a Artisan Trail Brochure and we are going to be in it...It is in conjunction with the PGA Gold Tournament coming to French Lick....Yes, I know I don't live in OR County but they are very good to us. We participate in the ORANGE COUNTY Homegrown Farmer's Market also. Which brings me to the next subject. Farmer's Market starts in 2 weeks...Then a couple weeks after that is Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival then onto the Lotus Dickey Festival. Em and I went to Bedford the other day and noticed there is a bill board advertising the festival. Looks good. Is kinda high up in the air. Em saw it. I was watching the road...
we have been lambing and kidding both. Banner year for boys...I am not joking. We have ONE DOE. The only female born on the place...I am so proud of her ....She is from my favorite TEXAS doe...I have 2 more finn ewes to lamb. We will see...I am out there talking to them nicely ....
David trimmed some low limbs off the tree line trees. I can get along the fence mowed now. Got lots done. Sure looks nice. I am going to finish in the morning. It is suppose to rain Tuesday. Wednesday we will start over again probably. I hope the summer bonus is nice. I told David I sure would like one of those weed eaters on wheels...
Tomorrow is my birthday. I got my present from David early. He gave me a GPS unit to go to Maryland with. I had always thought I would not use one. Boy was I wrong. Em and I were laughing that we let a blk box lead us around. That is the handiest thing I know of...I have been wanting to go to Louisville wandering around. May just have to now. No, I haven't done much in Louisville. Have always gone to Bloomington...
I better get this day wound up. My little bottle baby is fed. Em made him walk all the way to the house to get his bottle. He did well. I put him up. Let me tell you...I didn't carry him... Well, except for the last 20 ft. He just stopped and sat down...He has a clean dog coat on and all warm now. I told him hopefully this was the last night for that...
Em and I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival last weekend. I do love that show. It was a long trip out. We drove straight out, stayed a day and half and headed back. Split the trip up made it easier. It was toasty in MD. I mean like 95* both days. We walked around w/ lemonade in our hands. Inside the buildings got a little stuffy with all the people...I bought a Finn ewe lamb. She is a cutie and was a very good traveler...
We stayed in Comfort in there at Baltimore. We met this older gentleman who had come from IL with daughter and her family to pick up the kids sheep they had won from American Livestock Breeders Conservancy. I told him my daughter had done the same thing 5 yrs ago. We stayed in the Comfort Inn at Cambridge OH and the next morning got up and there they were again...It can be a small world.
I have been busy in the barn and house both. I am about ready to make a clean swoop out of the big room and take it to the barn. I need to get a shop ready out there and then get busy finishing up the apartment. Orange County is going to put out a Artisan Trail Brochure and we are going to be in it...It is in conjunction with the PGA Gold Tournament coming to French Lick....Yes, I know I don't live in OR County but they are very good to us. We participate in the ORANGE COUNTY Homegrown Farmer's Market also. Which brings me to the next subject. Farmer's Market starts in 2 weeks...Then a couple weeks after that is Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival then onto the Lotus Dickey Festival. Em and I went to Bedford the other day and noticed there is a bill board advertising the festival. Looks good. Is kinda high up in the air. Em saw it. I was watching the road...
we have been lambing and kidding both. Banner year for boys...I am not joking. We have ONE DOE. The only female born on the place...I am so proud of her ....She is from my favorite TEXAS doe...I have 2 more finn ewes to lamb. We will see...I am out there talking to them nicely ....
David trimmed some low limbs off the tree line trees. I can get along the fence mowed now. Got lots done. Sure looks nice. I am going to finish in the morning. It is suppose to rain Tuesday. Wednesday we will start over again probably. I hope the summer bonus is nice. I told David I sure would like one of those weed eaters on wheels...
Tomorrow is my birthday. I got my present from David early. He gave me a GPS unit to go to Maryland with. I had always thought I would not use one. Boy was I wrong. Em and I were laughing that we let a blk box lead us around. That is the handiest thing I know of...I have been wanting to go to Louisville wandering around. May just have to now. No, I haven't done much in Louisville. Have always gone to Bloomington...
I better get this day wound up. My little bottle baby is fed. Em made him walk all the way to the house to get his bottle. He did well. I put him up. Let me tell you...I didn't carry him... Well, except for the last 20 ft. He just stopped and sat down...He has a clean dog coat on and all warm now. I told him hopefully this was the last night for that...
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